Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS)

CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MODEL SCI SYSTEM (2006-2011) NUMBER 14

Each grantee has the responsibility for collecting data, both during the acute hospitalization and longitudinally after discharge on patients who meet the stated inclusion criteria. Additionally, site specific research projects are conducted under this program. Formative and Summative Reviews are conducted by SCIMS, and there is an annual online reporting mechanism to chart progress.

In the four decades that the program has existed, its grantees have made countless contributions to the improvement in care delivery for individuals who sustain spinal cord injury. ASIA is proud to salute the 14 current members of the model spinal cord injury system. Project directors who are also members of ASIA are shown with an asterisk:

University of Alabama SCI Care System
University of Alabama/Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Amie B. Jackson, M.D., Project Director *

Rocky Mountain Model SCI System
Craig Hospital
Englewood, Colorado
Daniel P. Lammertse, M.D., Project Director *

Georgia Regional SCI Care System
Shepherd Center
Atlanta, Georgia
David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. */ Lesley M. Hudson, M.A., Co-Project Directors

Midwest Regional SCI Care System
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
David Chen, M.D., Project Director *

New England Regional SCI Care Center
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Steve Williams, M.D., Project Director *

University of Michigan Model SCI Care System
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Denise G. Tate, Ph.D., Project Director *

Northern New Jersey Model SCI System
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research & Education Corporation
West Orange, New Jersey
David Tulsky, Ph.D., Project Director *

Mount Sinai Model SCI System
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Kristjan T. Ragnarsson, M.D., Project Director *

Cleveland Metrohealth Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
Greg Nemunaitis, M.D., Project Director *

Western Pennsylvania Model SCI System
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael L. Boninger, M.D., Project Director *

Regional SCI System of Delaware Valley
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ralph Marino, M.D., Project Director *

Texas Model SCI System
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
Houston, Texas
William Donovan, M.D., Project Director *

Northwest Regional SCI System
University of Washington, School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Charles Bombardier, Ph.D., Project Director

National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Suzanne Groah, M.D., Project Director *