CSCAT Advisory Board
Marc DeGennaro, DC, is a general family chiropractic doctor in the Charlottesville area, specializing in full spine care for adults and children. Dr. DeGennaro graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and has advanced training for whiplash, spinal rehabilitation, orthotics, and strength training.
Carolyn L. Engelhard, MPA, is Program Director of the Master of Science Program in Health Evaluation Sciences and the Executive Director of the MPH Program in the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences (DHES) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she lectures and presents on a number of topics related to public policy including ethical issues in patient care and research. She plays a major role in interviewing and advising trainees, particularly those who wish to pursue a degree through the DHES.
George Guess, MD, HMt, a classical homeopathic medicine, board certified practitioner, is located only 10 minutes from the University of Virginia. Dr. Guess contributes to the CSCAT clinical researching training program through mentoring trainees and participating in research related to his area of expertise.
George T. Rodeheaver, PhD, Edlich Professor of Plastic Surgery and Director of the Wound Healing Research Laboratory, has supervised the research programs of visiting surgeons, residents, medical students, and undergraduate students. His research in wound healing is expansive and covers aspects from the cellular level to health care delivery. Dr. Rodeheaver has collaborated with the CSCAT in studying the influence of static magnetic fields (SMF) on blood flow. Under Dr. Rodeheaver's mentorship, trainees learn the practical application of wound healing research.
John C. Rowlingson, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Acute Pain Management Service at UVA Health System, brings content expertise to pain management. Dr. Rowlingson has been an active participant in CAM-related research during the past three years.
Thomas C. Skalak, PhD, Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering, has been active in cardiovascular and biomedical engineering research and training for over 15 years at the University of Virginia and is currently President of the Biomedical Engineering Society. His research efforts are directed in two major areas: biomechanics of microvascular structure, function, and adaptation, and engineering of wound prevention and repair. There is a high degree of synergy between these efforts and with other research and education activities at the University.
Dr. Skalak is also the Director of the Center for Engineering of Wound Prevention and Repair, funded by a private foundation. This center aims to link clinical problems in wound repair with state-of-the-art scientific tools and engineering technologies to understand and modify the cellular events involved in this process. Dr. Skalak's mentorship provides access to these resources and to this expertise, which brings a quantitative and technological aspect to the trainees' research as required by the individual projects.
Jeremy B. Tuttle, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience,brings the perspective of a long and well-funded basic science perspective to the training program-a perspective that relates to the potential therapeutic application of pulsed and static magnetic fields. He has been supervising and advising the research of individuals in various stages of career development for over twenty years. This experience and level of activity ensures that a broad and diverse resource base is available to our CAM research training program.