Medical Director and COO, Endowed Research Chair and Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research
Human Engineering Research Laboratories of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Brad Dicianno, MD is a physiatrist and bioengineer. He is a Professor and Endowed Research Chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He serves as the Medical Director and COO of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories. He is the Medical Director of the UPMC Center for Assistive Technology and the Director of the UPMC Adult Spina Bifida Clinic. His clinical interests are in the areas of spina bifida and assistive technology. His research interests lie at the intersection of disability, assistive technology, and value-based care. Specifically, he is interested in studying how technologies can improve outcomes for people with disability and also improve the delivery of healthcare and community-based services. Relevant technologies are mobile health, telemedicine, electronic medical records interoperability, and rehabilitation engineering devices such as wheelchairs.
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