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Senior Research Scientist
Shepherd Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Frank DeRuyter, PhD, FASHA, MMCi
Frank is Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine and is currently Senior Research Scientist at the Shepherd Center. Prior to Duke, Frank was at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center for 15 years in various leadership capacities. At Duke for 25 years, he was Professor, Department of Surgery; Chief, Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology; Section Head, Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences; and Principal Investigator of 8 federally funded extramural awards, totaling over $30 million dollars that focused on research and development of assistive technologies for the disabled. Following retirement, he continued his research interest in emerging disruptive technologies and is currently Co-PI of the LiveWell RERC, the mRehab RERC, and the App Factory DRRP.
He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, presented over 350 keynotes/professional papers at national/international conferences, and serves on numerous professional committees and advisory boards. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Bridge School.