Dr Michael Leavitt

Michael Leavitt

Lecturer

Biography	I am an experienced physical therapist and have been in practice for over 10 years since receiving my Doctorate in Physical Therapy in May of 2010. Since graduating, I have worked in Outpatient Neurology, home health, inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, subacute rehabilitation, and electronic medical record development In my current role I serve as a lecturer and placement coordinator at Edinburgh Napier University for the physiotherapy program. I also serve as the Director of Studies for a PhD candidate as well as co-supervise a M-Res project. In my previous role I serve as a Physical Therapist for Northwestern Medicine Outpatient Neurological Rehab (August 23, 2010-present). My clinical focus currently involves neurologic trauma, multilevel trauma, neurodegenerative disease, concussion, amputation rehabilitation, as well as more recently, rehabilitation of patients with complications due to Covid-19. I continuously seek to practice the most up to date evidence based practice techniques in order to best serve my patients. I have many responsibilities at my clinic outside of clinical work which ranges from electronic medical record development to being a certified clinical instructor for doctoral candidates.
Research Interests	Head injury management Concussion Application of rehabilitation intensity to survivors of stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury Advancement of rehabilitative technology

Biography

I am an experienced physical therapist and have been in practice for over 10 years since receiving my Doctorate in Physical Therapy in May of 2010. Since graduating, I have worked in Outpatient Neurology, home health, inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, subacute rehabilitation, and electronic medical record development

In my current role I serve as a lecturer and placement coordinator at Edinburgh Napier University for the physiotherapy program. I also serve as the Director of Studies for a PhD candidate as well as co-supervise a M-Res project.

In my previous role I serve as a Physical Therapist for Northwestern Medicine Outpatient Neurological Rehab (August 23, 2010-present). My clinical focus currently involves neurologic trauma, multilevel trauma, neurodegenerative disease, concussion, amputation rehabilitation, as well as more recently, rehabilitation of patients with complications due to Covid-19. I continuously seek to practice the most up to date evidence based practice techniques in order to best serve my patients. I have many responsibilities at my clinic outside of clinical work which ranges from electronic medical record development to being a certified clinical instructor for doctoral candidates.

Research Interests

Head injury management
Concussion
Application of rehabilitation intensity to survivors of stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
Advancement of rehabilitative technology

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