Facilities

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Research Service 151W
10701 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 707-6490; Fax (216) 707-6489

• Advanced Prosthetics Laboratory
• Brain Interfacing Laboratory
• Head & Neck Interfacing Laboratory
• High Performance Computing & Neuro-musculoskeletal Modeling Laboratory
• Motion Study Laboratory (MSL)
• Neural Control Laboratory
• Stroke Motor Control & Motor Learning Laboratory
• Skin Care & Tissue Health Laboratory
• Upper Extremity Laboratory

The laboratories develop techniques to provide functional capabilities for persons with spinal cord injury, stroke, and head injury. Using state of the art control methods, the engineering and clinical staff test electrical stimulation systems to improve impaired functions.

Technical Development Laboratory

James P. Uhlir, MBA
Operations Manager

Case Western Reserve University
Bingham Building, Room 306
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7211
(216) 368-3153; Fax (216) 368-3115

This state of the art laboratory houses equipment to design, develop, and test electrical stimulation systems, as well as other electronic and medical prototypes. Specialized computer workstations support software systems development.

Functional Restoration Group

Robert F. Kirsch, PhD
Director

Case Western Reserve University
Wickenden Building, Room 311
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7207
(216) 368-5891; Fax (216) 368-4969

This laboratory focuses on the development of advanced electrical stimulation systems for restoring shoulder and arm function to persons with paralysis. The team of engineers and physicians use cutting edge musculoskeletal modeling techniques to conceive and evaluate new ways to control the arm in a natural and effective manner. These advances are then applied clinically using implantable devices, providing individuals with spinal cord injury and other disabilities with improved reaching and other functional tasks involving the arm and hand.

Clinical Rehabilitation Center

P. Hunter Peckham, PhD
Director

MetroHealth Medical Center
Hamann Building, Room 601
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland Ohio 44109-1998
(216) 778-3480; Fax (216) 778-4259

This clinical office is staffed by an expert team of engineers, physicians, and therapists as part of the Department of Orthopaedics. The research team studies methods to improve hand and arm function for persons with spinal cord injury, stroke, and other disabilities through electrical stimulation and orthopaedic surgical reconstruction. Clinical research projects are conducted in both inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Respiratory Physiology

Anthony F. DiMarco,MD
Director

MetroHealth Medical Center
Rammelkamp Center, Room 558
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998
(216) 778-3612; Fax (216) 778-4321

This program focuses on restoration of respiratory muscle function using functional electrical stimulation techniques. The team of physicians and neuroscientists develop and assess methods of activating the expiratory muscles to restore an effective cough and methods of activating the inspiratory muscles to maintain ventilatory support in individuals with ventilator-dependent spinal cord injury. The team works to advance these methods to provide natural, physiological function of paralyzed muscles.

Operations Center

Cheryl Dudek, MBA
Director of Operations

BioEnterprise Building, Suite 230
11000 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-3056
(216) 231-3257; Fax (216) 231-3258

This office provides operational support for the research and clinical activities of the Cleveland FES Center. Regulatory, quality systems, inventory and purchasing are managed within the operations center. Additionally, the office provides Grant administration, information technology and administrative support.

Consortium Partner Facilities

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Murray Altose, MD
Chief of Staff

10701 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 791-3800

This Department of Veterans Affairs facility provides clinical care to veterans with complications due to spinal cord injuries, head injuries, or stroke, among other illnesses. The VA Center of Excellence in FES, based at the Cleveland FES Center, includes the Motion Study Laboratory that is housed here.

Case Western Reserve University

Jeffrey Duerk, PhD
Chair

Case Western Reserve University
Department of Biomedical Engineering
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 368-4063; FAX (216) 368-4969

The BME Department at the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine at CWRU offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including coursework in neural prostheses and electrical stimulation. Research fellowships are also available.

MetroHealth Medical Center

Mark Moran
President, CEO

2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland OH 44109-1998
(216) 778-7800

This CARF and JCAHO accredited center provides inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services to patients with disabilities. MetroHealth Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of Case Western Reserve University.