Learning Tracks - The Bionic Arm

Dr. Gregory Dumanian is a respected plastic surgeon in his native Chicago. As part of a collaborative project between Northwestern's Division of Plastic Surgery and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, he is pioneering more intuitive controls for amputees' prosthetic limbs. Dr. Dumanian's work was the subject of the session "The Bionic Arm: How Nerve Transfers Improve Control in Prosthetics."

This Learning Tracks podcast is a production of the Northwestern Alumni Association and was recorded during 2009's A Day with
Northwestern in Evanston.

Posted: October 22, 2009