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An internet-based evaluation system for postacute acquired brain injury

James Malec (RHI), Tom Murphy (CEO, Inventive Software Solutions, Philadelphia), John Seely and Jeff Gau (Oregon Research Institute, Eugene) Phase II STTR, funded by National Institute for Neurological Disease and… Read More

A New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Irritability and Aggression

Irritability and aggression are problems that greatly affect the lives of many people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. There has been little research to help guide… Read More

An Exploration of the Hypocholinergic Hypothesis of Delirium following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Jacob T. Kean, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often causes delirium (confusion and sometimes agitation) in patients recovering from these types of events. One of the neurochemical systems… Read More

Brain Injury Coping Skills Group For Improving Self-Efficacy And Adjustment In Individuals With Brain Injury And Their Caregivers

Samantha Backhaus, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator)   Rehabilitation and recovery after brain injury can be delayed by distress and impaired coping among these patients and their caregivers. A pilot study conducted… Read More

Creating a structured interview to improve the reliability and psychometric integrity of the Disability Rating Scale

Flora Hammond, MD (PI; RHI/IU PM&R), James Malec (RHI/IU PM&R), John Whyte (Moss Rehabilitation, Philadelphia), Joseph Giacino (Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston), Jerry Wright (Santa Clara Valley, San Jose) The Disability Rating… Read More

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Lisa A. Lombard, MD joins RHI as Medical Director January 1st, 2011

Lisa A. Lombard, M.D. joins RHI as medical director

(Indianapolis,Ind.) – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana announced today that Dr. Lisa A. Lombard, M.D., will be the organization’s new medical director.

 Lombard comes to RHI fromCalifornia, where she was the chief of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Santa ClaraMedicalCenter.  Her experience also includes leadership roles as the medical director for the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Lombard received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Mich., and her undergraduate degree from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass.  She is board certified in physical medicine and spinal cord injury medicine and fellowship-trained in brain injury medicine.  She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists, International Brain Injury Association and American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

“Lisa could have taken a position anywhere in the country, and she chose RHI.  That says a lot about our facility,” said Dr. Flora Hammond, M.D., the hospital’s chief of medical affairs.  “Lisa is passionate about her work and her extensive experience with traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, in particular, makes her a tremendous asset to our team.”

As medical director, Lombard will be responsible for the day-to-day medical operations at RHI.   In addition, she will be involved in the care of individuals with brain injury, ranging in severity from concussion to severe brain injury through consultations in the hospital and through long-term follow up.

In addition to her responsibilities with RHI, Dr. Lombard will be Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine.