THE CENTER FOR REHABILITATION SCIENCES RESEARCH
The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research (CRSR) was established to advance the rehabilitative care for service members with combat-related injuries, particularly those with orthopedic trauma, limb loss and neurological complications. The center’s goal is to support synergistic research projects to optimize treatment strategies in order to promote the successful return to duty and community reintegration of injured service members. The center also provides a unique platform for fostering innovative research, incorporating clinical and technical advances in the rehabilitative care for service members.
PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS
As a part of the ongoing collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), referred to as Bionics for Veterans (BIOVET), the Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research (CRSR), in collaboration with Italy’s Defense Veterans Center and Italy’s Defense Institute for Biomedical Sciences, hosted a three-day Advanced Surgical Training focused on Limb Restoration Techniques and Advancing the Care for War Casualties with Amputation. This event was held 13-15 November 2024 at the campuses of Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic and the Catholic University del Sacro Cuore (Unicatt). The event, titled, "Limb Restoration Techniques: Advancing the Care for War Casualties with Amputation," was organized and led by CRSR Director, Dr. Paul Pasquina, Chair of the USUHS Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Dr. Tawnee Sparling, Assistant Professor and Medical Director of Amputee Care. The first day was lecture-based and primarily focused on providing an introduction to amputee care, while discussing level-specific considerations for amputation and rehabilitation and prosthetic considerations. Days 2 and 3 were conducted in the anatomy lab at Unicatt, where Drs. Jason Souza, Kyle Potter, Ean Saberski, and Jonathan Forsberg led practical demonstrations.
CRSR is headquartered at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission of USU is to support the readiness of America's Warfighter and the health and well-being of the beneficiary community by educating and developing uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research; by leading the MHS in key functional and intellectual areas; and by providing operational support to units around the world.
General Inquiries
Stacey Harcum
Senior Operations Manager
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) employee
collaborating with The Center for Rehabilitation Sciences Research (CRSR)
Assisstant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
stacey.harcum.ctr@usuhs.edu
(301) 550-0495
Media Inquiries
Sharon K. Holland
Deputy Vice President for External Affairs
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
sharon.holland@usuhs.edu
301-295-3578