Peter G. Levine
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| Born |
December 22, 1960 New York City |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education |
George Mason University B.A. 1986 Union County College A.A.S. 1996 |
| Occupation | Medical researcher science educator |
| Known for | Stronger After Stroke |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions |
Ohio State B.R.A.I.N. lab 2011-present Summit Prof. Educ. (Franklin TN) 2011-present U. Cincinnati--Medicine 2002-11 Kessler 1999-2002 VA Medical Ctr (East Orange, NJ) 1999-2002 |
| Research | Stroke recovery |
| Notable prizes | Ohio Physical Therapy (2011) Model Practice Award (2008) Best Platform Presentation |
Peter G. Levine (born December 22, 1960) is an American medical researcher and science educator and authority on stroke recovery. His articles have been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on brain plasticity as it relates to stroke, with emphasis on modified constraint induced therapy, cortical reorganization, telerehabilitation, electrical stimulation, electromyography-triggered stimulation, mental practice, corticalplasticity, acquired brain injury, spasticity, sensation recovery, evidence-based practice, outcome measures, and others. His articles have been widely cited by the medical community. His 2013 book Stronger After Stroke is regarded as an authoritative guide for patients and therapists dealing with stroke and it has received numerous positive reviews, and has been translated into Indonesian and Japanese. His seminars throughout the United States were described by one reviewer as "funny, entertaining, engaging, dynamic, well organized, passionate and lighthearted." He was a researcher and co-director at the Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Before that, he was a researcher at the Human Performance & Motion Analysis Laboratory, which is the research arm of the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. He lives in Wyoming, Ohio.
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