MEET OUR LEAD TRAINERS AND EVALUATORS

Nathan Foreman, PT, DPT Principal

Nathan is a physical therapist with over 20 years of academic teaching and clinical research experience, along with global education and consultation for rehab drug and device companies. He has experience in multi-phase international IND/NDA drug and device clinical trials, product design and development, and large-scale, 500+ institution data acquisition and analysis projects. His area of clinical expertise is in movement/gait analysis, measurement selection, and electrophysiology. Nathan is a graduate of Texas A&M University, and earned his Master of Physical Therapy at The University of Texas -Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from The University of Montana. Nathan currently lives in the DFW area of Texas.

Laurey Brown, PT, DPT, PCS

Dr. Brown is a board-certified specialist of pediatric physical therapy who works at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Laurey received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis and completed the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disability (LEND) fellowship through Boston Children's Hospital. She has over 16 years of experience treating a variety of patients and specializes in those with neuromuscular diagnoses. Throughout her clinical practice, she has worked as an evaluator for various trials, has taught at the graduate level and has presented posters at national and international conferences. She currently resides in Chicago.

Emily Case.jpg — Emily Case Lazzaro, PT, DPT

Dr. Lazzaro is a physical therapist with over 10 years of clinical and research experience. Emily graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in mechanical engineering and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Miami while working in the Neuromotor Rehabilitation Research Lab at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. She served critical research roles for the Robotics Lab, Hand Lab, and Single Motor Unit Lab at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab). She has presented at multiple national and international conferences in the area of robotics rehabilitation and guest lectured at two universities in the Seattle area. She currently resides in southern Indiana.

Krista Gabello, PT, DPT, PCS

Dr. Gabello is a board-certified pediatric clinical specialist, and has practiced pediatric physical therapy for the last 18 years at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her primary focus is neurologic and cardiopulmonary pediatrics. She has been adjunct faculty in several Philadelphia based Universities. In addition to clinical care and education, Krista spent 8 years as a clinical specialist and business development representative in Manhattan for a neurorehabilitation company. Her business experience, areas of clinical expertise and role as educator complement her current role in strategic customer engagement for a large healthcare company. Krista graduated with her Master followed by Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of the Science in Philadelphia. She currently resides in Manhattan.

Amie Panteny, PT, DPT

Dr. Panteny is a physical therapist with over 14 years experience in a variety of settings from pediatrics to geriatrics in acute care, outpatient and school based programs. She received her Master of Physical Therapy from UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas followed by her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from The College of St. Scholastica. Her area of specialty includes developmental and functional movement in children as well as with neurological and orthopedic patients. Amie resides in the DFW area of Texas.

Carmen E. Sanchez, PhD

Dr. Sanchez is a licensed clinical psychologist, a clinical researcher and a published scientific writer. She earned her MA and PhD degrees from the University of South Carolina with an internship at Duke University. She has worked extensively with the clinical evaluation of children age 0-3 years and with children and adolescents with rare diseases. Her work has extended to the pediatric and adult populations, particularly in the area of neurocognitive issues. She has participated in global education, training raters to use various psychological instruments and following up on their ability to use these instruments with fidelity. She has shaped impactful data collection systems, minimizing data errors and streamlining key research processes. She currently resides in Durham, NC.

Jodi Thomas, PT, DPT, DHSc, PCS

Dr. Thomas is an Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Education in the School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman's University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Midwestern State University in 2002, a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University in 2005, and a Doctor of Health Science in 2019 from the University of Indianapolis. She has been an APTA member since 2009 and is board certified in pediatric physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She has practiced pediatric physical therapy in a variety of settings such as homes, schools, and outpatient clinics. She has several publications and presentations regarding research in the field of pediatric physical therapy. She currently resides in Arlington, Texas.

Susie Ward, B.Kin

Susie is a research kinesiologist specializing in the clinical implementation of technology in neurological rehabilitation settings. She began her research career coordinating and assessing for trials at McMaster University and the University Health Network’s Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences departments, where she developed a keen interest in the intersection between adaptive exercise and the utilization of technology to maximize outcomes and quality of life in those living with complex injuries and illnesses. She has since consulted for several industry leaders to develop business strategies to introduce a wide portfolio of innovative devices to the Canadian market, responsible for training and educating rehabilitation teams all over Canada. Susie currently resides in Montreal, Quebec.