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Melissa Gleason, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist
Julie Phelan, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
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WTTW Profiles Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s “Pioneering” Center for Bionic Medicine
A recent story on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program highlighted the next generation of bionic limbs being developed at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The story featured Terry Karpowicz, a Chicago sculptor who has used prosthetics since losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident in 1975.
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Neuroscientists Are Searching for God in Our Gray Matter
Jordan Grafman, director of brain injury research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and other neuro-scientists have been curious about the neural basis of faith.
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Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years (via U.S. News)
Patients were often very forgetful, struggling with the sort of "brain fog" that would often make it difficult to find the words to express themselves. Dr. Colin Franz, a physician-scientist with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, said the findings dovetail with his own experience with COVID-19 survivors.
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Colleen Hanlon, PT, MA, DHS, OCS
Outpatient Orthopedic Supervisor and Treating Clinician
Hongkai Wang, MD
PhD candidate