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Brenna Argall, PhD

New Tech Helps Power Apple Vision Pro Wheelchair-Control Feature

? Brenna Argall, PhD, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ and Northwestern University research scientist, develops new accessibility feature that enables users to drive powered wheelchairs with their eyes.

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U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Medical Support Group

Meet the Clinicians Supporting U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Athletes

In May, the U.S. Soccer Federation hosted ADAPTandTHRIVE, a training camp for several national adaptive soccer teams ¡ª and four Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ clinicians served as members of those teams¡¯ medical staffs!

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First-of-Its-Kind Exoskeleton Therapy Could Redefine How Stroke Survivors Relearn to Walk

A first-of-its kind study led by scientists from Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ and Northwestern University utilized lower-limb exoskeletons to facilitate therapist-patient interaction during functional tasks.

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Wesley

Meet Wesley: ABC 7 Chicago Features Teen Patient Recovering From Spinal Stroke

ABC 7 Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ patient Wesley F., a 15-year-old who experienced a rare spinal stroke that caused paralysis. The segment highlights Wesley¡¯s determination, the support of his family and community, and the intensive inpatient rehabilitation he is undergoing at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.

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Leora

25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ & Treatment

For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ's Center for Aphasia ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach, the center has ¡ª since day one ¡ª focused on creating connection and community among the people it serves.

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Cheri Blauwet

Dr. Cheri Blauwet Featured on Forbes¡¯ ¡°Accessibility 200¡± List

Forbes magazine honored Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Cheri Blauwet, MD, senior vice president and chief clinical officer, by naming her to its ¡°Accessibility 200¡± list of 2026.

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Tae Hwan Chung, MD

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, Appointed to Launch POTS and Autonomic Medicine Program

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, one of the world¡¯s foremost experts on POTS and neuromuscular disorders, has been appointed to lead a comprehensive, multidisciplinary POTS and autonomic disorders program at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ.

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Jerry walking

WGN Spotlights Osseointegration Procedure for Patients With Limb Loss

WGN has aired a ¡°Medical Watch¡± story featuring 60-year-old Chicagoan, Jerry V., whose leg was amputated after an injury when he was 20. For the past 40 years after his limb loss, Jerry used a traditional prosthesis that would suction to his residual limb. However, discomfort caused by the prosthesis limited how often he would wear it ¡ª and he often opted to use his wheelchair or crutches instead.

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Dr. Samman Shahpar

Dr. Samman Shahpar Promoted to Section Chief of Cancer Rehabilitation

Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ has promoted Samman Shahpar, MD, to section chief of cancer rehabilitation, a new role for the organization. This announcement comes as Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ focuses on expanding its cancer rehabilitation program to serve more patients with cancer across its system of care.

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Multiple Sclerosis researchers

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Spotlight: New Advances in Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation

Ongoing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ aims to help patients improve their long-term outcomes and independence.

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Faye and Ganesh

Honoring a Friend & Empowering a Community

Thanks to a generous gift from members Faye Katt and Ganesh Natarajan, the fitness center has a new tool to measure progress more accurately ¡ª a body composition analyzer.

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Cheri Blauwet, MD

Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Cheri Blauwet, MD, Recognized for Lasting Contributions to Paralympics

At a recent ceremony in New York, Cheri Blauwet, MD, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s chief clinical officer and senior vice president, received the William J. Hybl Paralympic Contributor Award from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Endowment (USOPE).

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