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Michael David Ellis, PT, DPT

20 years or more / Doctor of Physical Therapy

Areas of Focus:
Inpatient Rehabilitation

Member: APTA Academy of Research Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy

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Northwestern Medicine

60611

About

Michael David Ellis, PT, DPT

Dr. Ellis is Professor at Northwestern University. Dr. Ellis has 25 years experience as an investigator on multiple NIH and NIDRR grants. His interests focus on the elucidation of the neurological underpinnings responsible for movement discoordination and the subsequent development of quantitative clinical evaluation tools and effective rehabilitation therapies for individuals with stroke.

Professional Education

Michael D. Ellis, PT, DPT received his Bachelor of Science in 1997 from University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA with honors in Exercise Science and both his Master (2000) and Doctor (2003) of Physical Therapy degrees from Emory University Atlanta, GA.

Additional Interests

The development of partnerships between academia and healthcare to support translational rehabilitation research in integrated academic health systems.

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