JohnRoss Rizzo

JohnRoss Rizzo, MD

Ilse Melamid Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Keywords
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Eye-Hand Coordination, Eye Movements, Ocular Motor Control, Manual Motor Control, Concussion, Biomechanics, Gait, Assistive Technology, Wearable Technology, Blindness and Visual Impairment (BVI), Sensory Augmentation, Electronic Travel Aids (ETAs) for BVI, Mobility in Low Vision

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Ilse Melamid Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Director, Disability Inclusion

Vice Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Graduate Education

MD from New York Medical College

Residency And Fellowship Training

Fellowship, NYU Langone Medical Center, Rusk Rehabilitation, Clinical Research Fellowship

Residency, NYU Langone Medical Center, Rusk Rehabilitation (with Chief Year)

NSF/FDA SIR: OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF RECOVERY DURING POST STROKE NEUROREHABILITATION THERAPY USING BRAIN-MUSCLE CONNECTIVITY NETWORK

A pilot proof of concept study the contribution of eye-hand coordination impairment to functional deficits in stroke

Guidelines for Building Disability Inclusion and Accessibility into Healthcare Emergency Management

Use of Gerikit to Phenotype Older Adults with Ischemic Heart Disease

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Can foundation models reliably identify spatial hazards? A case study on curb segmentation

Sheng, Diwei; Hamilton-Fletcher, Giles; Beheshti, Mahya; Feng, Chen; Rizzo, John-Ross

Assistive technology. 2025 Apr 23; 1-9

Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Mobility, Safety, and Equity for Persons with Vision Loss in Urban Environments

Ricci, Fabiana Sofia; Ukegbu, Charles K; Krassner, Anne; Hazarika, Sanjukta; White, Jade; Porfiri, Maurizio; Rizzo, John-Ross

Journal of urban health. 2025 Feb 27;

Haptics-based, higher-order sensory substitution designed for object negotiation in blindness and low vision: Virtual Whiskers

Feng, Junchi; Hamilton-Fletcher, Giles; Hudson, Todd E; Beheshti, Mahya; Porfiri, Maurizio; Rizzo, John-Ross

Disability & rehabilitation. Assistive technology. 2025 Feb 21; 1-20

Multi-faceted sensory substitution using wearable technology for curb alerting: a pilot investigation with persons with blindness and low vision

Ruan, Ligao; Hamilton-Fletcher, Giles; Beheshti, Mahya; Hudson, Todd E; Porfiri, Maurizio; Rizzo, John-Ross

Disability & rehabilitation. Assistive technology. 2025 Feb 15; 1-14

Reducing barriers through education: A scoping review calling for structured disability curricula in surgical training programs

Keegan, Grace; Rizzo, John-Ross; Gonzalez, Cristina M; Joseph, Kathie-Ann

American journal of surgery. 2025 Jan; 239:116062

Navigation Training for Persons With Visual Disability Through Multisensory Assistive Technology: Mixed Methods Experimental Study

Ricci, Fabiana Sofia; Liguori, Lorenzo; Palermo, Eduardo; Rizzo, John-Ross; Porfiri, Maurizio

JMIR rehabilitation & assistive technologies. 2024 Nov 18; 11:e55776

The criticality of reasonable accommodations: A scoping review revealing gaps in care for patients with blindness and low vision

Keegan, Grace; Rizzo, John-Ross; Morris, Megan A; Joseph, Kathie-Ann

American journal of surgery. 2024 Nov 13; 241:116085

Evaluating the efficacy of UNav: A computer vision-based navigation aid for persons with blindness or low vision

Yang, Anbang; Tamkittikhun, Nattachart; Hamilton-Fletcher, Giles; Ramdhanie, Vinay; Vu, Thu; Beheshti, Mahya; Hudson, Todd; Vedanthan, Rajesh; Riewpaiboon, Wachara; Mongkolwat, Pattanasak; Feng, Chen; Rizzo, John-Ross

Assistive technology. 2024 Aug 13; 1-15

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