The Alexander W. Dromerick Research Fund advances
groundbreaking neurorehabilitation research
and education by supporting the next generation of clinicians and scientists dedicated to innovative patient care.
Honoring Dr. Dromerick’s legacy, the fund helps drive research advances that
restore patients’ hope, improve recovery, and empower them
to regain their quality of life and independence.
About Dr. Dromerick & his research
Dr. Dromerick ran the Neuroscience Research Center at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, which studies stroke outcomes and recovery, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and the impact of cardiovascular disease across the spectrum of neurologic disabilities.
He was a distinguished neurologist and rehabilitation physician who focused his clinical and research activities on brain recovery and restoration of motor function after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and limb loss.
He was Co-Principal Investigator of the NINDS-funded I-CARE trial , a Phase III trial to improve arm recovery after stroke. He was co-Principal Investigator of the NINDS-funded PROTECT DC Phase II clinical trial, aimed at reducing recurrent stroke in urban underserved individuals. He was the lead investigator on the CPASS clinical trial , published in 2021, and co-principal investigator on Georgetown’s K12 Neurorehabilitation and Restorative Neuroscience Training Network (NTRAIN) . His studies to improve prosthetic arm function in Veterans were funded by the Veterans Administration, and studies in methods to improve the battlefield screening for traumatic brain injury were funded by the Department of Defense.
Georgetown’s K12 Neurorehabilitation and Restorative
Neuroscience Training Network (NTRAIN)