{"id":19481,"date":"2019-10-29T17:29:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fescenter.org\/?page_id=19481"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:39:10","slug":"kirsch-robert-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/kirsch-robert-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsch, Robert, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kirsch, Robert, PhD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/h4>\n

Executive Director<\/strong>
\nCleveland FES Center<\/p>\n

Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering<\/strong>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/p>\n

Research Career Scientist and Biomedical Engineer<\/strong>
\nLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Bioscientific Staff, Department of Orthopaedics<\/strong>
\nMetroHealth Medical Center<\/p>\n

CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h4>\n

Contact Number:<\/strong>
\n(216) 368-4064<\/p>\n

Contact Email:<\/strong>
\nrfk3@case.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

PUBLICATIONS
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Since I joined the FES Center in 1993, my primary research area has been the restoration of arm function in individuals with paralysis resulting from cervical spinal cord injury, primarily through the use of FNS.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit BrainGate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

AREAS OF INTEREST<\/h3>\n
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  • Using a model of the shoulder adapted to reflect cervical spinal cord injuries to evaluate potential interventions and control strategies.<\/li>\n
  • Determining the three dimensional stiffness properties of the arm.<\/li>\n
  • Using EMG from voluntary muscles in C5-C6 level injury as control signal for shoulder\/elbow prosthesis.<\/li>\n
  • Restoring arm movements in individuals with high cervical spinal cord injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    RESEARCH PROGRAMS<\/h3>\n
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    • User-based Control of FES-based Standing Neuroprosthesis, Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation, Research and Development Service<\/li>\n
    • Restoration of Hand and Arm Function by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, National Institutes of Health<\/li>\n
    • Controller Development for Upper Limb Movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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