The University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury (UPMC-SCI) is one of 14 nationally recognized centers of excellence that provides comprehensive services to individuals with spinal cord injury.

UPMC-SCI provides a continuum of care beginning with emergency response, continues with comprehensive acute medical treatment and rehabilitation, through utilization of assistive technology services and vocational rehabilitation. UPMC-SCI also contributes to the assessment of long-term outcomes of individuals with spinal cord injury through our enrollment of participants in the National Spinal Cord Injury Database. UPMC-research, which focuses on assistive technology and the prevention of upper limb pain related to over use, aims to improve the participation and quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury.

Research Projects

As Lead Center

Title Project Type Start Date End Date
Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology for Individuals with SCI 2.0 (EQuATe) Modular (Joint) 09/01/2021 08/31/2026
EQUITY AND QUALITY IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (EQuATe) Modular (Joint) 09/01/2021 08/31/2026
Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology Modular (Joint) 10/01/2016 09/30/2021
COMIT: Training programs to improve outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury Collaborative 10/01/2012 09/30/2017
Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology (EQuATe) Modular (Joint) 10/01/2011 09/30/2016
Investigation of Assistive Technology for Mobility used by Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury Modular (Joint) 10/01/2006 09/30/2011
University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury
Karen Greenwald

UPMC Rehabilitation Institute 1400 Locust Street , Pittsburgh,

 412-232-7949

 http://www.upmc-sci.pitt.edu/

University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury

Research Center Staff