KITE Research Rounds: Neurophysiological Monitoring of Intrathecal Baclofen Delivery: Simple, Sensitive, Useful
Speaker: Dr. Boba Stokic
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Biography
Dr. Stokic earned a medical degree (1987) from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia, where he also completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1991) and earned a doctoral degree (2005). From 1991 until 1997, he was a postdoctoral fellow and research associate in the Division of Restorative Neurology & Human Neurobiology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. During that time, he also passed USMLE Steps I and II (1994, 1995).
Dr. Stokic joined the Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1997 to establish a research program. Currently, he is a Vice-President of Research and Innovation, a senior scientist at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery, the research arm of Methodist Rehab, and an affiliate professor in the Program in Neuroscience at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
His research interest is in the area of motor control as it applies to neurorehabilitation with a focus on translational neuroscience and neurophysiological assessment of motor functions after stroke, spinal cord injury, and brain injury. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles and has been awarded federal, state, and private grants. Dr. Stokic regularly serves as a journal and grant reviewer and as of January 1st, 2024 is the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Rehabilitation Research.