Neuro-Rehab Lab Team

Principal Investigators

Professor of Neurosurgery
Director of Brain Injury
Stanford Department of Neurosurgery

Deputy Chief of Staff, Rehabilitation
Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Board Director, Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

Site Principal Investigator, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
 

Clinical Associate Professor (affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

Senior Research Scientist, Polytrauma System of Care

Associate Director of Neuroimaging, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto

Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford School of Medicine

Director Research, WOMEN CoE, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

Lab Team Members

Esmeralda Madrigal
Program Director, Polytrauma Network Site
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Center
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Pawan Galhotra
Program Director, Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center, and Stroke Specialty Program
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Center
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Xiaojian Kang, PhD
MR Physicist, Neurosurgery [Affiliated], Stanford University 

Nytzia E. Licona, DrPH, MPH, CCTDM
Clinical Research Program Analyst, Epidemiologist
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Center
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Jennifer Terry, MSc, MS
Clinical Research Associate
TBI Model Systems
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Services
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Jerome Sabangan, PT, DPT
Program Director, Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program (PTRP)
Intensive Evaluation & Treatment Program (IETP)
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Services
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Molly Timmerman, DO
Medical Director
Polytrauma Network Site
Regional Amputee Clinic
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Clinical Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery
PM&R (affiliated) Stanford School of Medicine

Kimberly Samson, PT, DPT, MS
Knowledge Translation Specialist
Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program (PTRP)
Intensive Evaluation & Treatment Program (IETP)
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Services
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Shane W. Adams, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Research Director, Precision Rehabilitation Program
Stanford University School of Medicine
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Center
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Eric Munger, PhD, MS
Health Science Researcher
Polytrauma System of Care and Rehabilitation Services
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

Kamala Rodrigues, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) [VAPAHCS], Neurology

Collaborators

Tene A. Cage, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine

Joy L. Taylor, PhD
Clinical Professor (Affiliated) [VAPAHCS], Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)

Post-Docs

John P. Coetzee, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine (Former)

Victoria Liou-Johnson, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Service
VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Neurosurgery
Stanford University School of Medicine (Former)

Disep I. Ojukwu, MD, MBA, MPH
Advanced Research Fellow, VHA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA)
Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D), Polytrauma and Rehabilitation
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Former)