Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine 2009
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  Medical Licensure

  • 2019-00859. North Carolina. 2019
  • 0101258601. Virginia. 2015
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments 2019 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2019 - 2020
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • - Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
    - Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Cerebral Palsy and Related Conditions Clinic 
    - Physiatry lead, Interdisciplinary Pediatric Surgical Spasticity Clinic
    - Physiatry lead, Mutlidisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Cohort of multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 22, 2022

    Duke Health

    Comprehensive Clinic for Cerebral Palsy and Related Conditions Rare Find in Southeast

  • OCT 31, 2022

    School of Medicine Magnify

    Christopher Lunsford Aims to Change the Medical Conversation Around Disability
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  Awards & Honors

  • Excellence in Teaching. Dept of PM&R, University of Virginia SOM. 2018
  • Young Scientist Award. University of Virginia SOM Graduate Medical Education Council. 2012
  • Best Student Physiatrist. University of North Carolina School of Medicine. 2009
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Arts & Healthcare
  • Assistive computer technology
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Children with disabilities--Care--Case studies
  • Disability
  • Disability Awareness Day
  • Disability studies
  • Durable Medical Equipment
  • Games
  • Games, Experimental
  • Games, Recreational
  • Health Care Reform
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
  • Orthotic Devices
  • Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation technology
  • Self-help devices for people with disabilities
  • Video Games
  • Wheelchairs
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Epidural Conus Medullaris Stimulation in patients with Subacute Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury to improve Pain and augment Rehabilitation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2026
  • FALL CALL Phase II awarded by Barron Associates 2021 - 2023
  • Virtual Activities of Living for Occupational Rehabilitation (VALOR) awarded by Barron Associates 2022 - 2023
  • Motivating Occupational Virtual Experiences In Therapy for kids (MOVE-IT) SBIR Phase II awarded by Barron Associates 2021 - 2022
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  External Relationships

  • American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
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  • Nuance Communications, Inc
  • World Pediatric Project
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Barton, Hanna, Ryan Coller, Sara Finesilver, Christopher Lunsford, Rupa S. Valdez, and Nicole E. Werner. “Children with Medical Complexity: Challenges and Opportunities for Human Factors/Ergonomics.” Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 64, no. 1 (December 2020): 697–701. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641162.
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    • Valdez, Rupa S., Christopher Lunsford, Jiwoon Bae, Lisa C. Letzkus, and Jessica Keim-Malpass. “Self-Management Characterization for Families of Children With Medical Complexity and Their Social Networks: Protocol for a Qualitative Assessment.” Jmir Res Protoc 9, no. 1 (January 23, 2020): e14810. https://doi.org/10.2196/14810.
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    • Doebrich, Adrienne, Marion Quirici, and Christopher Lunsford. “COVID-19 and the need for disability conscious medical education, training, and practice.” J Pediatr Rehabil Med 13, no. 3 (2020): 393–404. https://doi.org/10.3233/PRM-200763.
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    • Lunsford, Christopher, Lauren Rosen, Susan Biffl, Justin Ramsey, Jason Edinger, Wendy Pierce, and Amy Houtrow. “Gaps in the delivery of rehabilitation medical equipment in the digital age.” J Pediatr Rehabil Med 12, no. 3 (2019): 227–34. https://doi.org/10.3233/PRM-190012.
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    • Lunsford, Christopher, Garrett Grindle, Benjamin Salatin, and Brad E. Dicianno. “Innovations With 3-Dimensional Printing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Review of the Literature.” Pm R 8, no. 12 (December 2016): 1201–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.003.
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    • Feger, Mark A., Christopher D. Lunsford, Lindsay D. Sauer, Wendy Novicoff, and Mark F. Abel. “Comparative effects of multilevel muscle tendon surgery, osteotomies, and dorsal rhizotomy on functional and gait outcome measures for children with cerebral palsy.” Pm R 7, no. 5 (May 2015): 485–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.11.002.
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    • Lunsford, Christopher. “The Letter of Medical Necessity as Genre: Who Creates It and Who Controls It,” n.d. https://doi.org/10.1109/procomm.2018.00040.
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  • Book Sections

    • Lunsford, Christopher. “Durable Medical Equipment for Complex Cerebral Palsy.” In Children and Youth with Complex Cerebral Palsy Care and Management. Mac Keith Press, 2018.
    • “Care tools for clinical practice.” In Children and Youth with Complex Cerebral Palsy Care and Management. Mac Keith Press, 2018.
    • Lunsford, Christopher. “Orthoses for Myelomeningocele.” In Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices, edited by Joseph Webster and Kevin Murphy, 2018.

  • Conference Papers

    • Lunsford, Christopher, Humaira Ashraf, and Stacy J. Suskauer. “Poster 426 Benefits of Intensive Rehabilitation Boosts During Late Recovery for Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Series.” In Pm&Amp;R, 4:S336–S336. Wiley, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.09.1036.
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    • Lunsford, Christopher. “Feasibility of Using an Occupation-Based Virtual Reality System Among Children with Hemiplegia,” n.d.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Advising & Mentoring

  Available to mentor:

  • Faculty
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  Teaching Activities

  • 2017-2019 - UVA School of Medicine - Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine elective

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