Swati Surkar, PT, PhD

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Thrilled to share our latest publication just in time for #AACPDM2025! 🎉 Our new RCT is the first to demonstrate that repeated sessions of RIC are feasible, safe, and well tolerated in children with unilateral CP. #Neurorehab #CerebralPalsy

Thrilled to share that our article “Efficacy of HABIT in Improving Real-world Bimanual Performance and Identifying Predictors for Therapy Success in Children with Unilateral CP” has been honored with the Editors’ Pick Award. Grateful to co-authors & participants. #CerebralPalsy#

New Publication Alert Our study shows that Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy improves real-world bimanual performance in children with unilateral CP, tracked via accelerometers. 👉 Key predictors: older age & baseline dexterity Read the full study here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40456004/

@Sandy_REACHLab Thank you, Dr. Billinger!

@swatisurkar Congratulations!!!

Honored to receive ECU’s Trendsetter Award for Early Career 💜💛 Grateful to work alongside inspiring mentors, collaborators & families in pediatric neurorehab. Here’s to advancing science with compassion!

@Sandy_REACHLab @WaghmareSaniya Congratulations Saniya and Dr. Billinger.

Excited to hood Dr Saniya Waghmare @WaghmareSaniya in 2 different celebrations! Congratulations Saniya! Can’t wait to see what tge future holds! #cardiopulm #PhD #stroke #faculty #franklinpierceuniversity

@RealMoverShaker Thank you, Shaker!

@swatisurkar Congratulations!

Excited to share our latest publication! "Effects of dual-task training on cognitive-motor learning and cortical activation..." Our findings highlight how dual-task training enhances both motor performance and brain activation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40338969/

This #FollowFriday, connect with ASNR Member @swatisurkar! She investigate brain structure & function relationships & the effects of different interventions to improve functional outcomes in children with #CerebralPalsy. #neurotwitter #neurorehabilitation @ECU_CAHS @EastCarolina

Excited to share our new publication: "Retention of Bimanual Performance Following Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy." We found that HABIT improves real-world bimanual performance, but the effects begin to decline 3 months post-therapy

@RealMoverShaker @columbianeurons @unmc @UNMCCOM @UNMC_mdphd Congratulations Shaker!

Blessed to have my inspirational sister with me at the UNMC Match Day as I matched into child neurology at Columbia University - NY Presbyterian. Excited and thankful to be moving to NYC for the next big adventure in training as a physician-scientist! @columbianeurons @WeinbergCP #Match2024 #NMatch2024 #ChildNeurology

Great job, Caroline Brown and Katie Woosley, for presenting the findings on corticospinal excitability following short- vs. intensive bouts of bimanual training during #CSM2024. Congratulations!! #ECUPT

Wonderful platform presentations of our research findings in #APTA Peds section @CSM2024. Kudos to Shailesh Gardas, PhD student in the #ECUPT program. Thanks to all co-authors for their contributions. Missed CSM this year.

@Sandy_REACHLab @ASNRehab @MarikaDemersOT @MaggieFrenchDPT @JA_Palmer_ @dpt_ecu @UofUPT @readapudem @UMN_DPT @AOTFoundation @Foundation4PT Thank you, Dr. Billinger.

@ASNRehab @MarikaDemersOT @MaggieFrenchDPT @JA_Palmer_ @swatisurkar @dpt_ecu @UofUPT @readapudem @UMN_DPT @AOTFoundation @Foundation4PT Congratulations @swatisurkar 👏🏻👏🏻

ASNR was thrilled to provide 4 Grant Awards to support Members attending the recent #TIGRR Workshop. Learn more about TIGRR and the experiences of this year's ASNR TIGRR Grant Award recipients in our latest blog post. asnr.com/files/ASNR_Sup… #neurorehabilitation #neurotwitter

Congratulations @JA_Palmer_

@ASNRehab @PruePlummer @swatisurkar @TarkeshRSingh @brainybassil @CassidyBrainz @JA_Palmer_ @SamNemPhD @nat_san_ald @sskphdpt A few ideas: 1. Mentorship and Nurturing the Next Generation 2. Career Panel: Diverse Perspectives in Neurorehab 3. Career paths in Neurorehab: An overview 4. Transitioning from Academia to Industry 5. Networking roundtable for building connections across Neurorehab

An excellent postdoc opportunity with Dr. Catherine Lang at Washington University. From my personal experiences, it's a great team and lab to work with. Here is the link: wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/W…

@Sandy_REACHLab @JA_Palmer_ Thank you, Dr. Billinger @Sandy_REACHLab

Congratulations to the recipients! @swatisurkar @JA_Palmer_ It’s a great program & I learned so much from experts (was ERRIS back in the day) ZevRymer DanCorocos JimStinear! #science 🤩🤩

@ASNRehab @MarikaDemersOT @MaggieFrenchDPT @JA_Palmer_ @dpt_ecu @UofUPT @readapudem @UMN_DPT Thank you @ASNRehab for your support. I sincerely appreciate it.

Congratulations to this year's recipients of our TIGRR Program Grant Awards! Drs. Marika Demers, Maggie French, Jackie Palmer, and Swati Surkar, we are thrilled to support your participation in this valuable program!