RIC Patient Stories

Eric Edmundson

Eric Edumundson

Eric, a military veteran, received a complex combination of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and anoxic brain injury (ABI) due to a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.

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Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

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Eric Weil

Eric Weil

Eric, a pediatrician working in Chicago, participated in RIC's prime-of-life program to recover the abilities that drive his life.

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Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis

Natalie Davis took part in rehabilitation including robot-assisted therapy to advance her ability.

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Omar Al-Dhafiri

Omar and his father traveled from Kuwait to Chicago for Omar's care after he sustained a traumatic brain injury.

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Photograph of Luciano Dias

Luciano Dias, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery -- Pediatric Specialist

  • Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
  • Medical Director, Motion Analysis Center, Children's Memorial Hospital

Locations

Research Interests

Luciano Dias, MD is currently researching Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, congenital foot deformities.

Clinical Expertise

Luciano Dias, MD, has expertise providing care to patients with:

Awards & Recognition

1979, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2006: James K. Stack Teaching Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Recent Publications & Presentations

Orthopedic Management of Spina Bifida. Part I: Hip, Knee, and Rotational Deformities.
Swaroop VT, Dias L. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2009 Oct 25; PMID: 19856195

Strategies of Hip Management in Myelomeningocele: To do or not to do.
Swaroop VT, Dias LS. Hip International: The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Research on Hip Pathology and Therapy, 2009 Jan-Mar; 19 Suppl 6:S53-5; PMID: 19306248

Education & Training

Education

Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
MD , 1963-1968
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Internship , 1970-1971

Residencies

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Orthopaedic Surgery , 1971-1974

Fellowships

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery , 1974-1975