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Marcia Bockbrader, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

MarciaAileenBockbraderMDPhD

Physical Medicine/Rehab Columbus, OH

Physiatrist, Neuromodulation and Brain Injury Specialist

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Summary

  • Dr. Marcia Bockbrader is a physiatrist in Columbus, OH. She is board certified in brain injury medicine & PMR. She will sit for addiction medicine boards in Fall 2021. She practiced at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center from 2009-2021. She completed her medical degree and PM&R residency at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She also has a PhD from Indiana University (2003) in Psychological and Brain Science. She specializes in neurorehabilitation and spinal cord injury medicine and is experienced in neuromodulation, brain-computer interface clinical trials, msk ultrasound, noninvasive brain stimulation, recovery from acquired brain injury, and resident and medical student education.
  • Scarlet Scoop: Wexner brain implant allows paralyzed man to move hand

    This episode of Scarlet Scoop features Dr Bockbrader describing a Wexner Medical Center technology development that allows a paralyzed man to move his hand

Education & Training

  • Ohio State University Hospital
    Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010 - 2013
  • Ohio State University Hospital
    Ohio State University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2009
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Psychology and Brain Sciences, 2003 - 2004
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityPhD, Psychology and Brain Sciences, 1996 - 2003
  • John Carroll University
    John Carroll UniversityBA, Philosophy, Logic/Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude with Honors, 1991 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Program for Academic Leadership (Graduate), Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program (Funded Fellow) Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2013-2021
  • Best Doctors Columbus Business First, 2015-2020
  • Best Paper Award, Faculty: Returning fine motor control to a patient's paralyzed upper limb after spinal cord injury. Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2018
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Meeting Brain–Computer Interface User Performance Expectations Using a Deep Neural Network Decoding Framework  
    Marcia Bockbrader, MD, Nature
  • Extracting chronically stable features from intracortical recordings for robust BCI applications in a paralyzed human  
    Mingming Zhang, Michael A, Schwemmer, Jordyn E. Ting, Connor E. Majstorovic, David A. Friedenberg, Marcia A. Bockbrader, W. Jerry Mysiw, Ali R. Rezai, Nicholas V. Anne..., Bioelectronic Medicine, 7/31/2018

Press Mentions

  • Quadriplegic Columbus Man Finds Movement Again
    Quadriplegic Columbus Man Finds Movement AgainJuly 15th, 2016
  • Big Data in Healthcare Goes Far Beyond EHR
    Big Data in Healthcare Goes Far Beyond EHRJuly 14th, 2016
  • Hacking the Brain to Treat Paralysis
    Hacking the Brain to Treat ParalysisMarch 12th, 2016
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Grant Support

  • Neurotechnology Innovation for Individuals with Spinal Cord InjuryOhio Department of Higher Education2020–2022
  • We’re ready to try this at home—A Portable Neuroprosthetic for IndependenceCraig H. Neilsen Foundation2020–2022
  • Veterans Neuromodulation – Operation Wellness (NOW) Pilot ProgramOhio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services2020–2021
  • BMI Enabled DrivingFord Motor Company2019–2021
  • Intelligent Neural Interfaces (INI): Robust Self-Updating End-to-End Neural DecodersDARPA2019–2021

Committees

  • Member, OSU College of Medicine Alumni Board 2019 - Present
  • Member, OSU College of Medicine, Technical Standards Task Force Committee 2020 - 2021
  • Member, OSU Discovery Themes, Chronic Brain Injury Faculty Advisory Board 2019 - 2021
  • Member, OSU College of Medicine, Executive Curriculum Committee 2019 - 2020
  • Chair (2020), Member (2018-2019), OSU College of Medicine, Academic Review Board 2017 - 2020
  • Member, Question Author, AAPMR Self-Assessment Exam (SAE) Committee 2015 - 2021
  • Member, AAP Education Committee 2015 - 2019

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