Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core

UF is a center of research for this novel approach to therapeutics, including therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and hyperbaric oxygenation.

	Researcher/Clinician Name	Title	Department	Cores	Specialties
	Prodip Bose, MD, PhD	Associate Professor & Interim Director	Department of Neurology; Brain Rehabilitation Research Center	Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Spasticity after TBI/SCI
	Andrew Bryant, MD	Clinical Associate Professor	Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine; hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension
	Katharina Busl, MD, MS	Professor, Division Chief of Neurocritical Care, & Associate Chair for Clinical Operations	Department of Neurology	Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Care innovations and quality of neurocritical care; treatment of headache in the NeuroICU, neuroprognostication and medical complications of neurocritical disease
	Emily Fox, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS	Associate Professor; Director; Clinical Associate Director	Department of Physical Therapy; Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration & Brooks Neuromuscular Research; BREATHE Center	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	Phrenic/diaphragm pacing as rehabilitative tool; therapeutic intermittent hypoxia and spinal injury
	David Fuller, PhD	Professor; Associate Director; Associate Director for Research	Department of Physical Therapy; BREATHE Center; College of Public Health & Health Professions	Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	Spinal stimulation and recovery of breathing activity with opiate-induced respiratory depression and spinal injury; Regulation of airway muscles; hyperbaric oxygenation, intermittent hypoxia and respiratory plasticity, Pompe disease
	Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi, DPT, PhD	Research Associate Professor	Department of Physical Therapy	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	Respiratory plasticity induced by neurostimulation and intermittent hypoxia; spinal cord injury; sleep apnea & pathogenic intermittent hypoxia after SCI
	Jada Lewis, PhD	Professor; Deputy Director	Department of Neuroscience; McKnight Brain Institute	Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Pathogenic and therapeutic IH in neurodegenerative disease
	Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR	Associate Professor; Director of Research	Department of Neurology; NCC	Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Cognitive function after cardiac arrest/recovery; neurocritical care, TBI
	Gordon Mitchell, PhD	Preeminence Professor; Director; Deputy Director	Department of Physical Therapy; BREATHE Center; McKnight Brain Institute	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	Intermittent hypoxia induced respiratory plasticity, therapeutic intermittent hypoxia in spinal injury and ALS
	Nicholas Napoli, PhD	Assistant Professor	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering	Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core	Hyperbaric oxygenation
	Maria Nikodemova, MS, PhD	Research Associate Scientist	Department of Physical Therapy	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	microglial plasticity in healthy CNS and during neurodegeneration; APOE4 phenotype, sleep apnea; the role of microglia and neuroinflammation in regulating respiratory motor plasticity during hypoxia and after spinal cord injury
	Barbara Smith, PT, PhD	Research Assistant Professor	Department of Physical Therapy	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Pompe disease, diaphragm pacing; therapeutic intermittent hypoxia in ALS patients
	Ashley Smuder, PhD	Assistant Professor	Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology	Basic Breathing Research Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core	Diaphragm atrophy; response to therapeutics; HBO and diaphragm muscle inflammation in Pompe and SCI
	Alicia Vose, PhD, CCC-SLP	Assistant Professor	Department of Neurology (UF Health -Jacksonville)	Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core	Acute intermittent hypoxia and respiratory strength training to enhance breathing and swallowing in people with chronic spinal cord injury; effects of diaphragm stimulation on respiratory neural drive and function