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Joseph T. Giacino, Ph.D.
Area of Specialty: Neuropsychology, Brain Injury, Neurodegenerative Disease/Dementia, Movement Disorders
Professional Appointments: Associate Director of Neuropsychology, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center , Edison , NJ
Academic Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor, Seton Hall University, Department of Neuroscience, South Orange, NJ; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ.
Graduate Education: Doctorate, Clinical/School Psychology, and Hofstra University , NY
Medical School : N/A
Research Interest: Dr. Giacino's clinical and research interests include diagnostic assessment, outcome prediction, treatment of disorders of consciousness, awareness and executive function. He is the primary author of the JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised which has been translated into six languages. He has published and lectured extensively on topics pertaining to neuropsychological and neurobehavioral sequelae of severe brain injury and maintains an active program of research. He was instrumental in establishing a case definition for the minimally conscious state and is the principal investigator for three federally-funded research studies investigating novel assessment strategies and neuromodulatory interventions designed for patients who have sustained severe brain injury.
Professional Memberships: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (Fellow) Board Member, American Psychological Association, Brain Injury Association of America, Inc, National Academy of Neuropsychology (Fellow), New Jersey Neuropsychology Society
Honors and Awards: Distinguished Member Award, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2002; Fellow, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2004; Fellow, National Academy of Neuropsychology, 2003; Certificate of Distinguished Achievement in Psychology, Fairfield University, 1981
Recent Publications:
Illes J, Lau P, Giacino J . Neuroimaging, impaired states of consciousness and public outreach. Nature- Clinical Practice Neurology , in press.
Schnakers C, Majerus S, Giacino J , Vanhaudenhuyes A, Bruno MA, Boly M, Moonen G, Damas P, Lambermont P, Lamy M, Damas F, Ventura M, Laureys S. A French validation study of the Coma Recovery Scale- Revised. Brain Injury , in press.
Vanhaudenhuyse A, Giacino J, Schnakers C, Kalmar K, Smart C, Bruno MA, Gosseries O, Moonen G, Laureys S. Blink to visual threat does not herald consciousness in the vegetative state. Neurology. 2008 Aug 20; [Epub ahead of print].
Smart C, Giacino J , Cullen T, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Hirsch J, Schiff N, Gizzi M. Locked-in syndrome complicated by central deafness: Neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings. Nature- Clinical Practice Neurology 2008 May 27. [Epub ahead of print].
Hanks RA, Millis SR, Ricker JH, Giacino JT , Nakase-Richardson R, Frol AB, Novack TA, Kalmar K, Sherer M, Gordon W. The predictive validity of a brief inpatient neuropsychologic battery for persons with traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89(5):950-957.
Kalmar K, Novack TA, Nakase-Richardson R, Sherer M, Frol AB, Gordon W, Hanks RA, Giacino JT , Ricker JH. The feasability of a brief neuropsychologic test battery during acute inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89(5):942-949.
Giacino J , Smart C. Recent advances in behavioral assessment of individuals with disorders of consciousness. Current Opinion in Neurology 2007;20(6):614-619.
Fins JJ, McMaster M, Gerber L, Giacino JT . The minimally conscious state: A diagnosis in search of an epidemiology. Arch Neurol 2007;64(10):1400-1405.
Schiff ND, Giacino JT (co-lead author), Kalmar K, Victor JD, Baker K, Gerber M, Fritz B, Eisenberg B, O'Connor JO, Kobylarz EJ, Farris S, Machado A, McCagg C, Plum F, Fins JJ, Rezai A. Behavioral improvements with thalamic stimulation after severe traumatic brain injury. Nature 2007;448(Aug 2):600-604.
Laureys S, Giacino J, Schiff N, Schabus M, Owen A. How should functional imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness contribute to their clinical rehabilitation needs? Current Opinion in Neurology 2006;19:520-527.
Giacino J, Hirsch J, Schiff N, Laureys S. Functional neuroimaging applications for assessment and rehabilitation planning in patients with disorders of consciousness. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006;87(Suppl 2):S67-S76.
Schnakers C, Giacino J , Kalmar K, Piret S, Lopez E, Boly M, Malone R, Laureys S. Does the FOUR score correctly diagnose the vegetative and minimally conscious states? [letter] Annals of Neurology 2006;60(6):744-745 .
Voss HU, Ulug AM, Dyke JP, Watts R, Kobylarz EJ, McCandliss B, Heier LA, Beattie BJ, Hamacher KA, Vallabhajosula S, Goldsmith SJ, Ballon D, Giacino JT , Schiff ND. Axonal re-growth in late recovery from the minimally conscious state? J of Clinical Investigation 2006;116:205-211.
Giacino, J. The minimally conscious state: Defining the borders of consciousness. In: Laureys S (ed.): Progress in Brain Research, The Boundaries of Consciousness: Neurobiology and Neuropathology . Amsterdam , Elsevier, 2005;150:381-395.
Editorial Positions: Editorial Board: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; Ad hoc: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain, Nature Reviews-Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.