Swati Surkar, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor
Director: Pediatric Assessment and Rehabilitation Lab (PeARL)

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨

Thrilled to share our latest publication just in time for #AACPDM2025! 🎉 Our new RCT is the first to demonstrate that repeated sessions of RIC are feasible, safe, and well tolerated in children with unilateral CP. #Neurorehab #CerebralPalsy

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Thrilled to share that our article “Efficacy of HABIT in Improving Real-world Bimanual Performance and Identifying Predictors for Therapy Success in Children with Unilateral CP” has been honored with the Editors’ Pick Award. Grateful to co-authors & participants.
#CerebralPalsy#

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

New Publication Alert
Our study shows that Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy improves real-world bimanual performance in children with unilateral CP, tracked via accelerometers.
👉 Key predictors: older age & baseline dexterity
Read the full study here: https://t.co/hoz37gruEy

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@Sandy_REACHLab Thank you, Dr. Billinger!

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Honored to receive ECU’s Trendsetter Award for Early Career 💜💛 Grateful to work alongside inspiring mentors, collaborators & families in pediatric neurorehab. Here’s to advancing science with compassion!

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@Sandy_REACHLab @WaghmareSaniya Congratulations Saniya and Dr. Billinger.

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@RealMoverShaker Thank you, Shaker!

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Excited to share our latest publication!
"Effects of dual-task training on cognitive-motor learning and cortical activation..."
Our findings highlight how dual-task training enhances both motor performance and brain activation
https://t.co/V8AYtRGe0l

[ASNR @ASNRehab]

This #FollowFriday, connect with ASNR Member @swatisurkar! She investigate brain structure & function relationships & the effects of different interventions to improve functional outcomes in children with #CerebralPalsy.

#neurotwitter #neurorehabilitation @ECU_CAHS @EastCarolina

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Excited to share our new publication: "Retention of Bimanual Performance Following Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy." We found that HABIT improves real-world bimanual performance, but the effects begin to decline 3 months post-therapy

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@RealMoverShaker @columbianeurons @unmc @UNMCCOM @UNMC_mdphd Congratulations Shaker!

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Great job, Caroline Brown and Katie Woosley, for presenting the findings on corticospinal excitability following short- vs. intensive bouts of bimanual training during #CSM2024. Congratulations!! #ECUPT

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

Wonderful platform presentations of our research findings in #APTA Peds section @CSM2024. Kudos to Shailesh Gardas, PhD student in the #ECUPT program. Thanks to all co-authors for their contributions. Missed CSM this year.

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@Sandy_REACHLab @ASNRehab @MarikaDemersOT @MaggieFrenchDPT @JA_Palmer_ @dpt_ecu @UofUPT @readapudem @UMN_DPT @AOTFoundation @Foundation4PT Thank you, Dr. Billinger.

[Sandra Billinger @Sandy_REACHLab]

Congratulations @JA_Palmer_

[Ryan S. Falck, PhD CSCS @Ryan_S_Falck]

@ASNRehab @PruePlummer @swatisurkar @TarkeshRSingh @brainybassil @CassidyBrainz @JA_Palmer_ @SamNemPhD @nat_san_ald @sskphdpt A few ideas:

1. Mentorship and Nurturing the Next Generation

2. Career Panel: Diverse Perspectives in Neurorehab

3. Career paths in Neurorehab: An overview

4. Transitioning from Academia to Industry

5. Networking roundtable for building connections across Neurorehab

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

An excellent postdoc opportunity with Dr. Catherine Lang at Washington University. From my personal experiences, it's a great team and lab to work with. Here is the link:
https://t.co/bNtGYmfDf8

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@Sandy_REACHLab @JA_Palmer_ Thank you, Dr. Billinger @Sandy_REACHLab

[Swati Surkar, PT, PhD @swatisurkar]

@ASNRehab @MarikaDemersOT @MaggieFrenchDPT @JA_Palmer_ @dpt_ecu @UofUPT @readapudem @UMN_DPT Thank you @ASNRehab for your support. I sincerely appreciate it.

[ASNR @ASNRehab]

Congratulations to this year's recipients of our TIGRR Program Grant Awards! Drs. Marika Demers, Maggie French, Jackie Palmer, and Swati Surkar, we are thrilled to support your participation in this valuable program!