Pediatric Neuromodulation

Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, and Developmental Pediatrics & Rehabilitation Medicine
Waisman Center

Dr. Bernadette Gillick is a tenured associate professor in the divisions of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Locally, she is director of the Waisman Center Neuromodulation Laboratory and director of research design at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Nationally, Dr. Gillick serves on the Cerebral Palsy Foundation Scientific Advisory Council and on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Internationally, she is involved in the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Board and is a US Representative for the International Alliance for the Academies of Childhood Disability. Her research encompasses the use of non-invasive brain stimulation, in combination with behavioral training, for improved motor function. Current grants support investigation of the use of non-invasive brain stimulation with and without the combination of constraint-induced therapy in children with stroke and resultant hemiparesis. Neuroimaging and neuronavigation allows advanced understanding of the reorganization and structure of the brain which survived the stroke, and the influence of interventions on neurorecovery. Dr. Gillick has been honored with many awards, including the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association, the McKnight Land Grant Professorship, and the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Mentor of the Year Award. In addition, she has been invited to present more than 150 talks throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

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Angela Hewitt, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, & Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center

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