My research interests focus on improving the quality of life of patients who have suffered spinal cord injury through research in the underlying mechanisms of bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Dr. Hoey began his career by receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Canisius University followed by obtaining his PhD in behavioral neuroscience from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow under Dr Charles Hubscher focusing on bladder, bowel, and sexual function after spinal cord injury in an animal model. His expertise in bladder and bowel function is now being applied to investigate interventions in humans that focus on reducing urinary and fecal incontinence to improve the quality of life after injury.
Research interests include: CNS injury and recovery of function; bowel and bladder function after injury; using electrical stimulation to improve function after injury; tract tracing; opioid mechanisms; animal behavior; motivated behavior; reproductive physiology; endocrinology; pain and analgesia; autism.
Publications (Select)
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- Bourbeau DJ, Creasey GH, Sidik S, Brose SW, Gustafson KJ. Genital nerve stimulation increases bladder capacity after SCI: A meta-analysis. J Spinal Cord Med. 2018 Jul;41(4):426-434. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1281372. Epub 2017 Feb 15. PubMed PMID: 28198657; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6055968.
- Brose SW, Bourbeau DJ, Gustafson KJ. Genital nerve stimulation is tolerable and effective for bladder inhibition in sensate individuals with incomplete SCI. J Spinal Cord Med. 2018 Mar;41(2):174-181. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1279817. Epub 2017 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 28185483; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5901453.
- Brose SW, Montfort J, Gustafson KJ, Mittebrun I, Gauriloff S, Mosher M, Bourbeau DJ. Ultrasound-Guided Steroid Injection of the Pisotriquetral Joint: A Multidisciplinary Effort. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Dec;96(12):904-907. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000773. Review. PubMed PMID: 28582272.
- Majerus SJ, Fletter PC, Ferry EK, Zhu H, Gustafson KJ, Damaser MS. Suburothelial Bladder Contraction Detection with Implanted Pressure Sensor. PLoS One. 2017 Jan 6;12(1):e0168375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168375. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28060842; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5218553.
- Brose SW, Kilbane MJ, Harpster E, Mitchell SJ; ATP., Ho C, Gustafson KJ. Interdisciplinary development of an ergonomic prone mobility cart. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2016;53(4):433-42. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.11.0279. PubMed PMID: 27533301.
- Wark HA, Black SR, Mathews KS, Cartwright PC, Gustafson KJ, Normann RA. Restoration from acute urinary dysfunction using Utah electrode arrays implanted into the feline pudendal nerve. Neuromodulation. 2015 Jun;18(4):317-23. doi: 10.1111/ner.12259. Epub 2014 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 25430001.
- Ho CH, Triolo RJ, Elias AL, Kilgore KL, DiMarco AF, Bogie K, Vette AH, Audu ML, Kobetic R, Chang SR, Chan KM, Dukelow S, Bourbeau DJ, Brose SW, Gustafson KJ, Kiss ZH, Mushahwar VK. Functional electrical stimulation and spinal cord injury. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2014 Aug;25(3):631-54, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.05.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 25064792; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4519233.
- McCoin JL, Bhadra N, Brose SW, Gustafson KJ. Does patterned afferent stimulation of sacral dermatomes suppress urethral sphincter reflexes in individuals with spinal cord injury? Neurourol Urodyn. 2015 Mar;34(3):219–223. doi: 10.1002/nau.22545 Pubmed PMID: 24510801
- McCoin JL, Bhadra N, Brose SW, Gustafson KJ. Does patterned afferent stimulation of sacral dermatomes suppress urethral sphincter reflexes in individuals with spinal cord injury? Neurourol Urodyn. 2014 Feb 9. doi: 10.1002/nau.22545. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24510801.
- Boger A, Bhadra N, Gustafson KJ. Different clinical electrodes achieve similar electrical nerve conduction block. J Neural Eng. 2013 Oct;10(5):056016. doi:10.1088/1741-2560/10/5/056016. Epub 2013 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 23986089.
- McCoin JL, Bhadra N, Gustafson KJ. Electrical stimulation of sacral dermatomes can suppress aberrant urethral reflexes in felines with chronic spinal cord injury. Neurourol Urodyn. 2013 Jan;32(1):92–97. doi: 10.1002/nau.22276 Pubmed PMID: 22674730
- Boger AS, Bhadra N, Gustafson KJ. High frequency sacral root nerve block allows bladder voiding. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Jun;31(5):677-82. doi: 10.1002/nau.21075. Epub 2012 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 22473837; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3806205.
- Gustafson KJ, Grinberg Y, Joseph S, Triolo RJ. Human distal sciatic nerve fascicular anatomy: implications for ankle control using nerve-cuff electrodes. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2012;49(2):309-21. PubMed PMID: 22773531.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
MetroHealth System
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Contact
Robert Hoey
Contact Email
rhoey@metrohealth.org