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About Drake Center
Drake Center offers a comprehensive care continuum and a variety of services to help patients throughout their recovery.
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- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Pulmonary Care & Ventilator Weaning
- Stroke Recovery
- Advanced Wound Care
Drake Center is the regional leader in helping patients recover from traumatic illness and injury. We specialize in five nationally-recognized inpatient services that offer our region's most advanced and complete care.
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For Researchers
If you are a researcher interested in conducting a study at Drake Center or Bridgeway Pointe, please contact Dr. Kari Dunning, Drake Director of Clinical Research at kari.dunning@uc.edu.
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Leading the Drake Center Research Program
Director of Clinical Research at Drake Center and Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati
Dr. Dunning has been a physical therapist for more than 20 years, specializing in the evaluation and treatment of persons with stroke and head injury. Her research goal is to find strategies to improve function after stroke. She conducts stroke recovery research in the Neuromotor Rehabilitation and Recovery Laboratory at Drake Center. She recently received a New Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association, and is consistently involved in ongoing studies on recovery of walking after stroke using new technologies including virtual reality biofeedback and electrical stimulation. As Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Dunning is Chair of the Drake Research Committee whose mission is to facilitate evidence-based practice and a culture of inquiry.