Bruce Dobkin, M.D.
Titles
Director, UCLA Neurological Rehabilitation and Research Program
Professor, Neurology
Co-Director, UCLA Stroke Program
UCLA Wireless Health Institute
Member, Brain Research Institute
CTSI
Contact Information
Email
bdobkin@mednet.ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
(310) 206-6500
(310) 794-9551
(310) 794-9551
Address
Mailing Address:
Academic Office710 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES
Work Address:
Outpatient Neurology Clinic300 Medical Plaza
UNITED STATES
Biography
Recent Honors: Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London, 2005 Editor-in-Chief, journal Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2006 - present Irwin Levy Lectureship, Washington University School of Medicine, 2006. Kenneth Viste Memorial Research Award for contributions to neurorehabilitation research and care, American Society of NeuroRehabilitation, 2006. International Furst von Donnersmarck Prize for lifetime achievement in neurologic rehabilitation research, Berlin, 2006. Executive Director; scientific officer for neural repair program, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation, 2006-09.Publications
A selected list of publications:
Nadeau Stephen E, Wu Samuel S, Dobkin Bruce H, Azen Stanley P, Rose Dorian K, Tilson Julie K, Cen Steven Y, Duncan Pamela W, Duncan Pamela W
Effects of Task-Specific and Impairment-Based Training Compared With
Usual Care on Functional Walking Ability After Inpatient Stroke
Rehabilitation: LEAPS Trial
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2013; 27(4):
370-80.
Dobkin Bruce H, Dorsch Andrew
New evidence for therapies in stroke rehabilitation
Current atherosclerosis reports,
2013; 15(6):
331.
Nadeau Stephen E, Lu Xiaomin, Dobkin Bruce, Wu Samuel S, Dai Yunfeng E, Duncan Pamela W, Duncan Pamela W
A prospective test of the late effects of potentially antineuroplastic
drugs in a stroke rehabilitation study
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society,
2012; 27(4):
.
Dobkin Bruce H, Elashoff Robert
Quasi-experimental study of weight-supported treadmill training for
myelopathy
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation,
2012; 93(5):
919.
Dobkin Bruce H, Duncan Pamela W
Should body weight-supported treadmill training and robotic-assistive
steppers for locomotor training trot back to the starting gate?
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2012; 26(4):
308-17.
Dobkin Bruce H, Dorsch Andrew
The promise of mHealth: daily activity monitoring and outcome
assessments by wearable sensors
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2012; 25(9):
788-98.
Duncan Pamela W, Sullivan Katherine J, Behrman Andrea L, Azen Stanley P, Wu Samuel S, Nadeau Stephen E, Dobkin Bruce H, Rose Dorian K, Tilson Julie K, Cen Steven, Hayden Sarah K, Hayden Sarah K
Body-weight-supported treadmill rehabilitation after stroke
The New England journal of medicine,
2011; 364(21):
2026-36.
Cramer Steven C, Sur Mriganka, Dobkin Bruce H, O'Brien Charles, Sanger Terence D, Trojanowski John Q, Rumsey Judith M, Hicks Ramona, Cameron Judy, Chen Daofen, Chen Wen G, Cohen Leonardo G, deCharms Christopher, Duffy Charles J, Eden Guinevere F, Fetz Eberhard E, Filart Rosemarie, Freund Michelle, Grant Steven J, Haber Suzanne, Kalivas Peter W, Kolb Bryan, Kramer Arthur F, Lynch Minda, Mayberg Helen S, McQuillen Patrick S, Nitkin Ralph, Pascual-Leone Alvaro, Reuter-Lorenz Patricia, Schiff Nicholas, Sharma Anu, Shekim Lana, Stryker Michael, Sullivan Edith V, Vinogradov Sophia
Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications
Brain : a journal of neurology,
2011; 134(Pt 6):
1591-609.
Dobkin Bruce H, Xu Xiaoyu, Batalin Maxim, Thomas Seth, Kaiser William
Reliability and validity of bilateral ankle accelerometer algorithms
for activity recognition and walking speed after stroke
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2011; 42(8):
2246-50.
Dobkin Bruce H
Does spasticity itself raise the cost of stroke care 4-fold?
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2010; 41(7):
e470; author reply e471.
Dobkin Bruce H, Plummer-D'Amato Prudence, Elashoff Robert, Lee Jihey, Lee Jihey
International randomized clinical trial, stroke inpatient
rehabilitation with reinforcement of walking speed (SIRROWS), improves
outcomes
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2010; 24(3):
235-42.
Dobkin Bruce H
Recommendations for publishing case studies of cell transplantation
for spinal cord injury
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2010; 24(8):
687-91.
Dobkin Bruce H
What matters in cellular transplantation for spinal cord injury: the
cells, the rehabilitation, or the best mix?
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2010; 24(1):
7-9.
Dobkin Bruce H, Landau William M, Sahrmann Shirley, Thomas Thach W, Simpson D M, Gracies J-M, Graham K, Hallett M, Miyasaki J, Naumann M, Russman B, Simpson L, So Y
Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an
evidence-based review)
Neurology,
2009; 73(9):
736; author reply 737-8.
Dobkin Bruce H
Collaborative models for translational neuroscience and rehabilitation
research
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2009; 23(7):
633-40.
Dobkin Bruce H
Motor rehabilitation after stroke, traumatic brain, and spinal cord
injury: common denominators within recent clinical trials
Current opinion in neurology,
2009; 22(6):
563-9.
Dobkin Bruce H
Progressive Staging of Pilot Studies to Improve Phase III Trials for
Motor Interventions
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2009; 23(3):
197-206.
Cramer Steven C, Dobkin Bruce H, Noser Elizabeth A, Rodriguez Rachelle W, Enney Lori A
Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of ropinirole in
chronic stroke
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2009; 40(9):
3034-8.
Enney Lori A, Cheeran Binith, Cohen Leonardo, Dobkin Bruce, Ford Gary, Greenwood Richard, Howard David, Husain Masud, Macleod Malcolm, Nudo Randolph, Rothwell John, Rudd Anthony, Teo James, Ward Nicholas, Wolf Steven
The future of restorative neurosciences in stroke: driving the
translational research pipeline from basic science to rehabilitation
of people after stroke
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2009; 23(2):
97-107.
Regnaux Jean-Philippe, Saremi Kaveh, Marehbian Jon, Bussel Bernard, Dobkin Bruce H
An accelerometry-based comparison of 2 robotic assistive devices for
treadmill training of gait
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2008; 22(4):
348-54.
Dong Yun, Holly Langston T, Albistegui-Dubois Richard, Yan Xiaohong, Marehbian Jonathan, Newton Jennifer M, Dobkin Bruce H
Compensatory cerebral adaptations before and evolving changes after
surgical decompression in cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine,
2008; 9(6):
538-51.
Dimyan Michael A, Dobkin Bruce H, Cohen Leonardo G
Emerging subspecialties: neurorehabilitation: training neurologists to
retrain the brain
Neurology,
2008; 70(16):
e52-4.
Dobkin Bruce H
Fatigue versus activity-dependent fatigability in patients with
central or peripheral motor impairments
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2008; 22(2):
105-10.
Newton Jennifer M, Dong Yun, Hidler Joseph, Plummer-D'Amato Prudence, Marehbian Jonathan, Albistegui-Dubois Richard M, Woods Roger P, Dobkin Bruce H
Reliable assessment of lower limb motor representations with fMRI: use
of a novel MR compatible device for real-time monitoring of ankle,
knee and hip torques
NeuroImage,
2008; 43(1):
136-46.
Dobkin Bruce H
Training and exercise to drive poststroke recovery
Nature clinical practice. Neurology,
2008; 4(2):
76-85.
Dobkin Bruce H
Behavioral, temporal, and spatial targets for cellular transplants as
adjuncts to rehabilitation for stroke
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2007; 38(2 Suppl):
832-9.
Dobkin Bruce H
Brain-computer interface technology as a tool to augment plasticity
and outcomes for neurological rehabilitation
The Journal of physiology,
2007; 579(Pt 3):
637-42.
Dobkin Bruce H
Confounders in rehabilitation trials of task-oriented training:
lessons from the designs of the EXCITE and SCILT multicenter trials
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2007; 21(1):
3-13.
Holly Langston T, Dong Yun, Albistegui-DuBois Richard, Marehbian Jonathan, Dobkin Bruce
Cortical reorganization in patients with cervical spondylotic
myelopathy
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine,
2007; 6(6):
544-51.
Dobkin Bruce H
Curiosity and cure: translational research strategies for neural
repair-mediated rehabilitation
Developmental neurobiology,
2007; 67(9):
1133-47.
Dong Yun, Winstein Carolee J, Albistegui-DuBois Richard, Dobkin Bruce H
Evolution of FMRI activation in the perilesional primary motor cortex
and cerebellum with rehabilitation training-related motor gains after
stroke: a pilot study
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2007; 21(5):
412-28.
Lammertse D, Tuszynski MH, Steeves JD, Dobkin B, et al.
Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial design,
Spinal Cord,
2007; 45(3):
232-42.
Dobkin Bruce H
Interpreting the randomized clinical trial of constraint-induced
movement therapy
Archives of neurology,
2007; 64(3):
336-8.
de Bode Stella, Mathern Gary W, Bookheimer Susan, Dobkin Bruce
Locomotor training remodels fMRI sensorimotor cortical activations in
children after cerebral hemispherectomy
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2007; 21(6):
497-508.
Duncan Pamela W, Sullivan Katherine J, Behrman Andrea L, Azen Stanley P, Wu Samuel S, Nadeau Stephen E, Dobkin Bruce H, Rose Dorian K, Tilson Julie K, Tilson Julie K
Protocol for the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-stroke (LEAPS)
trial: a randomized controlled trial
BMC neurology,
2007; 7(2):
39.
Ditunno John F, Barbeau Hugues, Dobkin Bruce H, Elashoff Robert, Harkema Susan, Marino Ralph J, Hauck Walter W, Apple David, Basso D Michele, Behrman Andrea, Deforge Daniel, Fugate Lisa, Saulino Michael, Scott Michael, Chung Joanie, Chung Joanie
Validity of the walking scale for spinal cord injury and other domains
of function in a multicenter clinical trial
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2007; 21(6):
539-50.
Dobkin Bruce H
A journal for translational neuroscience for rehabilitation
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2006; 20(1):
3-4.
Dobkin Bruce H, Curt Armin, Guest James
Cellular transplants in China: observational study from the largest
human experiment in chronic spinal cord injury
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2006; 20(1):
5-13.
Hidler Joseph, Hodics Timea, Xu Benjamin, Dobkin Bruce, Cohen Leonardo G
MR compatible force sensing system for real-time monitoring of wrist
moments during fMRI testing
Journal of neuroscience methods,
2006; 155(2):
300-7.
Dong Yun, Dobkin Bruce H, Cen Steven Y, Wu Allan D, Winstein Carolee J
Motor cortex activation during treatment may predict therapeutic gains
in paretic hand function after stroke
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2006; 37(6):
1552-5.
Saremi Kaveh, Marehbian Jon, Yan Xiaohong, Regnaux Jean-Philippe, Elashoff Robert, Bussel Bernard, Dobkin Bruce H
Reliability and validity of bilateral thigh and foot accelerometry
measures of walking in healthy and hemiparetic subjects
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2006; 20(2):
297-305.
Dobkin Bruce H
Short-distance walking speed and timed walking distance: redundant
measures for clinical trials?
Neurology,
2006; 66(4):
584-6.
Dobkin Bruce H
Statin-related myopathy
Archives of internal medicine,
2006; 166(11):
1232; author reply 1233.
Dobkin B, Apple D, Barbeau H et al.
Weight-supported treadmill vs over-ground training for walking after acute incomplete SCI: a multicenter randomized clinical trial,
Neurology,
2006; 66:
484-493.
Dobkin Bruce H
Clinical practice. Rehabilitation after stroke
The New England journal of medicine,
2005; 352(16):
1677-84.
Dobkin Bruce H
Rehabilitation and functional neuroimaging dose-response trajectories
for clinical trials
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2005; 19(4):
276-82.
de Bode Stella, Firestine Ann, Mathern Gary W, Dobkin Bruce
Residual motor control and cortical representations of function
following hemispherectomy: effects of etiology
Journal of child neurology,
2005; 20(1):
64-75.
Koski Lisa, Dobkin Bruce H
Standardizing and validating transcranial magnetic stimulation
measures for use in stroke rehabilitation research
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology,
2005; 116(3):
740-1.
Dobkin Bruce H
Underappreciated statin-induced myopathic weakness causes disability
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2005; 19(3):
259-63.
Dobkin Bruce H, Firestine Ann, West Michele, Saremi Kaveh, Woods Roger
Ankle dorsiflexion as an fMRI paradigm to assay motor control for
walking during rehabilitation
NeuroImage,
2004; 23(1):
370-81.
Dobkin Bruce H, Havton Leif A
Basic advances and new avenues in therapy of spinal cord injury
Annual review of medicine,
2004; 55(1):
255-82.
Koski Lisa, Mernar Thomas J, Dobkin Bruce H
Immediate and long-term changes in corticomotor output in response to
rehabilitation: correlation with functional improvements in chronic
stroke
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2004; 18(4):
230-49.
Dobkin Bruce H
Neurobiology of rehabilitation
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
2004; 1038(1):
148-70.
Baron Jean-Claude, Cohen Leonardo G, Cramer Steven C, Dobkin Bruce H, Johansen-Berg Heidi, Loubinoux Isabelle, Marshall Randolph S, Ward N S, Ward N S
Neuroimaging in stroke recovery: a position paper from the First
International Workshop on Neuroimaging and Stroke Recovery
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland),
2004; 18(3):
260-7.
Dobkin Bruce H
Strategies for stroke rehabilitation
Lancet neurology,
2004; 3(9):
528-36.
Dobkin Bruce H
Botulinum toxin for spasticity after stroke
The New England journal of medicine,
2003; 348(3):
258-9; author reply 258-9.
Vaughan Theresa M, Heetderks William J, Trejo Leonard J, Rymer William Z, Weinrich Michael, Moore Melody M, Kübler Andrea, Dobkin Bruce H, Birbaumer Niels, Donchin Emanuel, Wolpaw Elizabeth Winter, Wolpaw Jonathan R
Brain-computer interface technology: a review of the Second
International Meeting
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,
2003; 11(2):
94-109.
Dobkin Bruce H
Do electrically stimulated sensory inputs and movements lead to
long-term plasticity and rehabilitation gains?
Current opinion in neurology,
2003; 16(6):
685-91.
Dobkin Bruce H
Functional MRI: a potential physiologic indicator for stroke
rehabilitation interventions
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation,
2003; 34(5):
e23-8.
Dobkin Bruce H, Apple David, Barbeau Hugues, Basso Michele, Behrman Andrea, Deforge Dan, Ditunno John, Dudley Gary, Elashoff Robert, Fugate Lisa, Harkema Susan, Saulino Michael, Scott Michael
Methods for a randomized trial of weight-supported treadmill training
versus conventional training for walking during inpatient
rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
2003; 17(3):
153-67.
Morton Sally C, Shekelle Paul G, Adams John L, Bennett Carol, Dobkin Bruce H, Montgomerie John, Vickrey Barbara G
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for urinary tract infection in persons with
spinal cord dysfunction
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation,
2002; 83(1):
129-38.
Sullivan Katherine J, Knowlton Barbara J, Dobkin Bruce H
Step training with body weight support: effect of treadmill speed and
practice paradigms on poststroke locomotor recovery
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation,
2002; 83(5):
683-91.