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Gustafson Lab

 

Narendra Bhadra, M.D., Ph.D.

Researcher
Office: Room 110 Wickenden Building
Phone: (216) 368-6601
Fax: (216) 368-4872
Email: nxb11@case.edu
Mail Address:Room 110 Wickenden Building
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7207
Selected links:
• COS Profile

Education
• M.B. B.S. Medicine and Surgery, University of Calcutta, 1977.
• M.S. Orthopedic Surgery, University College of Medicine, 1983.
• M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2001.

Research Interests
• Design and fabrication of neural stimulation electrodes for 'Functional Electrical Stimulation'.
• Neuroprostheses for Lower Urinary Tract Rehabilitation.
• Neurourology and Urodynamics.
• Feedback control in Lower Urinary Tract Neuroprosthesis.
• Novel sensory stimulus paradigms.
• Application of high frequency nerve block for Lower urinary tract disorders.

Publications
• Bruns TM, Bhadra N and Gustafson KJ, "Variable patterned pudendal nerve stimuli improves reflex bladder activation," IEEE Trans Neural Sys Rehabil Eng, 160(2), pp. 140 - 148, 2008.
 
• Boger AS, Bhadra N, Gustafson KJ, Bladder Voiding by Combined High Frequency Electrical Pudendal Nerve Block and Sacral Root Stimulation, Neurourol Urodyn, in press 2007.
 
• Bhadra N, Bhadra N, Kilgore KL, Gustafson KJ, High Frequency electrical conduction block of the pudendal nerve, J Neural Eng, 3, 180-187, 2006.
 
• Bhadra N, Mortimer JT, Extraction force and tissue change during removal of a tined intramuscular electrode from rat gastrocnemius, Ann of Biomed Eng, 34 (6), 1042-50, 2006.
 
• Bhadra N, Grunewald V, Creasey GH, Mortimer JT, Selective Activation of the Sacral Anterior Roots for Induction of Bladder Voiding, Neurourology and Urodynamics, 25 (2), 185-93, 2006.
 
• Bhadra N, Mortimer JT, Selective block of external anal sphincter activation during electrical stimulation of the sacral anterior roots in a canine model, Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 17 (5), 721-6, 2005.
 
• Mortimer JT, Bhadra N, Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Stimulation, Neuroprosthetics: Theory and Practice, World Scientific Pub Co Inc (bookchapter), 2004.
 
• Bhadra N, Bhai BM, Instructions for the Mind, English translation of the original Bengali text by Shri Annada Thakur, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, Dakhshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath, 80 pages, 2003.
 
• Bhadra N, Grunewald V, Creasey GH, Mortimer JT, Selective suppression of sphincter activation during sacral root stimulation, Neurourology and Urodynamics, 21, 55-64, 2002.
 
• Bhadra N, Grunewald V, Creasey GH, Mortimer JT, Urethral pressure profiles in the female canine implanted with sacral anterior nerve root electrodes, World J of Urology, 19 (4), 272-7, 2001.
 
• Grill WM, Bhadra N, Wang BQ, Bladder and urethral pressures evoked by microstimulation of the sacral spinal cord in cats, Brain Research, 31, 19-30, 1999.
 
• Wang BQ, Bhadra N, Grill WM, Functional anatomy of the male feline urethra: morphological and physiological correlations, J Urology, 161 (2), 654-9, 1999.
 
• Grunewald V, Bhadra N, Creasey GH, Mortimer JT, Functional conditions of micturition induced by selective sacral anterior root stimulation: experimental results in a canine animal model, World J Urology, 16 (5), 329-36, 1998.
 
• Bhadra N, Mortimer JT, Extraction forces and tissue changes during explant of CWRU type intramuscular electrodes from rat gastrocnemius, Ann of Biomed Eng, 251017-25, 1997.
 
• Bhadra N, Bose KS, Sagittal plane knee movements during level walking, Ind Journal of Surgery, 48, 244-50, 1986.
 
• Saha AK, Bhadra N, Dutta SK, Latissimus dorsi transfer for the treatment of recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder, Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 57 (6), 539-41, 1986.
 
• Saha AK, Bhadra N, Mechanics of movements of the shoulder girdle, Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad, 49, 586-95, 1983.
 
Other Experience
• 2004-2007, NIH Research Fellow, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Orthopedics.
• 2002-2003, Research Fellow, Applied Neural Control Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
• 1995-2001, Staff Scientist, Axon Engineering Inc.
• 1991-1995, Research Assistant, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
• 1988-1990, Assistant Professor, National Institute for Orthopedic Handicap, Calcutta, India.
• 1985-1987, Research Scientist, Jadavpur University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Center.
• 1981-1983, Research Clinician, University College of Medicine, Bioengineering Unit.
• 1981-1983, Clinical Tutor, Calcutta Medical College and Hospitals, Department of Surgery.