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Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese

PT, EdD, FNAP

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Current Employment/Position:

• Associate Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine (Physical Therapy) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Director, Performing Arts Fellowship Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York, NY

Professional Service Activities:

  • President, Performing Arts Special Interest Group (PASIG), APTA Orthopedics

  • Teaching Faculty, Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults, APTA Geriatrics

  • Professional Advisory Board, Five P Minus Society

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice

  • Distinguished Scholar and Fellow, National Academies of Practice (NAP)

  • Co-Chair, CUIMC CARES Curriculum Alliance [Civility, Acceptance, Respect, Empathy, Support], Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, CUIMC

  • Curriculum Task Force - Disability Health in Medical Education, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, CUIMC

  • NYP-CUIMC Age Friendly Hospital System - Quality and Patient Safety

• Associate Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine (Physical Therapy) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Director, Performing Arts Fellowship Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York, NY

Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese, PT, EdD, FNAP

Featured Quote:

"I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue serving on the PTLI Board. It is both humbling and energizing to work alongside such a diverse, powerful, and enthusiastic group of leaders dedicated to challenging the status quo and transforming physical therapy education."

Profile Links:

https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/profile/laurel-d-abbruzzese-pt

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