Critical Thinking in Clinical Research
Applied Theory and Practice Using Case Studies
Edited by Felipe Fregni and Ben M.W. Illigens
Author Information
Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Director of the Laboratory of Neuromodulation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospitalas well as an Associate Professor of Neurology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is also the course director for the HMS continuing medical education course, Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, a 6-month distance learning course. It focuses on promoting collaboration and bringing clinical research education to practicing clinicians worldwide.
Ben M.W. Illigens, MD, PhD is an instructor of neurology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Harvard Medical School. Along with Dr. Felipe Fregni, Dr. Illigens teaches the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, which inspired this book.
Contributors:
Priscila Caldeira Andrade, PharmD, MPH
Health Economics & Market Access Manager-Northern Region (Latin America)
Johnson & Johnson Medical
Harvard School of Public Health
Colombia
Nazem Atassi, MD
Department of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Munir Boodhwani, BSc, MD
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottowa, Canada
Lívia Caroline Barbosa Mariano, MD
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sandra Carvalho, MSc, PhD
Neuromodulation Center
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Laura Castillo-Saavedra, MD
University of Chicago Medicine
The Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Minou Djannatian, MD
Department of Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Technische Universität München
Munich, Germany
Scott Evans, PhD
Director of the Statistical and Data Management Center (SDMC), Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG)
Department of Biostatistics
Harvard University School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Juliana C. Ferreira, PhD
Respiratory Intensive Care Unit
Hospital das Clinicas Medical School, USP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Translational Research
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MMSc, MPH
Director, Spaulding Neuromodulation Center
Director, Collaborative Learning in Clinical Research Program, Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, and Continuing Education
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Inês C.R. Henriques, MD
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Ben M.W. Illigens, MD
Department of Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Tamara Jorquiera, MD, MSc
Department of Medicine
University of San Martín de Porres
Lima, Peru
Faiza Khawaja, MD
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
Toronto, Canada
Catherine Lee, PhD
Department of Biostatistics
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Hang Lee, PhD
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Jorge Leite, PhD
Laboratory of Neuromodulation
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Fernanda Lopes, PhD
Neuromodulation Center
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Suely Matsubayashi, PhD
Teaching Assistant Coordinator of PPCR program
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Lotfi B. Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH
Director, the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity
Department of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Raquel Ajub Moyses, MD
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rui Nakamura, MD
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Vera Novak, PhD, MD
Department of Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Jessica Paulus, ScD
Investigator, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Studies
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Medford, MA
Ana Isabel Penzlin, MD
Medica na FKH
Dresden, Germany
Mohammad Azfar Qureshi. MBBS
Department of Nephrology
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Timo Siepmann, MD
Departments of Neurology, Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology
Universitätsklinikum Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Claudia Kimie Suemoto, MD, PhD
Division of Geriatrics
University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Keiko Ueda, MD
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
Harvard School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Clarissa Valim, MD, MSc, ScD
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
