Joseph T. Giacino, Ph.D.
Area of Specialty: Neuropsychology, Dementia Treatment, 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 Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ; Assistant Professor/Adjunct Faculty Member, Seton Hall University, Department of Neuroscience, South Orange, NJ; Contributing Faculty Member, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Piscataway, NJ
Graduate Education: Doctorate, Clinical Psychology, 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
Representative Publications:
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.
Cicerone K, Dahlberg C, Malec JF, Langenbahn D, Felicetti T, Kneipp S, Ellmo W, Kalmar K, Giacino JT , Harley JP, Laatsch L, Morse P, Catanese J. Evidence-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation: Updated Review of the Literature from 1998 through 2002. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2005;86:1681-1692.
Giacino J . Diagnostic and prognostic guidelines for the vegetative and minimally conscious states. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2005;15(3-4):166-174.
Kalmar K, Giacino J . The JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2005;15(3-4):454-460.
Moussouttas M, Giacino J, Papamitsakis NI. Amnestic syndrome of the subcallosal artery. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2005;19:410-414.
Whyte J, Katz D, Long D, DiPasquale M, Polansky M, Kalmar K, Giacino J , Childs N, Mercer W, Novak P, Maurer P, Eifert B. Predictors of Outcome in Prolonged Posttraumatic Disorders of Consciousness and Assessment of Medication Effects: A Multicenter Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005;86:453-462.
Schiff ND , Rodriguez-Moreno D, Kamal A, Kim KHS, Giacino J , Plum F, Hirsch J. Functional MRI reveals large scale network activation in minimally conscious patients. Neurology , 2005;64:514-523.
Giacino J , Whyte J. The vegetative and minimally conscious states: Current knowledge and remaining questions. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation , 2005;20(1):30-50.
Giacino J . The vegetative and minimally conscious states: Consensus-based criteria for establishing diagnosis and prognosis. Neurorehabilitation , 2004;19(4):293-298.
Giacino JT , Kalmar K, Whyte J. The JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised: Measurement Characteristics and Diagnostic Utility. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004;85(12):2020-2029 .
Giacino JT , Trott C. Rehabilitative Management of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness : Grand Rounds. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 2004;19(3):262-273.
Schiff N, Ribary U, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Beattie B, Kronberg E, Blasberg R, Giacino J , McCagg C, Fins J, Llinas R, Plum F. Residual Cerebral Activity and Behavioral Fragments Can Remain in the Persistently Vegetative Brain. Brain , 2002;125:1210-1234.
Giacino JT , Ashwal S, Childs N, Cranford R, Jennett B, Katz DI, Kelly JP, Rosenberg JH, Whyte J, Zafonte RD , Zasler ND . The minimally conscious state: Definition and diagnostic criteria. Neurology , 2002;58:349-353.
Editorial Positions: Editorial Board: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; Ad hoc: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain, Nature Reviews-Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.