HeidiSchambraMD

Neurorehabilitation

Associate Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine; Director of Neuro-Epidemiology; Director of Research Strategy in Neurology at NYU Langone

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Office
301 E 17th St
New York, NY 10003
Phone+1 212-305-3535

Education & Training

Burke Rehabilitation HospitalFellowship, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2010 - 2011
NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2007 - 2010
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2004 - 2007
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Brown UniversityBS, Neuroscience, 1997

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2007 - 2011
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellowship with Distinction National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), 2015
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2012
Fellows Award in Research Excellence National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2008, 2010
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Competitive Postdoctoral Fellowship National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2007
David H. Poer Scholarship Emory University, 2002
James E. Paullin Scholarship Emory University, 2002
Predoctoral Fellowship Medical Research Scholars Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2001
James L. Campbell Scholarship Emory University, 1998
Honors in Neuroscience Brown University, 1997
Joukowsky Postgraduate Scholarship Brown University, 1997
National Merit Scholarship Finalist 1993
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Clinical Trials

Exoskeletal Support in Stroke Start of enrollment: 2024 Jan 03
COMPLETED
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome After Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 18
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Transcallosal inhibition does not influence subacute motor recovery in mild-to-moderate stroke.
Emily Fokas, Myriam Taga, Leticia Hayes, Charalambos C Charalambous, Sharmila Raju
Brain. 2025-03-11
1 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation for stroke rehabilitation: Neural substrates, neuromodulatory effects and therapeutic implications.
Heidi M Schambra, Seth A Hays
The Journal of Physiology. 2025-02-01
Corticospinal and corticoreticulospinal projections have discrete but complementary roles in chronic motor behaviors after stroke.
Myriam Taga, Yoon N G Hong, Charalambos C Charalambous, Sharmila Raju, Leticia Hayes
Journal of Neurophysiology. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the Executive Function Performance Test: a measure of executive function in a sample of people with stroke
Baum CM, Connor LT, Morrison T, Hahn M, Dromerick AW, Edwards DF, Am J Occup Ther, 1/1/2008

Press Mentions

Digital Tool Aids Stroke Rehabilitation by Tracking Arm MovementsJune 17th, 2022
If You Don't Have This Gene, You May Recover Better from a StrokeFebruary 24th, 2019
Magnetic Stimulation of Brain May Help Some Stroke Patients RecoverDecember 15th, 2011

Grant Support

Mechanisms of paired vagus nerve stimulation in human chronic strokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2024–2029
Mechanisms of paired vagus nerve stimulation in human chronic strokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2024–2029
Feasibility of a music listening intervention for mental health recovery in chronic strokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY2024–2026
Feasibility of a music listening intervention for mental health recovery in chronic strokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY2024–2026
Feasibility of a music listening intervention for mental health recovery in chronic strokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY2024–2026
Corticoreticulospinal Tract Reorganization After StrokeNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2019–2025