CARE Practioners

Abbas Babajani-Feremi

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Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurology
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Magnetoencephalography Laboratory
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Motor learning, Movement Disorders, Neuromodulation, Speech Production
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Imaging
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Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Epilepsy
Technology Development
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Brain-Computer Interfaces
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG) / Electroencephalography (EEG) / Intracranial EEG (iEEG) / Functional MRI (fMRI) / Brain Connectivity Analysis / Language / Epilepsy / Alzheimer’s Disease

Ming-Chieh Ding

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M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurology
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Neurotrauma, Stroke
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Vascular Neurology / Acute Stroke Intervention and Recovery

Paul Ferrari

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Ph.D.

Research Director, MEG Laboratory

University of Texas at Austin
Neurology, Psychology
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
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Cognitive Neuroscience / Magnetoencephalography

Christopher Garrison

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M.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurology
Population Health
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
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Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Neurorehabilitation
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Complex Neurological and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Denise Gobert

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Ph.D.

Professor

Texas State University

Physical Therapy
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Neurotrauma, Stroke
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Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Technology Development
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Wearable Technology and Robotics

Vestibular Disorders / Oculomotor Function / Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis and Treatment / Parkinsons's Disease - Sleep / VR Gaming Systems

John S. Kuo

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M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair, Surgical Director Mulva Clinic, Director of Neuro-Oncology Programs

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
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Cancer Stem / Cell Biology / Neurosurgery / Stereotactic Radiosurgery / Experimental Therapeutics / Translational Oncology

Luci Leykum

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M.D., MBA

Professor and Executive Associate Chair

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Internal Medicine
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Cognition and Communication
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Clinical Systems; Veteran and Caregiver Research

Kathleen Manella

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Ph.D.

Associate Professor

University of St. Augustine

College of Rehabilitative Services
Physical Therapy Program
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Neurotrauma, Stroke
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Neurologic Disorders / Clinical Education

David Paydarfar

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M.D.

Professor and Department Chair, Director of the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurology
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Motor learning, Movement Disorders, Neuromodulation, Speech Production
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Neural Control of Respiratory, Cardiovascular, and Swallowing Function / Neuroengineering / Computational Neurology / Electroceuticals

Lee M. Reichel

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M.D.

Associative Professor

Dell Medical School

University of Texas Dell Medical School
Surgery and Perioperative Care
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Musculoskeletal
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Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Muscle
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Bone
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Tendon
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Orthopedic Surgery / Complex Elbow, Forearm and Wrist Fractures / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Trigger Finger / Dupuytren’s Disease

Kunal Singhal

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P.T., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

University of St. Augustine

College of Rehabilitative Services
Flex DPT Program
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Motor learning, Movement Disorders, Neuromodulation, Speech Production
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Human Gait; Balance and Postural Control - Movement Disorders; Falls; Prosthetics; Orthotics

Patrick Spicer

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M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurology
Sees Patients 
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
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Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
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Technology Development
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Wearable Technology and Robotics

Gait / Prosthetics and Orthotics / Pediatric Rehabilitation

Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara

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M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Co-Chief of Pediatric Neuroscience

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School
Neurosurgery
UT Health Austin at Dell Children's
Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neurosciences
Sees Research Participants; Sees Patients
Areas of Research Focus
Clinical Rehabilitation
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Neurorehabilitation
Neurological Disorders/Systems
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Motor learning, Movement Disorders, Neuromodulation, Speech Production
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Neurotrauma, Stroke
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Technology Development
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Brain-Computer Interfaces
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