Electrical Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Management, Physical Therapy, Statistics
Y. Dan Rubinstein is CEO/co-founder of Physera which is using data and technology to innovate in healthcare. Previously, Dan held product leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Palantir and was an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Khosla Ventures. Earlier in his career, he was the founding CEO of Reflectivity, a semiconductor display startup, which raised over $58M, grew to over 60 employees, set up manufacturing lines in Taiwan & Japan and was acquired by Texas Instruments. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton and is a published singer-songwriter.
Back Pain, gait analysis, Neck Pain, Physical Therapy, risk of falls
Kathryn Sawyer is certified as an orthopedic clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and serves as the director of clinical education for Tufts University School of Medicine's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in Seattle. Sawyer has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic settings since 2007. Her primary clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of neck and low back pain, and she has collaborated extensively with spinal surgeons to enhance postoperative rehabilitation protocols for patients undergoing spinal surgery. As a clinician, Sawyer mentored numerous DPT students, and she holds advanced clinical instructor certifications from the American Physical Therapy Association and the Texas Consortium for Clinical Education. Her research interests are varied and currently include gait analysis and fall risk reduction in persons with Parkinson’s Disease as well as contemporary issues in DPT clinical education.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
Tufts UniversityExercise, physical rehabilitation, Physical Therapy
Dr. Lindaman is an assistant professor at Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at Tufts University School of Medicine and a faculty member in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (Seattle), serving as their primary course director for the clinical neuroscience and neuromuscular practice management courses. Prior to joining Tufts, he served as the course director for the neurological rehabilitation courses at Drexel University. Clinically, he completed his neurological physical therapy residency at Thomas Jefferson University and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in 2018. He worked as a full-time clinician for Good Shepherd Penn Partners (GSPP) University City in their outpatient site located in Philadelphia from 2018-2023, primarily working with a variety of neurological, orthopedic, and vestibular-related diagnoses. He also served as a clinical instructor. He is recognized by the APTA/Duke University as being vestibular rehabilitation competent. His research agenda is focused on clinical reasoning patterns along with student success within DPT education. Professionally, he has served as the chair of the neurological special interest group for the APTA Pennsylvania Chapter and as a House of Delegate. representative. He currently serves on the Committee of Content Experts (CCE) for the American Board of Physical Therapist Specialist to develop testing questions for the neurological clinical specialty exam.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
Tufts UniversityExercise, physical rehabilitation, Physical Therapy
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science
Tufts UniversityExercise, Orthopedic, physical rehabilitation, Physical Therapy
Michael Clarke is a faculty member in Department of Rehabilitation Science at Tufts University School of Medicine who teaches in the Tufts Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (Seattle). With a board certification as an orthopedic clinical specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, and as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, he brings a depth of expertise to his teaching. He is the primary instructor for courses in Physical Therapy Fundamentals, Upper Quarter Musculoskeletal Management, and Primary Care, focusing on integrating advanced practice techniques and evidence-based care. His commitment to the profession extends beyond the classroom, serving as the chair of the Nominating Committee for the APTA Idaho Chapter. Recognized for his exceptional contributions and leadership in the field, he was honored as the Physical Therapist of the Year in 2022 by the APTA Idaho.
Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Tufts Universityexercise intervention, injury recovery, musculoskeletal care, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Sports Injury
Eric Hegedus is Professor and Department Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has had a notable 32-year career as a leader and innovator in physical therapist education, research, and clinical practice. He was also the founding Program Director of Tufts DPT- Phoenix, AZ. as well as the Founding Chair of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Department at High Point University. He was a Vice-Chief in Duke's Doctor of Physical Therapy Division where he directed and taught Musculoskeletal Practice Management courses garnering him the American Physical Therapy Association's Orthopedic Section James a Gould Teaching Award, a national award given to the single most deserving teaching professor annually. He also was a four-time winner of the "Duke DPT Excellence in Teaching" award and a three-time nominee for Duke Medical Center's prestigious Master Clinician Educator Award.
As a scholar, he is driven to answer relevant clinical questions in the orthopedic and sports diagnosis and rehabilitation realm and translate the findings to clinical practice. This singular passion has driven his scholarly agenda resulting in publication of over 90 peer-reviewed articles, 20 abstracts, and 5 book chapters. He contributed to the writing of the new clinical practice guidelines for shoulder instability for the profession of physical therapy and is currently involved with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Math (NASEM) reviewing relevant literature of adverse events related to vaccine.
Dr. Hegedus has a long history of developing successful clinical practices and remains a practicing physical therapist.
Back Pain, Ergonomics, Knee Pain, Leg Pain, Neck Pain, physical therapist, Physical Therapy, Posture, Sciatica
Mark Gugliotti, D.P.T., associate professor of physical therapy at New York Institute of Technology, teaches orthopedic manual therapy and massage and is a health care associate and researcher at New York Tech Center for eSports Medicine. He also has experience providing home care, consultation services, and continuing education seminars. He has published in the peer reviewed journals Rehabilitation Oncology and Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. Gugliotti has also published an autobiographical account of his cancer experience entitled Victor Not Victim: My Battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Gugliotti’s research interests include rehabilitation oncology, manual therapy, neurodynamics, postural ergonomics, and eSports. He also oversees the campus-wide "Posture Patrol" initiative committed to assisting faculty and staff members adopt a healthier and more ergonomic workstation environment.
In 1995, Gugliotti graduated from the Hogeschool Enschede in The Netherlands, where he studied physical therapy. Prior to that, he earned his bachelor of science degree in exercise physiology at the University of Connecticut. He has taken numerous continuing education courses with the specialty of orthopedic manual therapy. Completion of several of these courses earned Gugliotti his master of science degree in Advanced Orthopedic Physical Therapy and his transitional doctorate in Physical Therapy from Touro College. He has also earned the distinction of being an Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) and a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT).