RIC Patient Stories

Eric Edmundson

Eric Edumundson

Eric, a military veteran, received a complex combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.

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Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

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Eric Weil

Eric Weil

Eric, a pediatrician working in Chicago, participated in RIC's prime-of-life program to recover the abilities that drive his life.

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Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis took part in rehabilitation including robot-assisted therapy to advance her ability.

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Omar Al-Dhafiri

Omar and his father traveled from Kuwait to Chicago for Omar's care after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

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Photograph of M. Mehdi Mirbagheri

M. Mehdi Mirbagheri, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor, PM&R, Feinberg School of Medicine, NU
  • Research Scientist, SMPP, RIC

Research Interests

M. Mehdi Mirbagheri, PhD is currently researching characterization of neuromuscular properties of upper and lower extremities in normal and spastic subjects; Diagnosis and treatment of spasticity; Relationship between abnormal neuromuscular properties and impaired voluntary movement; Understanding the mechanisms underlying disability; Quantifying the effects of therapeutic intervention on abnormal neuromuscular properties; Restoration of neuromuscular function in stroke and spinal cord injured subjects..

Awards & Recognition

2008 Craig Nielsen Foundation Award, USA
2007 Special session organizer, 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
2007 Session Chair at the 10th International Conference of ICORR07
2005 Grant Review: ZonMw from the Netherlands
2005 Falk Award, Chicago, IL
2004 Session Chair at the international conference of IASTED BioMechanics 2004
2003 American Heart Association (AHA) Award, USA
2003 National Science Foundation (NSF) Award, USA
2003 National Institute of Health (NIH) Award, USA
2003 Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) Award, USA
2003 Falk Medical Research Trust Award, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
2002 Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research, Rehabilitrion Institute of Chicago

Research Studies

Education & Training

Education

McGill University, Montreal
Ph.D.
Sharif University, Tehran
M.Sc.
Amirkabir University, Tehran
B.Sc.

Fellowships

Northwestern University, Chicago
Post Doctoral Fellow

Curriculum Vitae

View curriculum vitae online.