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 David Chen

David Chen, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
& Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

  • George M. Eisenberg Chair
  • Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program
  • Vice Chief of Staff

Locations

Research Interests

David Chen, MD is currently researching Spinal cord injury.

Clinical Expertise

David Chen, MD, has expertise providing care to patients with:

Awards & Recognition

1996 - Present: Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1994 - Present: Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
1993 - Present: Director, Data Acquisition Unit, Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System
2007 - Selected as a "Top Doctor" by Chicago Magazine
1979-1983: Bronze Tablet, University of Illinois