ABPTRFE staff appoint members to the on-site team who meet the following qualifications:

• Physical Therapist Members
  • Must be a licensed physical therapist with expertise in physical therapy education and/or physical therapist residency or fellowship education.
  • Be a graduate of an ABPTRFE-accredited residency or fellowship program and/or recognized expertise in an ABPTRFE approved area of practice/concentration.
  • Must agree to complete training and to be available for at least three application reviews and site visits per year, and agree to stay current in residency/fellowship application evaluation procedures.
  • Must hold active APTA membership.
   
•  Public Members
  
  • Must be a doctoral-/terminally-degreed faculty or administrator who completed ABPTRFE on-site team training.
  • Cannot be a physical therapist.
   

Tasks

1. Verifying programs meet their mission and demonstrate successful participant achievement.
2. Confirming implementation of processes and procedures through discussions with administration, faculty, staff, program participants, and graduates.
3. Documenting whether programs minimally meet ABPTRFE Quality Standards using the Accreditation Report Rubric. 

On-Site Team Members

• Dave Bender, PT, DPT
  Physical Therapy at Bare Hills
• Jason Bennett, PT, MSPT, ATC, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Carroll University
• Kirk Bentzen, PT, DPT, PhD
  Glendale Adventist Medical Center
• Kimberly Beran-Shepler, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Creighton University
• Kunal Bhanot, PT, PhD
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  Carlow University
• Nicole Biltz, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialists in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Western University of Health Sciences
• Sujoy Bose, PT, DPT, MHS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
  Marshall University
• Michael Bourassa, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  East Tennessee State University
• Michael Brown, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  University of Mississippi
• Tamara Burlis, PT, DPT, MHS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Kara Copanas, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Children's Hospital Colorado
• Sara Cristello, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Brooks Rehabilitation
• Alan Crothers, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Foothills Physical Therapy
• Jeremy Crow, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  SPEAR Physical Therapy NYC
• Shala Cunningham, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  Radford University
• Carolyn Da Silva, PT, DSc
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Texas Woman's University
• Sara Darland, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Kaiser Permanente Orange County
• John DeWitt, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  The Ohio State University
• Jessica Donovan, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  The Ohio State University
• Brian Duncan, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  Memorial Hermann Health System - IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute
• Mark Evely, JD, PhD
  Wayne State University
• Emelia Exum, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
• Amy Firestone, PT, DPT
  James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
• Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Premier Physical Therapy
• Stephanie Fournier, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy
  United States Army
• Gail Freidhoff, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Bauman Physical Therapy
• Ethel Frese, PT, DPT, MHS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
  Saint Louis University
• Jody Frost, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
  Education Consultant and Facilitator
• Kiley Gibbs, PT, DPT, MA
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  KCG Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Megan Glod, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy
  UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
• Tamara Gravano, PT, DPT, EdD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  University of South Florida
• David Greathouse, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Clinical Electrophysiologic Physical Therapy
  Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
• Erin Green, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Texas Physical Therapy Specialists
• Dennis Gutierrez, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Saint Barnabas Medical Center
• Farhad Haeri, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
• Samantha Harris, PT, DPT, EdD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  South College Nashville
• Greg Hartley, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
  University of Miami
• Lorien Hathway, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy
  Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
• Jessica Heath-Byerly, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  CORA Physical Therapy
• John Heick, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Northern Arizona University
• Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Maryville University of Saint Louis
• Katherine Helton, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  VA - St. Louis Health Care System
• Craig Hensley, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Northwestern University
• Stephanie Hessel, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Harris Health System
• Melissa Kidder, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  The Ohio State University
• Anthony Kinney, PT, DPT, MBA
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Kinnesthetic Physiotherapy
• Kenneth Kirby, Jr, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  The Ohio State University
• Aimee Klein, PT, DPT, DSc
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  University of South Florida
• Tamara Klintworth-Kirk, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
  Duke University
• Heather Knight, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Creighton University
• Reka Kovacs, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Harris Health System
• Caitlyn Lang, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  Memorial Hermann Health System
• Melanie Lauderdale, PT, DPT, EdD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  University of Mississippi
• Stacia Lee, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  University of Washington
• Lori Leineke, PT, DPT, EdD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Methodist University
• John Lowman, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
  The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Katherine Lynch, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Colorado College
• Kristel Maes, PT, DPT
  University of North Carolina
• Tyrees Marcy, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Olympic Sports and Spine
• Tara Maroney, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Weldon Rehabilitation
• Kathryn Martin, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  University of Colorado
• Laura Martin, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  TIRR Mememorial Hermann
• Arlene McCarthy, PT, DPT, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Kaiser Permanente Redwood Cit
• Patricia McCord, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  Evergreen PT Specialists
• Mary Kate McDonnell, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Terrence McGee, PT, DScPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Patrick McGinty, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Cleveland State University
• Nicole Melfi, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Texas Children's Hospital
• Emily Middleton, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Anne Miller, PT, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Houston Community College
• George Stephen Morris, PT, PhD
  Wingate University
• Edward Mulligan, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Theresa Najjar, PT, DPT, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Synaptic Physical Therapy
• Kelly Nelson, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Creighton University
• David Nolan, PT, DPT, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  Northeastern University
• Travis Obermire, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  Samaritan Athletic Medicine
• Michelle Oberst, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  University of California San Francisco
• Anne O'Donnell, PT, PhD
  Shriners Hospital for Children
• Stefanie Palma, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  North Georgia Physical Therapy and Education Services
• William Cody Pannell, PT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  University of Mississippi
• Catherine Patla, PT, DHSc
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  University of St. Augustine
• Justin Payette, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Cindy Pfalzer, PT, PhD, FAPTA
  University of Michigan - Flint
• Laura Podschun, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  AdventHealth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Nicholas Purcell, PT, DPT
  Texas Children's Hospital
• Jennifer Quartano, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic and Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Brooks Rehabilitation
• Carmina Rafael, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Palm Garden at Aventura
• Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
  University of Colorado
• Patrick Reetz, PT, MPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Remedy Therapy Staffing
• Yasser Salem, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Hofstra University
• Gary Schindler, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  University of North Dakota
• Teresa Schuemann, PT, DPT, ATC
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Evidence in Mostion Sports Residency
• Kaitlyn Schlueter, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Samaritan Athletic Medicine
• Chris Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Saint Louis University
• Misty Seidenburg, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Upstream Rehab Institute
• Matthew Smith, PT, DPT, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Midwestern University
• Barbara Springer, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Quality of Life Plus
• J. Scott Straker, PT, ATC, MS
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
• William Suits, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  University of Michigan
• Nima Tabloei, PT, DPT, MPH
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Kaiser Permanente
• Jodi Thomas, PT, DPT, DHSc
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  Texas Woman's University
• Mary Thompson, PT, PhD
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
  Texas Woman's University
• Michele Tourné, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
  A.T. Still University
• Michael Turnwald, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  Orthopedic One
• Casey Unverzagt, PT, DPT, DSc
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Baylor University
• Lucas VanEtten, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  The Ohio State University
• Kimberly Varnado, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
  College of Saint Mary
• Derek Vraa, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  United States Air Force
• Zachary Walston, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  PT Solutions
• Sabrina Wang, PT, DPT, OTR/L
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
  UF Health Jacksonville
• Adam Wielechowski, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Kirsten Wightman, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy
  Kaiser Permanente
• Burke Wilson, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
  Texas Children's Hospital
• Sarah Worth, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Harris Health System
• Laura Zajac-Cox, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Emory University
• Qing Zhang, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center