Ho, Chester, M.D.

Research Statement

I am a Physiatrist who is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. My clinical and research interests include skin care, pressure ulcer and neurogenic bladder management after spinal cord injury.

Professional Affiliations

• Investigator, Cleveland FES Center
• Chief, Spinal Cord Injury, and Physiatrist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
• Assistant Professor, Center for Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Publications

• Ho CH, Johnson T, Miklacic J, Donskey CJ. Is the use of low-pressure pulsatile lavage for pressure ulcer management associated with environmental contamination with Acinetobacter baumannii? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Oct;90(10):1723-6. PubMed PMID: 19801062.
• Banks PG, Ho CH. A novel topical oxygen treatment for chronic and difficult-to-heal wounds: case studies. J Spinal Cord Med. 2008;31(3):297-301. PubMed PMID: 18795480; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2565554.
• Bogie KM, Ho CH. Multidisciplinary approaches to the pressure ulcer problem.  Ostomy Wound Manage. 2007 Oct;53(10):26-32. Review. PubMed PMID: 17978412.
• Ho CH, Bogie KM. Integrating wound care research into clinical practice. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2007 Oct;53(10):18-25. Review. PubMed PMID: 17978411.
• Ho CH, Bogie K. The prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2007 May;18(2):235-53. Review. PubMed PMID: 17543771.

Research Programs

• Enhancement of Pressure Ulcer Healing with Pulsatile Lavage
  Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service

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