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Brooks Rehabilitation and University of Florida Researchers Conduct a Scoping Review to Explore the Unmet Rehabilitation Needs of Individuals Following Gender-Affirming Surgery

Dr. Meryl Alappattu, Brooks clinical research scientist and research assistant professor at the University of Florida (UF) College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy, collaborated with Dr. Mark Bishop, professor & director of the UF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and UF…

DPT Students Attend Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference

This Summer, Dr. Claudia Senesac and Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 Students Jaden Anderson, Briana Dentry, Tara Kochey, and Melyn Jessell attended the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference (PPMD) in Dallas, Texas, June 29-July 1,2023. This was a great opportunity for…

Dr. Federico Pozzi leads new study on shoulder injury pain

  Federico Pozzi Dr. Federico Pozzi, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is the lead investigator of a new College of Public Health and Health Professions study on the role of the central nervous system in perceiving rotator cuff tear pain in hopes…

Dr. Gordon Mitchell named MBI deputy director

Gordon Mitchell Dr. Gordon Mitchell, Preeminence Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Physical Therapy, was named deputy director of the McKnight Brain Institute (MBI). More about Dr. Mitchell’s history and his innovative plans for his new role with the MBI can be found here. Congratulations Dr.

DPT Class of 2025 Elects SPTA Officers

The DPT Class of 2025 elected officers to serve on the Student Physical Therapy Association. Meet the new officers below in their own words. Saige LaPorte – President “I was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. I attended the University of Florida for undergrad and received a Bachelor of…