Department Name

Ryan Pontiff, PT, DPT, PhD OCS, FAAOMPT

  • Assistant Professor of Instruction
  • Director of Clinical Education, Hybrid DPT Program

Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences

About Me

Ryan Pontiff, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Clinical Education for the Hybrid DPT Program in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (PTRS) in the School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Texas Woman's University (TWU) and is pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy from TWU.

Teaching Interest

  • Orthopedic assessment and diagnosis of musculoskeletal injury
  • Therapeutic modalities and pain education

Research

Research Interest

  • Interventions for burnout
  • Muscle recruitment and activation post-surgery and injury
  • Orthopedic rehabilitation protocols post-surgery and injury
  • Prevalence of burnout in physical therapists

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