Alumni in Action

Due to the excellent experience I had at NYU and all of the great opportunities I had being in New York, I am now a pediatric physical therapist at Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. I work in their inpatient rehab facility and my focus is working with children with traumatic brain injuries. I work with all disciplines in the hospital in order to provide children of all ages with a plan of care to rehabilitate from all types of brain injuries. Without the experiences offered to me at NYU's DPT program, I would not have been able to obtain this job right out of school and I couldn't be happier.

I am a physical therapist for Danford Works, a concierge PT clinic here in New York City. I treat a variety of sports and orthopedic injuries using the examination skills and clinical reasoning I developed at NYU. The generalist approach of our program has allowed me to feel confident in my ability to treat a wide variety of injuries. Since graduating, I have taken courses in concussion management, soccer sports medicine, and blood flow restriction for rehabilitation. I plan on assisting in developing a blood flow restriction protocol following platelet-rich plasma injections and hope to one day serve as a medical volunteer for the Olympics.

I am currently the Physical Therapy Department Manager at an orthopedic physical therapy clinic in the Bay Area. I work alongside orthopedic surgeons and certified hand therapists seeing various musculoskeletal conditions. NYU has given me the leadership skills and fundamental knowledge to administer the highest level of care and manage a high-quality facility. Over the years I have had the privileged opportunity to work as a sports medicine volunteer at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to help the Paralympic and Olympic athletes pursue their dreams. I also provide sports medicine coverage for tennis, rugby, and marathons, and I plan on volunteering my time to provide PT services to underserved areas in Mexico with a nonprofit.

I am currently the Manager of the Physical Therapy Department at the NYU Student Health Center. My NYU PT education prepared me for this role in a number of ways. Most importantly, it instilled a desire to strive for excellence in my clinical practice and constant professional improvement. The NYU PT Curriculum on Critical Inquiry, the "PT as Educator and Manager" course, and the business administration course laid the foundation for me as an administrator, educator, and writer. Finally, the connections I made with my classmates and clinical instructors set me up for lifelong friendships and a productive career.

Currently, I am a clinical assistant professor in the DPT program at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. I teach gross anatomy, kinesiology, and intro to orthopedics. Most recently, I directed the completion of the construction of a new anatomy dissection lab in our program. Later this year, professional continuing education courses will commence in the lab for health professionals in clinical anatomy. In addition to my academic duties, I am the director of a boutique outpatient orthopedic clinic in Manhattan. NYU's DPT program has a specific focus on leadership, administration skills, and professional presenting. These skills created a strong foundation as I have transitioned from clinician to administrator, practice manager, and teacher. Our course work in critical research inquiry prepared me well to operate now as an academic professor presenting research evidence to my students as well as creating new research.