People
Faculty
The faculty of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery represent interdisciplinary integration of neuroscience research across the spectrum, from genetic and molecular to behavioral and cognitive levels of analysis and from basic science to clinical application.

Madison Berl, Ph.D., ABPP
Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University
Director of Research, Division of Neuropsychology, Children’s National Medical Center

Barbara Bregman, P.T., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC
Director of Education and Training, Research Division, MedStar NRH
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Jessica L. Carpenter, M.D.
Pediatric Neurologist, Division of Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center
Director, Neonatal and Childhood Stroke Program, Children’s National Medical Center

Andrew DeMarco, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Instructor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC
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M. Carter Denny, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, GUMC
Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, GUMC
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Alexander Dromerick, M.D.
Co-Director, Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, GUMC and MedStar NRH
Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC

Matthew Edwardson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC
Attending Physician, MedStar Georgetown Stroke Program, GUMC
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William D. Gaillard, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology; Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, and GUMC
Associate Director, Children’s Research Institute, Center for Neuroscience, Children’s National Medical Center

Shashwati Geed, P.T., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC
Research Scientist, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
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Anna Greenwald, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, GUMC
Associate Staff Member, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine/Research, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
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Sang Wook Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University
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Peter S. Lum, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University
Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research, Catholic University and MedStar NRH

Jonathan Murnick, M.D.
Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Children’s National Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, George Washington University
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Elissa Newport, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, GUMC and MedStar NRH
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC

Ella Striem-Amit, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, GUMC
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Ming Tony Tan, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Biomathematics, GUMC
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Peter Turkeltaub, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, GUMC
Medical Director, Center for Aphasia Research and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, GUMC
Affiliates

Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D.
Professor, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland
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Dorothy Edwards, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Kinesiology and Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Takao Hensch, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Center for Brain Sciences, Harvard University
Professor, Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital

Theresa A. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
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Barbara Landau, Ph.D.
Dick and Lydia Todd Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University
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Elissa Newport, Ph.D.
Director
eln10@georgetown.edu
202-687-6824
Building D, Room 155

Alexander Dromerick, M.D.
Co-Director
alexander.w.dromerick@
medstar.net
202-687-0754
Building D, Room 156

Sunju K. Ahmadu
Executive Assistant to Alexander Dromerick, M.D.
sunju.k.ahmadu@
medstar.net
202-877-1946
MedStar NRH