TUTORIAL SESSION

Assistive Technology and Amputee Rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Center

Dr. Erik Wolf
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, USA
erik.wolf@amedd.army.mil

Ms. Barri L. Schnall
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, USA
barri.schnall@amedd.army.mil

Brian S. Baum
Department of Orthopaedics, USA
303385

Johanna Bell
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, USA
johanna.bell@amedd.army.mil

Mr. Joseph Miller
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, USA
joe.miller@amedd.army.mil

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Dr Wolf has been with the Center for Performance & Clinical Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center since January 2007. He received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering with a concentration in Biomechanics from the University of Pittsburgh, PA, where his dessertation focused on human exposure to whole-body vibration during power wheelchair use. As part of the CPCR group, he provides expertise in performing clinical research.

Ms. Barri L. Schnall, MPT, has been with the Center for Performance & Clinical Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center since August 2001. She has a Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Rutgers Univresity and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. As part of a multidisciplinary clinical and research team, she provides seventeen years of experience as a physical therapist.

Brian S. Baum, M.S. has been a Biomechanical Engineer for the Center for Performance & Clinical Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center since January 2006. Mr. Baum received his Master's Degree in Biomechanics from Louisiana State University in 2001. He was the Manager of the Motion & Sports Performance Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX through 2005 where he specialized in biomechanical research of lower extremity orthopaedic injuries and sports performances.

Johanna Bell, MSE, received her Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering in November 2006 from Wright State University. Her thesis focused on creating a program to quantify bone movement in the legs of transtibial amputees. Johanna was hired as an engineer for the Center for Performance & Clinical Research at Walter Reed Army medical Center by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation working with Neurology/Neurosurgery in December 2006.

Joe Miller, MS, CP, has 25 years of experience in the orthotics and prosthetics profession. He began his career in 1982 at the US Army Academy of Health Sciences Ft Sam Houston. He received his B.S. in Orthotics and Prosthetics from California State University Dominguez Hills. He has a Master's degree in Health Promotion from Virginia Polytechnic and State University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in health Administration at Touro University International. In 2002 he joined WRAMC and assisted in developing the current prosthetic program. Mr. Miller currently serves as the Chief of the Prosthetic and Orthotic Service for the Integrated Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and is a Captain in the USAR Medical Services Corps. He is a member of the Secretary of the Department of Veteran's Affairs Advisory Committee on Prosthetics, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Alpha Numeric Work Group Coding Committee, the American College of Health Care Executives, and a founding Board Member for the St. Petersburg College Prosthetic School Board of Directors.

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