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About Me

David Chen, MD, is the George M. Eisenberg Chair at Shirley Ryan С¶÷ÑÅ. Dr. Chen is not only a clinician, but a researcher. As the project director for the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS), a federal program of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) which designates Shirley Ryan С¶÷ÑÅ as one of 14 model systems of care in the U.S., he leads investigators in the study of robotic walking therapy and bringing promising treatments from the laboratory to clinical trial phase to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Chen has published over 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 10 chapters in medical textbooks on various subjects related to spinal cord medicine. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.