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  • 182-bed inpatient hospital in downtown Chicago
  • Operates more than 50 sites of care
  • Advances Ability of patients of all ages
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James L. Patton

James L. Patton, PhD

  • Co-Director, Robotics Laboratory, SMPP, RIC
  • Director, Center for Rehab Robotics, RIC
  • Associate Prof, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
  • Research Assistant Professor, PM&R, Feinberg School of Medicine, NU
  • Affiliate, Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering, NU
  • Senior Research Scientist, SMPP, RIC

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Gender:
Male

Education, Residency and Internship

Education

1989
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, BS, Mechanical & Bioengineering
1993
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, MS, Engineering Mechanics
1998
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Fellowship

2001
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Postdoctoral

Additional Information

Links to Dr. Patton's sites

Dr. Patton's home page

Dr Patton's lab at NU

Dr Patton's laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Patton's email

Publications

See Jim Patton's home page above for all publications.

Research Interests

neural control of human movement; Robotics for therapeutic neuro-rehabilitation; Automatic control; Mechatronics; Haptics; Human-machine interfaces; Robotic teaching; Control of Balance

Office Information

Locations

  • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)
    345 East Superior Street
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Main: 312-238-1000