Geriatric Physical Therapy Residency Program | VA Northern California Health Care

Dr. Neil Gregor, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA

PT Residency and Gerofit Director

Dr. Gregor obtained his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008 and his Geriatrics Specialization from the American Board of Actual physical Therapy Specialties in 2014.

Neil has provided Geriatrics centered treatment in property health and fitness, competent nursing and outpatient configurations. 
Dr. Gregor is a Director of the Northern California VA Well being Treatment System’s (VANCHCS) Work out and Wellness Program, GEROFIT. He is also Director and a Mentor for the VANCHCS Geriatric Actual physical Treatment Residency Method. As a credentialled Clinical Teacher, Neil has taught Actual physical Therapy college students for in excess of 10 many years.

Dr. Gregor has graciously donated his time to his career. He has served as a general public reviewer for medical apply recommendations for rehabilitation next hip fracture and as a state advocate for the Academy of Geriatrics beneath the American Actual physical Therapy Affiliation. Neil has a deep seeded passion for Geriatrics centered instruction, rural wellness care and preventative drugs companies. Previously mentioned all, what Dr. Gregor loves most in his vocation, is offering individual-centered care, acquiring meaningful connections with individuals he serves, and the countless lifestyle classes figured out from them.

Dr. Angela Brigham, PT, DPT

Web page Coordinator of Clinical Training

Dr. Angela Brigham received her Doctorate in Actual physical Remedy degree from Samuel Merritt University in 2009.

After graduating, she started off her vocation in the private sector at a experienced nursing facility.  In 2011, Dr. Brigham began her journey with the VA, taking a place in the Heart for Rehabilitation and Prolonged Care in Martinez, CA. She took above the role of Site Coordinator of Clinical Education and learning (SCCE) for the Northern.
California Well being Care System in 2014. Due to the fact having in excess of the position as SCCE, she has put dozens of learners at various web-sites in the course of Northern California. Angela is a accredited clinical teacher and individually can take 1-2 learners every year.
Angela is currently serving her 2nd two-year phrase as a member of the Countrywide Clinical Education and learning Strategic Workgroup, a group aimed to guide Actual physical Therapy medical educators in VAs throughout the nation. Angela serves as the coordinator for the Geriatric Residency Application and will also serve as a mentor for the resident.

Dr. James A. Patrizi PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS

APTA certified medical teacher

Patrizi attained his Actual physical Treatment diploma from Northwestern College and his transitional Doctorate in Actual physical Therapy from the University of the Incarnate Phrase.

He earned his Wound Professional Certification and Diplomate designation from the American Board of Wound Management in 1999 and was named a Fellow of the Faculty of Accredited Wound Professionals in 2005. He has been adjunct college for two DPT applications for 15 many years, training the Integumentary curriculum.
Patrizi’s apply concentration has been limb salvage for people with vascular condition and edema management. On top of that, he has been a voting member of the VISN 21 Interprofessional Subcommittee, the Wound Care Process Pressure, and the Merchandise Evaluate Committee. He routinely conducts team training and just one-on-one mentoring for DPT college students and RN, LVN, PA, NP pupils, and MD/DO people rotating by the facility. Other things to do involve ongoing evaluation/implementation of rising state-of-the-art products and solutions linked to tissue therapeutic, wound cleansing/irrigation, and vascular system variety for rental/acquire for the inpatient and outpatient populations. Patrizi is an APTA qualified Clinical Teacher.

Dr. David Crivello, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Physical exercise and wellness plan, Gerofit co-director

Crivello received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy Degree from the University of the Pacific in 2012.

He reached his Orthopedic Specialization from the American Board of Bodily Remedy Experts in 2019.
Crivello’s clinical encounters lie principally in outpatient orthopedics but consist of Residence Health and fitness Bodily Treatment and Acute Care Physical Treatment. Crivello joined VA Northern California in 2015. In preparing for his Orthopedic Specialization, Crivello attended a yearlong Musculoskeletal Residency at Baylor College in 2018. He at this time serves as the Co-Director of the VA Northern California Gerofit System. He is also a board member of the National Pilot Application for Joint Wellbeing Administration in conjunction with the Memphis VA. Dr. Crivello also is a accredited Dry Needling practitioner. Crivello serves as a facility member and mentors for the VA Northern California Geriatric Residency Program.

Dr. Maggie Limmer, PT, DPT, OCS

Instructor

Limmer earned her Doctorate in Bodily Therapy in 2018 from the University of Evansville.

She then entered the Utah Orthopaedic Bodily Treatment Residency, from which she graduated in 2019. Her passion for the VA began right here, as she put in most of her clinic time at the George E Wahlen VAMC in Salt Lake City. She worked at the College of Utah Health and fitness system’s Utah Orthopaedic Centre. The time break up between these two facilities allowed Limmer to attain knowledge in numerous orthopedic situations, from managing geriatric sufferers with chronic discomfort to NCAA Division I athletes.
Limmer then took her profession to Northern California, in which she acknowledged a job in outpatient orthopedics at Kaiser Permanente. She gained her Orthopaedic Specialization from the American Board of Actual physical Treatment Specialties in 2020. At Kaiser, she was element of a pilot application furnishing telehealth physical remedy providers, which proved handy as the COVID pandemic hit shortly right after. The change in clinical apply owing to pandemic safety measures permitted her to use her telehealth expertise. Just after two a long time at Kaiser, Limmer knew it was time to return to the VA method. She started out at Mather VAMC in August 2021, pivoting roles to function in acute care. She instantly became a part of the Acute Treatment for Elders (ACE) Staff, focusing on optimizing clinic outcomes for the senior populace. She also functions as a liaison for the Emergency Division and sufferers with orthopedic problems who land in acute treatment. Her eventual objective is to meld her orthopedic track record with her acute treatment expertise and develop into a musculoskeletal screener operating mostly in the Unexpected emergency Department.

Dr. Carolyn Patten PhD, PT, FAPTA

Teacher

Dr. Patten is a neuroscientist and bodily therapist who specializes in evaluating and treating motor dysfunction associated with growing old and adult neuropathologies, such as stroke.

She directs the UC Davis Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Neuroscience (Brain) Lab is a Co-Director of the UC Davis Middle for Neuroengineering and Medicine. In addition to her key college role at UC Davis University of Medication, Dr. Patten is a senior investigator with the VA Northern California Wellness Care Process. She holds Investigation Vocation Scientist standing.

Exploration Emphasis

Dr. Patten’s investigation focuses on knowing the neural foundation of human movement, investigating human motor manage, and learning from a standpoint of neuromechanics. Her laboratory has made approaches sensitive to motor impairment utilizing concurrent behavioral and neurophysiological procedures. The lab’s recent work emphasizes identifying biomarkers to predict motor recovery pursuing stroke and the essential components contributing to rehabilitation efficacy. To realize these goals, the Mind lab researches the neural mechanisms and biomechanical effects of CNS pathologies causing motor dysfunction, including novel strategies to induce neuroplasticity and motor restoration and unique versions in the program of motor restoration and responses to therapeutic interventions.
Healthier Getting older in a Digital Environment – a UC Davis Large Notion, the Countrywide Science Foundation, the Office of Veterans Affairs (Rehabilitation R&D), and the College of California CITRIS support Dr. Patten’s study (Heart for IT Exploration in the Curiosity of Modern society). She has continuously held federal, peer-reviewed challenge funding as Principal Investigator since getting her first Vocation Advancement Award from VA Rehabilitation R&D in 1998.

Dr. Kate Schopmeyer, PT, DPT, CSCS, CPE

Instructor

Dr. Schopmeyer is a clinician, educator, and application coordinator specializing in interdisciplinary soreness rehabilitation.

She is actively driving apply adjustments for soreness treatment by means of countrywide and regional committees and workgroups, both equally in just the VHA and the non-VA wellbeing care local community. Her main objectives in medical perform are to foster active patient engagement by instruction, teach behaviors that promote self-management, and educate folks how to re-engage in life although dwelling with persistent suffering. She thinks ache care is a “team sport,” that expertise is ability, and that motion is the finest drugs.