Dr. Jason Maikos
Bio- Medical Engineering - VANYHHS
Inaugural Director - VISN 2 Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory
Dr. Jason Maikos, Bio- Med Engineering, VANYHHS, is a 2018 Federal Executive Board Award Winner in the Scientific or Technical Category. Winning submissions across the Harbor will be highlighted over the upcoming days.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) fosters an environment of innovation to develop and apply cutting edge healthcare for the most effective evidence-based interventions. Dr. Maikos embodies the core values of VA and is helping to lead the evolution of amputation care to become more effective and efficient.
Dr. Maikos was hired as the inaugural director of the VISN 2 Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory, where he was presented with the unique opportunity to develop a research and clinical program from the ground level. With his extraordinary efforts to shape the direction of this service, he has laid the foundation for an elite clinical research program, as he has established strategic collaborations within the VA, Department of Defense (DoD), and academic institutions. This has led to over $11 million in grant funding to explore prosthetics and amputation outcomes.
Over the past year, Dr. Maikos has continued his successful campaign to reshape the paradigm of prosthetics and amputation care in the VA healthcare system. This year, he and his research team were awarded $2.5 million in grant funding to contribute to prosthetic outcomes research and support evidence-based healthcare practice in the rehabilitation of individuals living with amputation. In addition, Dr. Maikos has kicked off 4 DoD-funded investigations, which utilize complex analytical methods that explore both cutting edge prosthetic technology and rehabilitation treatments to help determine the best practices to maximize our disabled Veterans’ rehabilitative and functional potential. Most recently, his team launched a comprehensive physical and psychosocial needs assessment for women living amputation, a major focus of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Furthermore, in the past year, Dr. Maikos has demonstrated an outstanding record of disseminating his research findings to the scientific community. He presented at the annual conferences for both the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Association of Academic Physiatrists, where he conducted symposia on the results of an interdisciplinary, multi-center amputation outcomes database. He also gave guest lectures and hosted webinars regarding the clinical significance and application of his research to clinicians and residents at several universities and VA medical centers across the country. Since the beginning of 2018, he has submitted three manuscripts for review in leading journals, which are expected to be published in the coming months.
Dr. Maikos also has a demonstrated commitment to serving Veterans beyond the clinic. He regularly volunteers his time to support VA New York Harbor’s growing adaptive sports program which provide adaptive sport opportunities and experiences as a way to promote the health-life plan initiative amongst New York Veterans.
Dr. Maikos has written the first great chapter of his early career and that of the VISN 2 Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory. He has demonstrated an outstanding record of accomplishments this past year and is a motivated individual who shows exceptional commitment to our Veterans. His past accomplishments are a strong indicator for the beneficial impact he will have on the future of VA research and we greatly look forward to what his next great chapter will say.