Eric Hegedus, PhD, DPT, MHSc, MPT

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.