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Sangeetha Madhavan is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation and motor recovery after stroke, with a focus on wearable robotic exoskeletons and gait training. Her major contributions center on understanding how robotic assistance can improve walking function and neural plasticity in chronic stroke survivors. In her most cited work, a randomized controlled trial (97 citations), she demonstrated that gait training with a hip-assistive exoskeleton not only enhances clinical outcomes but also strengthens descending corticospinal drive to lower limb muscles, providing mechanistic insight into recovery. Her subsequent studies have explored immediate adaptations to post-stroke walking performance and the safety and efficacy of robotic exoskeletons in outpatient rehabilitation. Madhavan’s research bridges engineering and clinical neuroscience, offering evidence-based approaches to restore mobility. Her work has been supported by major funding agencies, and she is recognized for advancing personalized rehabilitation strategies that leverage robotics to retrain the damaged nervous system.