iii Masthead
vii Introduction
ix Opening Remarks
Mindy L. Aisen, MD
Michael Wienrich, MD
Presentation Highlights
Tissue Engineering
Buddy D. Ratner, PhD
University of Washington
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Murat Okandan, PhD
Sandia National Laboratories
Bionoc Neurons (BIONs)
Gerald E. Loeb, MD
University of Southern California
Osseointegration
Robert Myers, PhD
San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center; University of California, San Diego
Tunnel Cineplasty
Dudley S. Childress, PhD
VA Chicago Health Care System-Lakeside; Northwestern University
Prosthetic and Orthotic Limbs
Hugh Herr, PhD
Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Patient Perspectives
Joseph Czerniecki, MD
University of Washington; VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture
(CAD-CAM)
Dudley S. Childress, PhD
VA Chicago Healh Care System-Lakeside; Northwestern University
International Service Delivery
Mark R. Pitkin, PhD
Tufts University; New England Sinai Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Service Delivery Outcomes
Allen W. Heinemann, PhD
Northwestern University; Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)