Our Team
We are an interdisciplinary team of engineers, physicians, physical therapists, neuroscientists, and physiologists that share a common vision: to create meaningful technologies that promote recovery in persons with catastrophic injury to their brain or spinal cord.

Dr. Ross Zafonte, DO
Administrative Co-Director

Dr. J. Andrew Taylor, PhD
Co-Director

Dr. Lewis Kazis, ScD
Co-Director of Research

Dr. Alan Jette, PhD
Director of Research

Dave Estrada, JD
Program Manager

Mary Slavin, PhD
Director of Dissemination & Knowledge Translation

Dr. Kevin O'Connor, MD
Director of Clinical Care, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network

Dr. David Rosenblum, MD
Director of Clinical Care, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

Dr. Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH
Spaulding SCI Physician and Co-Director of Dissemination & Knowledge Translation

Dr. Ryan Solinsky, MD
Spaulding SCI Physician-Scientist and Co-Director of Clinical Care

Randy Trumbower, PT, PhD
SNERSCIC Co-Investigator and Director, INSPIRE Laboratory

Diana Pernigotti, MSG
Senior Project Coordinator

Jenny Min
Research Coordinator

Sahnaz Pirooz
Research Coordinator

Matthew Klos
Research Assistant
SNERSCIC Community Advisory Board

Dr. Cheri Blauwet, MD

Deb Freed

Bill Henning

Jonathan Hobbs

Karen J. Hutchinson PT, DPT, PhD

Chris Johnson

Remon Jourdan

Kristen McCosh

Oswald (Oz) Mondejar

Barbara Rivero

Eric Ruby MD

Molly Sebo MPT

Ann Dwyer RN, CRRN

Sarah Everhart Skeels MPH

Subramani Seetharama, MD

Jeffrey Dion

Kelly Brush Davisson

Obie Harrington-Howes

Doug Frey
SNERSCIC Network Sites

Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Throughout Massachusetts
The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Spinal Cord Injury programs provide an unparalleled level of care and support for individuals recovering from SCI. We treat patients who have suffered a SCI as a result of traumatic injury or as a result of illnesses such as polio, spina bifida or multiple sclerosis. Our comprehensive rehabilitation program focuses on maximizing neurorecovery while helping patients develop strategies for independent living. We do this in a comfortable, supportive environment in which patients—with the help and support of their families—can attain the skills they need to return to their community. We work with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) for acute care, and MGH Institute for Health Professions (IHP) for research and education support.

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare
Wallingford, Connecticut
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a prominent Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LATCH) collaborating with Yale New Haven Hospital that serves a higher proportion of patients with medically complex conditions in a suburban/rural locale. Dr. David Rosenblum, SCI-certified physiatrist, is SNERSCIC’s Director of Clinical Care, and Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services and of Outpatient Medical Services at Gaylord, directing Gaylord’s SCI program. Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a 137-bed non-profit specialty hospital specializing in medical management and rehabilitation for patients who have experienced an acute illness or a traumatic accident. Gaylord is staffed and equipped to handle the needs of the acutely ill or chronically disabled patients who require a hospital level of care, and has expertise in treating individuals who need care and rehabilitation for illness or injury related to the spinal cord, brain, and many other conditions . Gaylord offers both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation to meet the patient’s needs throughout their life.