Esteemed Certification Requires Specialized Knowledge and Advanced Clinical Expertise
Louisville, KY (July 30, 2024) — Sixty-nine Physical and Occupational Therapists from Confluent Health’s Partner Brands obtained prestigious clinical specialist board certifications, Dr. Kristi Henderson, DNP, FAAN, CEO of Confluent Health, announced today. These therapists join an elite group of clinicians representing just 11% of the industry.
Board certifications are granted by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)’s American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists (ABPTS) and the Hand Therapy Certification Committee (HTCC). The certifications require 2,000 to 4,000 hours of clinical practice in the specialty area and include rigorous application and examination processes.
At Confluent Health, therapists are encouraged to pursue board-certifications in specialties that interest them during their tenure. With more than 65% of Confluent Health’s therapists board-certified, the company boasts the highest number of board-certified specialists among all healthcare organizations in the United States.
“I want to thank Confluent Health’s newly board-certified specialist Physical and Occupational Therapists for their dedication to continued training and learning,” said Dr. Andrea Baumann, PT, DPT, MBA, ATC, Senior Vice President of Outpatient Rehab Companies at Confluent Health. “This achievement embodies our commitment to excellence in patient care, ensuring unparalleled quality and outcomes for all. We are proud to call these 69 individuals a part of the Confluent Health Family.”
Obtaining these specialty certifications enhances therapists’ clinical knowledge and hones their skills within their chosen areas of expertise. Board-certified therapists deliver optimal care and innovative treatments to their patients, staying abreast of the latest research and technological advancements. Numerous studies have shown that patients treated by board-certified therapists achieve faster and more effective outcomes within specialized fields.
“The hard work of our Physical and Occupational Therapists within the Confluent Health Family is evident as they advance their expertise in specialized areas beyond the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) or Occupational Therapy degree,” said Dr. Alyson Ellis, PT, DPT, OCS, TPS, Senior Director of Talent Learning and Development at Confluent Health. “These clinicians will continue to make an indelible impact in the lives of their patients.”
The ABPTS offers board-certification in 10 specialty areas of physical therapy including cardiovascular and pulmonary, clinical electrophysiology, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics, pediatrics, sports, women’s health, and wound management. The HTCC offers certification in hand therapy. Of the 11% of therapists who hold a board certification in a specialty, only 8% possess the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) designation, while fewer than 2% have earned the Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) certification or Certified Hand Therapist Specialty (CHT).
“We are immensely proud of the commitment demonstrated by our Physical and Occupational Therapists,” Henderson said. “Their achievements speak volumes about their unwavering dedication to delivering exceptional care to their patients.”
Henderson and the Confluent Health Family celebrate these therapists for their remarkable achievements in their specialties. The following individuals received board certifications:
All Star Physical Therapy
- Austin Alexander, PT, DPT, OCS
Baton Rouge Physical Therapy
- Sadie Dupre, PT, DPT, OCSGabrielle Labat, PT, DPT, OCS
BreakThrough Physical Therapy
- Kathryn Bradley, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jacob Deese, PT, DPT, OCS, LAT, ATC
- Arryn Gamble, PT, DPT, NCS, MSCS
- Danielle Johanson, PT, DPT, OCS
Colorado in Motion
- Michelle Dixon, OTR/L, CHT, CLT
- Alana Ward, PT, DPT, OCS
Elite Physical Therapy
- Julia Sketo, DPT, C/NDT, GCS
Foothills Sports Medicine Physical Therapy
- Joseph King, PT, DPT, OCS
- Elizabeth Ladensack, OCS
- Nick Mason, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lindsay Patterson, PT, DPT, OCS
- Chelsea Teel, PT, DPT, OCS
Mountain River Physical Therapy
- Megan Walker, PT, DPT, OCS
mōviHealth
- Buck Schroeter, PT, DPT, OCS
Pappas OPT
- Bradley Borsay, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
- BriAnna Rondeau, PT, DPT, ATC, OCS
- Sean Rush, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lauren Wilhoit, MS, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Physical Therapy Central
- Dale Boren, PT, MPT, OCS, SCS
- Ben Buchanan, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS
- Kaitlyn Cotton, PT, DPT, PHC, WCS
- Margaret Hacker, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lauren Onate, PT, DPT, OCS, TPS
- Devin Trachman, PT, DPT, MTC, OCS
ProRehab
- Megan Burns, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
- Jenna Byrley, PT, DPT, OCS
- Adam Fatkin, PT, DPT, SCS
- Justin Kiesel, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jon Newbold, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
- Stephanie Sherwood, PT, DPT, SCS
- Christopher Virgin, CHT
Providence Performance Physical Therapy
- Maureen Cobile, PT, DPT, OCS
Redbud Physical Therapy
- Amy Malone, PT, MPT, ATC,OCS
RET Physical Therapy
- Edwin Tat, PT, DPT, OCS
SporTherapy Physical Therapy
- Jerren Domino, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kaylan Fagley, PT, DPT, OCS
- Maria Rousseva, PT, DPT, OCS
- Joshua Sparkman, PT, DPT, OCS
Strive Physical Therapy
- Veronica Clark, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
- Jay Najafi, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT
- Stephanie Paluchowski, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jackelyn Turner, PT, DPT, SCS
Texas Physical Therapy Specialists
- Michael Bonner, PT, DPT, OCS
- Meagan Bourque, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jonathan Britton, PT, DPT, OCS
- Dan Cisneros, PT,DPT, OCS
- Caleb Comer, PT, DPT, OCS
- Abraham Garcia, PT, DPT, SCS
- Elizabeth Garcia PT, DPT, OCS
- Hannah Garza, PT, DPT, OCS
- Shon Jordan, PT, DPT, OCS
- Marie Kidd, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Katelyn Lochner, PT, DPT, OCS
- William Lopez, PT, DPT, OCS
- Tyler Miller, PT, DPT, OCS
- Anjelica Moran, PT, DPT, OCS
- Allison Pohl, PT, DPT, OCS
- Heather Remmert, PT, DPT, OCS
- Cristian Sandoval, PT, DPT, OCS
- Trey Trentham, PT, DPT, OCS
- Emily Trevino, PT, DPT, OCS
- Andie Ward, PT, DPT, OCS
- Anthony Warner, PT, DPT, OCS
- Chris Wilks, PT, DPT, OCS
- Tony Zhou, PT, DPT, OCS, CDN
Xcel Physical Therapy
- Darren Riggs, PT, DPT, OCS