David F Putrino, PhD Email David Putrino
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- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance
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- Language
- English
Dr. David Putrino is an Official Medical Provider for Red Bull’s Sponsored Athletes in North America.
David is physical therapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He worked as a clinician in Australia, before moving to the United States to study computational neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, MIT and NYU. He has served as a faculty member at Weill-Cornell Medicine and Burke Medical Research Institute.
He is currently the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mt Sinai Health System, and an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai. He works to develop innovative technology solutions for individuals in need of better healthcare accessibility.
He consults with the Red Bull High Performance division to use evidence-based technologies to improve athletic performance. He is also the “Chief Mad Scientist” of Not Impossible Labs, a group that crowd-sources accessible technological solutions for high-impact humanitarian problems. David’s research has been featured on the ABC, Sport’s Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Time, Wired and the LA Times to name just a few.
Research Topics
Cell Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience
Education
PhD, The University of Western Australia
Language
English
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Putrino during 2021 and/or 2022. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Thorne HealthTech
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- BeCare, LLC
Scientific Advisory Board:
- Social Creatures
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