The University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center is the third largest medical center in the United States, and is home to the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The National Rehabilitation Hospital has teamed up with Miami on two of the three research projects (R1, R2).
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Eleuterio Baliwis, BSN
RRTC Role(s): Miami-based team member R1, R2
Email: eleuterio@sci-health.org
Key experiences and interests:
Research Nurse Specialist in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Supervisory and direct patient nursing care.
Patricia Burns, MS
RRTC Role(s): Project Coordinator (Miami), R2
Email: patricia@sci-health.org
Key experiences and interests:
Secondary conditions after SCI, health promotion and wellness.
Mario DeOliverria, PhD
RRTC Role(s): Advisory Board Member
Email: mario@sci-health.org
Key experiences and interests:
Peer mentoring in Latino and Haitian Creole cultures.
Armando Mendez, PhD
RRTC Role(s): University of Miami (UM) team member, projects R1, R2
Email: armando@sci-health.org
Key experiences and interests:
Research Associate Professor, UM Miller School of Medicine
Cardiovascular disease, metabolic health, biochemistry
Mark S. Nash, PhD, FACSM
RRTC Role(s): Principal Investigator, R2; Co- Principal Investigator, R1
Email: nash@sci-health.org
Key experiences and interests:
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Principal Investigator (Applied Physiology Research) for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
Paralyzed Veterans of America Carbohydrates and Lipid Clinical Guideline Development Panel
Exercise interventions for persons with SCI, cardiovascular dysregulation, lipid-related disease risks after SCI
Niaspan in Tetraplegia; Secondary Conditions in SCI, Exercise Interventions on Secondary Complications on Paraplegia
