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Laura Pietrosimone, PT, DPT, PhD, has received a new National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)) K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award. 

Duke Doctor of Physical of Therapy admissions specialists and students will be on hand to talk with prospective students at this event. We hope to see you there!

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, is the lead author of a groundbreaking paper that aims to clarify the gray area associated with “contextual factors,” the internal and external factors that influence the patient experience and outcomes.  

Dr. Chad Cook is one of the most prolific researchers in the PT profession. Featured in media around the world, he's spoken to groups in 39 countries. He recently hit a new milestone by publishing his 350th paper, a groundbreaking piece that defines an often-used term that's been shrouded in gray matter. 

Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and director of Outcomes Research for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic, will soon join the faculty of the Doctor of Physical Therapy division. 

He begins on January 1, 2024, and will be an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Research Lead for the Department of Rehabilitation Services for Duke University Health System.

Corey Simon, DPT, PhD, is a researcher and assistant professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He is on the Center for Geriatric Surgery faculty and is a senior fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. Earlier this year, he was named a UCSF/AGS Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Scholar.

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Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty members, Amy Pastva, PT, MA, PhD, and Corey Simon, DPT, PhD, have been appointed as members of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).  They will serve as faculty in DCRI’s Musculoskeletal and Surgical Sciences (MASS) Therapeutic Area.

Faculty residents Colette A. Waddell, PT, DPT, and Allyson Sutkowi-Hemstreet PT, DPT, CSCS, have completed their residency program with Duke DPT.  

"Hi, my name is Allyson. My pronouns are she and her."

Squinting back at me from the hospital bed is a wiry man with a head of wispy white hair. His puffy eyes take the usual route: first my face, then a flicker over my half-buzzed hair, then a scan down my chest and hips in my black unisex scrubs.

"What did you say your name was?" he asks, his face still vaguely confused.

This week, Duke DPT welcomed back Stephanie Milosovic, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, a 2012 graduate of our program and former teaching assistant. Milosovic is the new exercise physiologist and will work closely with Division Chief Todd Cade, PT, PhD, and Senthil Selvaraj, MD, to help with their studies. She began on July 10.