Recovery From Complex Chronic Illness

About The Event Researchers at Mt. Sinai Hospital are looking into ways to help patients address complex chronic illness including LongCovid, ME/CFS (Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) and Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (chronic Lyme). The studies will involve the use of medical devices, surveys, video conferences, and dietary supplements to identify results. Dr. David Putrino, lead researcher, will join project Lyme discuss how he is working with patients to help them find solutions to their chronic health issues. About The Speakers 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 Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount 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.