South Florida VA Foundation for Research & Education

Rehabilitation

Carmen Cohen, R.P.T., O.T.

PM&RS Coordination, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service, Miami VAMC

Research Interests: Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy

Current Research Studies:

Clinical Evaluation of Veteran's Quality of Life Following Rehabilitation

The Processes and Outcomes of Stroke Care in the VHA

Marca Sipski, M.D.

Chief, Spinal Cord Injury Service, Miami VAMC

Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami

Research Interests: Spinal Cord Injuries, Urology

Current Research Studies:

A Laboratory Based Controlled Analysis of Sexual Arousal and Orgasm in Men with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

RR&D Center for Restoration of Function in Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

A Trial of the Use of Vibratory Stimulation to Decrease Spasticity Following SCI

The Use of Oxandrolone to Improve Function in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Refinement of the International Standards of Neurological Classification in Spinal Cord Injury Through the Use of Quantitative Sensory Testing

Kenneth Ward, M.D.

Staff Psychiatrist, Rehabilitative Medicine, Miami VAMC

Research Interests: Rehabilitative Medicine

Current Research Studies:

Team Functioning and Patient Outcomes - an RCT in Process Improvement