George Gitchel, Ph.D.
Expert Witness - Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurological disorder specialist at RightEye- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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RightEye
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Expert Witness - Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurological disorder specialist
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2017 - Present
Utilize findings from my research to quantitatively and objectively assess the presence/absence of Traumatic Brain Injury in legal cases, for both defense and plaintiff teams. External scientific consultant in development of a clinical tool for physicians and navigating it through the FDA breakthrough device regulatory pathway.
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MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC)
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Program Leader
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2022 - 2023
Remote Leading a cross functional team of department leads to strengthen study outcomes, ensure efficiency, and strategically plan future direction and pipeline development.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Oct 2020 - Oct 2022
I was recruited for this position, concurrent with my Director of Clinical Research position by the Executive Director of Veterans Affairs and a colleague who recognized the scope and speed of my accomplishments within translational research. The VHA Innovation Ecosystem has established a growing roster of National Centers of Innovation to Impact (NCi21I), which I was tasked with advising on how to set up, coordinate and develop. These centers have established new healthcare possibilities… Show more I was recruited for this position, concurrent with my Director of Clinical Research position by the Executive Director of Veterans Affairs and a colleague who recognized the scope and speed of my accomplishments within translational research. The VHA Innovation Ecosystem has established a growing roster of National Centers of Innovation to Impact (NCi21I), which I was tasked with advising on how to set up, coordinate and develop. These centers have established new healthcare possibilities across the enterprise in cutting edge fields such as bioprinting, AI/ML, assistive technology, and more. With a nationwide footprint and access to an unprecedented talent pool and knowledge base, the NCi2I centers are capable of interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deploy cutting edge innovative solutions rapidly and efficiently. Additionally, I planned and implemented a systematic mechanism by which VHA Innovation Ecosystem enables co-development of emerging technology solutions through collaborative processes with both internal and external stakeholders.
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Director of Clinical Research
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Aug 2008 - Oct 2022
Richmond, Virginia I oversee and strategically plan the research portfolio of the southeast regional Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC). Specialty interests include oculomotor research and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Through meticulous planning, I have built a coalition and created a world-class, multidiscipline research center. • Direct the conception, research, development, licensing, regulatory approval, and international sales success of a novel… Show more I oversee and strategically plan the research portfolio of the southeast regional Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC). Specialty interests include oculomotor research and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Through meticulous planning, I have built a coalition and created a world-class, multidiscipline research center. • Direct the conception, research, development, licensing, regulatory approval, and international sales success of a novel diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease and over 28 other neurological disorders, some of which may be diagnosed in pre-clinical stages. • Oversee the protocol development process, oversee data generation and validation, and conduct clinical data review/query resolution to ensure consistent, quality data review. • Translate complex technical neurological research, diagnosis, and algorithms to layman’s terms for engineers, lawyers, and physicians. • Through extensive research, discovered and invented a novel and unique method to differentially diagnose numerous neurological diseases with high accuracy, some of which can be detected >10 years preclinically. • My research has a $1 million grant awarded from Michael J Fox Foundation investigating the eye movements as a clinical and pre-clinical biomarker in diagnosing Parkinson’s disease as the principal Investigator at the McGuire VAMC. • An additional $480,000 DARS CNI grant was awarded as the principal Investigator, utilizing TMS to study cognition in a TBI population. • In 2022, I received the Federal Labs Consortium Impact Award, the first Lab/research within Veterans Affairs honored by the Federal Lab Consortium, which oversees all laboratories within the US federal government. • Additionally, I support numerous other researchers and physicians in their research interests, and manage a portfolio of research protocols within and outside of the PADRECC.
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Education
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering -
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering