MichaelLBoningerMD

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Pittsburgh, PA

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Office
200 Lothrop Street
Suite 1103
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone(412) 648-6848
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Education & Training

University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterFellowship, Engineering & Rehabilitation Technology, 1993 - 1994
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health CentersResidency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1990 - 1993
St Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
The Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1993 - 2022
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Clinical Trials

A Sensorimotor Microelectrode Brain-Machine Interface for Individuals With Tetraplegia Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01Boninger, M.L.
Training Programs to Improve Outcomes for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01Heinemann, A.,Krobot, E.,Boninger, M.,Oyster, M.,Cowan, R.,Dyson-Hudson, T.
Musculotendinous Tissue Unit Repair and Reinforcement (MTURR) With the Use of Biologic Scaffolds for Patients Suffering From Severe Skeletal Muscle Injury (Coordinating Center Protocol) Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01Brown, S.A.,Ambrosio, F.,Boninger, M.L.,Manders, E.K.,Gusenoff, J.A.
Microelectrode Brain-Machine Interface for Individuals With Tetraplegia Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01Boninger, M.L.
A Phase I/II Clinical Study of Allogeneic Human Dermal Fibroblasts for Remodeling Scar Contractures Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01Gusenoff, J.A.,Wakefield, W.,Afrooz, P.N.,Brown, S.A.,Nguyen, V.T.,Boninger, M.L.,Ambrosio, F.
Musculotendinous Tissue Unit Repair and Reinforcement (MTURR) With the Use of Biologic Scaffolds for Patients Suffering From Severe Skeletal Muscle Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01Boninger, M.L.,Badylak, S.F.,Mitchell, R.T.,Fleming, M.E.,Gusenoff, J.A.,Acarturk, T.O.,Manders, E.K.,Wakefield, W.,Brown, S.A.,Ambrosio, F.
Development of an Ergonomic Manual Wheelchair Pushrim- Phase II Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01Boninger, M.L.,Kelleher, A.R.,Tolerico, M.L.
Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Training Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 01Boninger, M.L.
Remote Wheelchair Skills Training Efficacy Michael Boninger, M.D.
Effectiveness of Web-Based Training (SERT) Michael Boninger, MD
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Motor Cortex Has Independent Representations for Ipsilateral and Contralateral Arm Movements But Correlated Representations for Grasping.
John E. Downey, Kristin M. Quick, Nathaniel Schwed, Jeffrey M. Weiss, George F. Wittenberg, Michael L. Boninger, Jennifer L. Collinger> ;Cerebral Cortex. 2020 Sep 3
Using remote learning to teach clinicians manual wheelchair skills: a cohort study with pre- vs post-training comparisons.
Worobey, L. A., Kirby, R. L., Cowan, R. E., Dyson-Hudson, T. A., Shea, M., Heinemann, A. W., Pedersen, J. P., Hibbs, R., Boninger, M. L.> ;Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology. 2020 Aug 19
Sensory restoration by epidural stimulation of the lateral spinal cord in upper-limb amputees.
Santosh Chandrasekaran, Ameya C. Nanivadekar, Gina McKernan, Eric R. Helm, Michael L. Boninger, Jennifer L. Collinger, Robert A. Gaunt, Lee E. Fisher> ;eLife. 2020 Jul 21
The effect of wrist posture on extrinsic finger muscle activity during single joint movements
Carl R. Beringer, Misagh Mansouri, Lee E. Fisher, Jennifer L. Collinger, Michael C. Munin, Michael L. Boninger, Robert A. Gaunt> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 May 20
Classification of Individual Finger Movements Using Intracortical Recordings in Human Motor Cortex.
Jorge, A., Royston, D. A., Tyler-Kabara, E. C., Boninger, M. L., Collinger, J. L.> ;Neurosurgery. 2020 Mar 7
Effects of MEG-based neurofeedback for hand rehabilitation after tetraplegia: preliminary findings in cortical modulations and grip strength.
Foldes, S. T., Boninger, M. L., Weber, D. J., Collinger, J. L.> ;Journal of neural engineering. 2020 Mar 7
Changes in supraspinatus and biceps tendon thickness: influence of fatiguing propulsion in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
Fransiska M Bossuyt, Michael L. Boninger, Ann Cools, Nathan S. Hogaboom, Inge Eriks-Hoogland, Ursina Arnet> ;Spinal Cord. 2020 Mar 1
How Nurse Practitioners Spend their Time in Nursing Facilities: Revisited 20 Years Later.
Michael L. Boninger, Jennifer Davison, Susan Saxon> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2020 Feb 10
Taking the Next Steps in Regenerative Rehabilitation: Establishment of a New Interdisciplinary Field.
Willett, N. J., Boninger, M. L., Miller, L. J., Alvarez, L., Aoyama, T., Bedoni, M., Brix, K. A., Chisari, C., Christ, G., Dearth, C. L., Dyson-Hudson, T. A., Evans, C...> ;Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2020 Feb 9
A Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Effects of Perceived Discrimination in the Health Care Setting on Pain and Depressive Symptoms in Wheelchair Users With Spin...
Nathan S. Hogaboom, Denise Fyffe, Amanda L. Botticello, Lynn A. Worobey, Michael L. Boninger> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2019 Aug 15
Compensation Strategies in Response to Fatiguing Propulsion in Wheelchair Users: Implications for Shoulder Injury Risk.
Bossuyt, F. M., Arnet, U., Cools, A., Rigot, S., de Vries, W., Eriks-Hoogland, I., Boninger, M. L.> ;American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2019 Jul 25
Development and efficacy of an online wheelchair maintenance training program for wheelchair personnel.
Sara Múnera Ms, Jon Pearlman, Maria L. Toro, Lynn A. Worobey, Michael L. Boninger, Rory A. Cooper> ;Assistive Technology. 2019 Jun 6
Start-up propulsion biomechanics changes with fatiguing activity in persons with spinal cord injury.
Bossuyt, F. M., Hogaboom, N. S., Worobey, L. A., Koontz, A. M., Arnet, U., Boninger, M. L.> ;The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2019 Mar 19
What is the functional relevance of reorganization in primary motor cortex after spinal cord injury
M. A. Urbin, Dylan A. Royston, Douglas J. Weber, Michael L. Boninger, Jennifer L. Collinger> ;Neurobiology of Disease. 2019 Jan 1
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Home Transitions Multidisciplinary Care Coordination Reduces Readmissions for Older Adults.
Bellon, J. E., Bilderback, A., Ahuja-Yende, N. S., Wilson, C., Dunn, S. C., Brodine, D., Boninger, M. L.> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018 Dec 12
Microdialysis to Quantify Inflammatory Cytokines in the Glenohumeral Joint: A Brief Methods Report.
Hogaboom, N. S., Onishi, K., Worobey, L. A., Boninger, M. L.> ;American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2018 Nov 22
Implicit Grasp Force Representation in Human Motor Cortical Recordings.
John E. Downey, Jeffrey M. Weiss, Sharlene N. Flesher, Zachary C. Thumser, Paul D. Marasco, Michael L. Boninger, Robert A. Gaunt, Jennifer L. Collinger> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2018 Oct 31
Brain Computer Interfaces in Rehabilitation Medicine
Marcia Bockbrader, Gerard E. Francisco, Ray Lee, Jared Olson, Ryan Solinsky, Michael L. Boninger> ;Pm&r. 2018 Sep 1
Scholarly Research Projects Benefit Medical Students' Research Productivity and Residency Choice: Outcomes From the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Conroy, M. B., Shaffiey, S., Jones, S., Hackam, D. J., Sowa, G., Winger, D. G., Wang, L., Boninger, M. L., Wagner, A. K., Levine, A. S.> ;Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2018 Jun 21
Lower extremity outcome measures: considerations for clinical trials in spinal cord injury
Marc Bolliger, Andrew R. Blight, Edelle C. Field-Fote, Kristin E. Musselman, Serge Rossignol, Dorothy Barthélemy, Laurent J. Bouyer, Milos R. Popovic, Jan M. Schwab, M...> ;Spinal Cord. 2018 Apr 27
Advanced Robotic Therapy Integrated Centers (ARTIC): an international collaboration facilitating the application of rehabilitation technologies.
Hubertus J A van Hedel, Giacomo Severini, Alessandra Scarton, Anne O'Brien, Tamsin Reed, Deborah Gaebler-Spira, Tara Egan, Andreas Meyer-Heim, Judith Graser, Karen Chu...> ;Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation. 2018 Apr 6
Gait Training in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation-Utilization and Outcomes Among Nonambulatory Individuals: Findings From the SCIRehab Project.
Rigot, S., Worobey, L. A., Boninger, M. L.> ;Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2018 Mar 7
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Motor cortical activity changes during neuroprosthetic-controlled object interaction.
Downey, J. E., Brane, L., Gaunt, R. A., Tyler-Kabara, E. C., Boninger, M. L., Collinger, J. L.> ;Scientific reports. 2017 Dec 7
Remapping cortical modulation for electrocorticographic brain-computer interfaces: a somatotopy-based approach in individuals with upper-limb paralysis.
Degenhart, A. D., Hiremath, S. V., Yang, Y., Foldes, S., Collinger, J. L., Boninger, M., Tyler-Kabara, E. C., Wang, W.> ;Journal of neural engineering. 2017 Nov 22
How Are Race, Cultural, and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Outcomes in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury?
Larissa Myaskovsky, Shasha Gao, Leslie R.M. Hausmann, Kellee R. Bornemann, Kelly H. Burkitt, Galen E. Switzer, Michael J. Fine, Samuel L. Phillips, David R. Gater, Ann...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2017 Sep 1
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Lectures

2013 Association of Academic Physiatrists(AAP)Annual Meeting
Association of Academic Physiatrists, New Orleans, Louisiana - 3/6/2013

Press Mentions

UPMC Rehab Neural Engineering Lab Taking Next Steps in Development of Thought-Controlled Robot ArmApril 4th, 2019
What Does “Disruptive” Mean? Thoughts on the NIH SCI 2020 MeetingFebruary 28th, 2019
NIH and Partners Host Meeting to Discuss the Future of Spinal Cord Injury ResearchFebruary 12th, 2019
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Grant Support

Enhancement Of Motor Cortex Activity In Persons With Spinal Cord InjuryVeterans Affairs2012
Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training (RMST) ProgramEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2012
Student Research Training In Integrative, Complementary, And Altenative MedicineNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2010–2011
Training Rehabilitation Clinicians For Research CareersEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2011
Acute Rotator Cuff Tendon Changes Associated With Wheelchair PropulsionEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2008
Wheelchair Propulsion TrainingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2007
Wheelchair Propulsion Biomechanics And Arm PainEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1995–1999