Heidi Schambra, MD

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Neurology (in Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine)

This provider does not accept new patients


Our primary objective is to accelerate and augment motor recovery after stroke. We study neuromodulatory approaches that enhance beneficial neuroplasticity, with particular focus on targeted physical therapies, noninvasive brain stimulation, and neuropharmacology. We simultaneously study the mechanisms underlying behavioral change using transcranial magnetic stimulation, movement kinematics, and machine-learning algorithms.

Board Certifications

Neurology

Areas of Expertise

Post-Stroke Management
Rehabilitation After Brain Injury
Stroke Rehabilitation

Education and Training

Emory University School of Medicine
Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health
Fellowship: Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Center

Locations

CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032Phone: (212) 305-0368

Provider Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Lab Locations

CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032Phone: (212) 305-0737

NIH Grants

THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPONTANEOUS BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY (Federal Gov)
Jul 1 2012 - Jun 30 2017
THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPONTANEOUS BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY (Federal Gov)
Jul 1 2012 - Jun 30 2017
THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPONTANEOUS BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY (Federal Gov)
Jul 1 2012 - Jun 30 2017
THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPONTANEOUS BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY (Federal Gov)
Jul 1 2012 - Jun 30 2017

Lab Projects

o Neurophysiology of longitudinal recovery after stroke
o Theophylline for motor disinhibition in stroke patients
o Detection of functional reach in stroke patients using wearable sensors
o Potentiation of motor learning with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in healthy controls
o The effect of tDCS on enhancing expectation in motor learning
o The neurophysiology of potentiated and non-potentiated motor learning

Lab Members

Jasim Uddin, Research Assistant

Collaborators

John Krakauer, Johns Hopkins University
Pablo Celnik, Johns Hopkins University
Janine Reis, University of Freiburg
Sunil Agrawal, Columbia University
Peter Allen, Columbia University
Dawn Nilsen, Columbia University
Jeff Goldsmith, Columbia University