The Catholic University of America

Peter S. Lum, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
202-319-5657 phone
202-319-4287 fax
lum@cua.edu

Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, 1987
M.S., Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1988
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco, 1993

Biography

Dr. Lum's area of study is the application of engineering tools to assist development of nobel interventions for rehabilitation of movement following neurological injury. Following his doctoral studies, he served from 1994-2002 as Research Biomedical Engineer at the Rehabilitation Research & Development Center in the Dept. of Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. There, he developed the MMe robotic system for rehabilitation of arm movement after stroke. In 2002, he and colleagues published the first controlled study that demonstrated the advantages of robotic arm therapy compared with dose matched conventional therapy. He started as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Catholic University in 2005, and was promoted to Associate Prfessor in 2007. He currently directs the Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research at National Rehabilitation Hospital, and is also a Research Health Scientist at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is currently developing robotic devices for hand function, studying motor learning and performance limitations in amputee populations, and continuing work in telerehabilitation technologies.

Representative Publications
Lum PS, Burgar CG, Van der Loos M, Shor PC, Majmundar M, Yap R (2006) MIME robotic device for upper-limb neurorehabilitation in subacute stroke subjects: A follow-up study. J Rehabil Res Dev 43(5):631-42.

Patten C, Dozono JM, Schmidt SG, Jue ME, Lum PS (2006) Combined Functional Motor Retraining and Dynamic High Intensity Resistance Training Promotes Recovery of Upper-extremity Motor Function in Post-stroke Hemiparesis: A Case Study. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 30(3): 99-115.

Garvey MA, Giannetti ML, Alter KE, Lum PS (2007) Cerebral palsy: new approaches to therapy. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 7(2):147-55.

Schabowsky CN, Hidler JM, Lum PS (2007) Greater reliance on impedance control in the nondominant arm compared with the dominant arm when adapting to a novel dynamic environment. Exp Brain Res 182(4):567-77.

Schabowsky CN, Dromerick AW, Holley RJ, Monroe B, Lum PS (2008) Trans-radial upper extremity amputees are capable of adapting to a novel dynamic environment. Exp Brain Res 188(4):589-601.

Dromerick AW, Schabowsky CN, Holley RJ, Monroe B, Markotic A, Lum PS (2008) Effect of Training on Upper-Extremity Prosthetic Performance and Motor Learning: A Single-Case Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1199-204.

Nef T, Lum P (2009) Improving backdrivability in geared rehabilitation robots. Med Biol Eng Comput 47(4):441-7.

Lum PS, Mulroy S, Amdur RL, Requejo P, Prilutsky BI, Dromerick AW (2009) Gains in Upper Extremity Function After Stroke via Recovery or Compensation: Potential Differential Effects on Amount of Real-World Limb Use. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 16(4):237–253.