Dimitry Sayenko

Dimitry Sayenko, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery , Academic Institute
Associate Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Neuromodulation & Recovery Lab


dgsayenko@houstonmethodist.org
Description of Research

Physiology, Neuroscience, Motor Control, Balance, Postural Control, Locomotion, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Neuromodulation

Areas Of Expertise

Stroke Neuroscience Neuromodulation Spinal Cord Injury Physiology Spinal cord Spinal Cord Stimulation Motor Control Postural Control Locomotion
Publications

Mapping lumbar efferent and afferent spinal circuitries via paddle array in a porcine model
Steele, AG, Taccola, G, Frazier, AM, Manzella, M, Hogan, M, Horner, PJ, Faraji, AH & Sayenko, DG 2024, , Journal of Neuroscience Methods, vol. 405, 110104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2024.110104

Multi-site lumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation: When less is more
Tran, K, Steele, A, Crossnoe, R, Martin, C & Sayenko, DG 2024, , Neuroscience Letters, vol. 820, 137579, pp. 137579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137579

Characterizing neurological status in individuals with tetraplegia using transcutaneous spinal stimulation
Oh, J, Scheffler, MS, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, Sheynin, J, Steele, AG & Sayenko, DG 2023, , Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, 21522, pp. 21522. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48811-0

Novel site-specific neuromodulation of ventral spinal circuitry coordinating neural control of micturition after semi-chronic spinal cord injury
Salazar, BH, Hoffman, KA, Frazier, AM, Hogan, MK, Khavari, R, Sayenko, D & Horner, PJ 2023, , Scientific Reports.

Transcutaneous spinal stimulation provides characterization of neurological status in individuals with tetraplegia
Oh, J, Scheffler, MS, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, Sheynin, J, Steele, AG & Sayenko, DG 2023, , Research square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3513515/v1

Combinatorial Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation and Task-Specific Training to Enhance Hand Motor Output after Paralysis
Oh, J, Scheffler, MS, Mahan, EE, King, ST, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, Steele, AG, O’Malley, MK & Sayenko, DG 2023, , Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, vol. 29, no. suppl, pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci23-00040S

Impact of different ground-based microgravity models on human sensorimotor system
Saveko, A, Bekreneva, M, Ponomarev, I, Zelenskaya, I, Riabova, A, Shigueva, T, Kitov, V, Abu Sheli, N, Nosikova, I, Rukavishnikov, I, Sayenko, D & Tomilovskaya, E 2023, , Frontiers in Physiology, vol. 14, 1085545. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1085545

Sensory organization of postural control after long term space flight
Shishkin, N, Kitov, V, Sayenko, D & Tomilovskaya, E 2023, , Frontiers in Neural Circuits, vol. 17, 1135434, pp. 1135434. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2023.1135434

A Pilot Study Using ExaStim to Restore Upper Limb Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Sayenko, D, Perez, M, Martin, R, Yung, R & Lo, Y-K 2023, , Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.020

Mapping of cervical spinal cord using transcutaneous spinal stimulation provides characterization of neurological status in individuals with tetraplegia
Oh, J, Scheffler, MS, Mahan, E, King, S, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, Steele, A, OMalley, M & Sayenko, D 2023, , Conference proceedings: 10th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Toronto, Canada, 11/21/23 - 11/23/23.

Mapping lumbar efferent and afferent spinal circuitries via paddle array in a porcine model
Steele, A, Taccola, G, Dietz, V, Frazier, A, Horner, PJ, Faraji, A & Sayenko, D 2023, , Society for Neuroscience, 11/11/23 - 11/15/23.

Functional reorganization of brain-spinal connectivity after stroke using non-invasive spinal neuromodulation and robotic upper limb exoskeleton
Scheffler, MS, Oh, J, Mahan, E, King, S, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, OMalley, M & Sayenko, D 2023, , Society for Neuroscience, 11/11/23 - 11/15/23.

Task-specific training using robotic exoskeleton in combination with cervical transcutaneous electrical stimulation improves upper limb motor output in individuals with tetraplegia
Oh, J, Scheffler, MS, Mahan, E, King, S, Martin, CA, Dinh, J, Steele, A, OMalley, M & Sayenko, D 2023, , Society for Neuroscience, 11/11/23 - 11/15/23.

Re: G230171 Trade/Device Name: Boston Scientific: Spectra WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System
Sayenko, D 2023, ..

Re: G230309 Trade/Device Name: Boston Scientific CoverEdge™ (CoverEdgeX 32)
Sayenko, D 2023, ..

Corrigendum: Impact of different ground-based microgravity models on human sensorimotor system(Front. Physiol., (2023), 14, (1085545), 10.3389/fphys.2023.1085545)
Saveko, A, Bekreneva, M, Ponomarev, I, Zelenskaya, I, Riabova, A, Shigueva, T, Kitov, V, Abu Sheli, N, Nosikova, I, Rukavishnikov, I, Sayenko, D & Tomilovskaya, E 2023, , Frontiers in Physiology, vol. 14, 1281392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1281392

Cervical transcutaneous spinal stimulation for spinal motor mapping
Oh, J, Steele, AG, Varghese, B, Martin, CA, Scheffler, MS, Markley, RL, Lo, YK & Sayenko, DG 2022, , iScience, vol. 25, no. 10, 105037, pp. 105037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105037

Measuring Torque Production with a Robotic Exoskeleton during Cervical Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
Mahan, E, Dunkelberger, N, Oh, J, Simmons, M, Varghese, B, Sayenko, D & OMalley, M 2022, , Paper presented at 2022 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 7/25/22.

Effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation on spatiotemporal cortical activation patterns: A proof-of-concept EEG study
Steele, AG, Manson, GA, Horner, PJ, Sayenko, DG & Contreras-Vidal, JL 2022, , Journal of neural engineering, vol. 19, no. 4, 046001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ac7b4b

Transcutaneous spinal stimulation alters cortical and subcortical activation patterns during mimicked-standing: A proof-of-concept fMRI study
Manson, G, Atkinson, DA, Shi, Z, Sheynin, J, Karmonik, C, Markley, RL & Sayenko, DG 2022, , Neuroimage: Reports, vol. 2, no. 2, 100090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100090