Mindy L. Aisen, MD – Medical Director of CPIRF and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Hospita

Medical Director Mindy Aisen Chairs Successful Transformational Technology Summit

CPIRF Medical Director Mindy Aisen who also serves as Chief Medical Officer at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, CA, chaired the three day international Transformational Technology Summit that was held September 2-4, 2010 at Rancho.

“We created this first-of-its kind Summit to promote collaboration among research, industrial and clinical leaders in finding new solutions to improving clinical care for the rapidly increasing population of individuals with disabilities,” said Rancho Chief Medical Officer Mindy Aisen, MD.

“Rehabilitation care is facing new opportunities and challenges that demand revolutionary approaches,” Dr. Aisen continued.  “The time has come to rewrite the future for people with neurological damage, whether it has occurred in childhood or adulthood.  That’s why we wanted to begin a dialogue among the leaders in our field to advance creative rehabilitation strategies for the 21^st Century and beyond.”

CPIRF was one of the key sponsors of this conference which featured speakers from as far away as Israel, Switzerland and the Netherlands; from major universities such as MIT, Harvard, Brown, Cornell, UCLA and USC; and from key governmental funding organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

The conference also provided the opportunity for CPIRF CEO, Glenn Tringali to present a major award to Dr. John Hsu, 2010 winner of the Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldenson Technology and Rehabilitation Award.  Although Dr. Hsu retired nearly a decade ago, he still regularly assists Rancho’s Pediatrics patients.

Upon receiving the award, Dr. Hsu said “This puts an exclamation point on my career.  I’m thankful to the CPIRF, but also to all my Rancho colleagues who have encouraged my research and work in the clinics and made my life so interesting and meaningful for all these years.”