David Putrino

I am a physical therapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. I have worked clinically in both private practice and hospital environments before moving to the United States to study computational neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and MIT. I also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at New York University, designing prostheses for Brain Machine Interface devices. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, and the Director of Telemedicine and Virtual Rehabilitation at Burke Medical Research Institute. In this position, I work to develop low-cost and accessible healthcare solutions for individuals in need of better healthcare accessibility. I also consult for Red Bull High Performance, using state-of-the-art technology to monitor and enhance athlete performance. We try to promote the message that the methods and technology we use for high-performance athletes should be translated to individuals in need of rehabilitation. I am also the “Chief Mad Scientist” of Not Impossible Labs, a group that crowd-sources accessible technological solutions for high-impact humanitarian problems. All of my projects are centered around finding pragmatic and effective ways to deliver the standard of care that people need and deserve to recover from illness and injury. I am passionate about MindMe's ability to change the way that we approach suicide prevention and care for people with depression.

January 2016