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Center for Bionic Medicine

CBM People

Center Director

 

Todd Kuiken, MD, Ph.D. Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Bionic Medicine
Director, Amputee Research & Clinical Systems Lab
312-238-2080
tkuiken@northwestern.edu

Lab Directors

 

Levi Hargrove, Ph.D. Levi Hargrove, PhD
Director, Neural Engineering for Prosthetics & Orthotics Lab
312-238-2084
l-hargrove@northwestern.edu
Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD
Director, Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Lab
312-238-6875
a-jayaraman@northwestern.edu
Jonathon Sensinger, Ph.D. Jonathon Sensinger, PhD
Director, Prosthesis Design & Control Lab
312-238-6036
j-sensinger@northwestern.edu

Clinical Faculty/Staff

 

Suzanne Finucane, PTA Suzanne Finucane, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
312-238-0937
sfinucane@ric.org
Susan Dluhy
Research Physical Therapist
312-238-2637
sdluhy@ric.org
Elizabeth Halsne, CPO
Research Prosthetist
312-238-2086
ehalsne@ric.org

Katie Henry, PT, DPT
Research Physical Therapist
312-238-6151
khenry@ric.org

Megan Herrmann, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
312-238-5652
mherrmann@ric.org

Svetlana Kovalenko, PT
Research Physical Therapist
312-238-2148
skovalenko@ric.org
Robert Lipschutz, CP Robert Lipschutz, CP
Prosthetist
312-238-4137
rlipschutz@ric.org
Gayatri Mathur, PT Gayatri Mathur, PT
RT&O Lab Manager
312-238-3840
gmathur@ric.org
Laura Miller, PhD, CP
Research
Scientist/Prosthetist
312-238-1183
lamiller@northwestern.edu

Kristi Turner, OTR/L
Occupational
Therapist
312-238-1364
kturner@ricres.org

Technical Faculty/Staff

 

Ann Barlow, Ph.D. Ann Barlow, PhD
Scientific Writer
312-238-5653
abarlow@ric.org 
Tom Idstein, MS Tom Idstein, MS
Engineering Manager, Electrical Engineering
312-238-2089
tidstein@ric.org

Kim Ingraham, BE
Research Engineer
312-238-2083
kingraham@ricres.org

Jim Lipsey, MS, PE Jim Lipsey, MS, PE
Engineering Manager
312-238-1568
j-lipsey@northwestern.edu

Blair Lock, MS, PEng
Director of Operations
312-238-1114
b-lock@northwestern.edu

Virg Mazzeo
Research Engineer
312-238-1362
vmazzeo@ric.org
Jose Ochoa, BS
Research Engineer
312-238-1567
jochoaesc1@ric.org
Vijeth Rai
Research Assistant
312-238-5858
vrai@ricres.org
Giuliana Rotunno
Research Assistant
greotunno@ricres.org
Tom Sharkey
Research Engineer
312-238-1564
tsharkey@ricres.org

Michael Stephens
Research Engineer
312-238-1571
mstephens@ricres.org

 

Annie Simon, PhD
Engineering Manager, Biomedical Engineering
312-238-1158
annie-simon@northwestern.edu
Levi Sutton, MS
Levi Sutton, MS

Research Engineer
312-238-0938
l-sutton@northwestern.edu

Ashley Thomas 
Research Engineer
312-238-0943
athomas@ricres.org
Dat Tran, MS
Dat Tran, MS
Applications Developer
312-238-2090

dtran11@gmail.com

Administrative Staff

 

Andre'a Moore Andre'a Moore
Administrative Coordinator
312-238-2087
amoore@ric.org
Anisha Brooks Anisha Brooks
Research Administrator
312-238-1265
abrooks@ric.org

Post-Doctoral Fellows

 

Mark Albert, PhD,
Post-Doctoral Fellow
312-238-6875
malbert@ric.org

Sean Deeny, Ph.D. Sean Deeny, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
312-238-5651
sean.deeny@northwestern.edu

Nick Fey, PhD 
Post-Doctoral Fellow
312-238-1566
nfey@ricres.org

Tommaso Lenzi, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
312-238-1570
lenzi@northwestern.edu

Tim Reissman, PhD 
Post-Doctoral Fellow
312-238-2085
t-reissman@northwestern.edu

Graduate Students

 

Adenike Adewuyi
MD/PhD Student, MSTP
312-238-
1286
adenike-adewuyi
@fsm.northwestern.edu

Rudhram Gajendran

MS Student

312-238-8228

rgajendran@ricres.org
Reva Van Aartsen Reva Johnson
PhD Student, BME
312-238-1565
reva@u.northwestern.edu

Joseph Kopke
PT/PhD Student
312-238-8228
josephkopke2017
@u.northwestern.edu

Joshua Peng Joshua Peng
PT/PhD Student, PT/BME
joshuapeng2015
@u.northwestern.edu
Camila Shirota, MS Camila Shirota, MS
PhD Student, BME
312-238-6821
camila.shirota
@u.northwestern.edu
Lauren Smith Lauren Smith
MD/PhD Student, MSTP
312-238-6099
lauren-smith@md.northwestern.edu
John Spanias

John Spanias
PhD Student, BME
312-238-1475
john.spanias
@u.northwestern.edu

Mariah Whitmore
PhD Student, BME
312-238-8228
mariahwhitmore2012
@u.northwestern.edu
Sophie Wurth
MS student
312-238-8228
swurth@ricres.org
Aaron Young

Aaron Young
PhD Student, BME
312-238-2415
ajyoung@u.northwestern.edu

Surgical Collaborators

 

Gregory A. Dumanian, MD Gregory A. Dumanian, MD
FACS Surgeon
312-695-6022
gdumania@nmh.org  
Jennie Cheesborough, MD
Resident, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
312-238-1268
jenniecheesborough@gmail.com