TAMARA R. DEANGELIS, PT, DPT, GCS CONTACT INFORMATION 9 West Street, Concord, MA 01742 (PERSONAL) 635 Commonwealth Avenue, 6 th Floor Boston University, Boston, MA (WORK) 617-212-6907/trork@bu.edu EDUCATION Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, May 2011 Doctorate of Physical Therapy Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, January 2002 Master of Science in Physical Therapy Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, May 1997 Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Health Care & Society CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Boston University, Center for Neurorehabilitation, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent, Boston, MA January 2006 to Present Outpatient Neurorehabilitation, Senior Physical Therapist Provide consultations, evaluation and treatment of patients with Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonism as well as other neurological diagnoses. Supervise other physical therapy staff and students in clinic. August 2014 to Present Mentor, Neurological Physical Therapy Residency Program at Boston University Provide clinical mentorship to residents to develop expert practice and advance skills in neurological physical therapy. January 2010 to Present Coordinator, American Parkinson s Disease Association Rehabilitation Resource Center for Persons with Parkinson Disease Answer helpline for National rehab phone line, provide education to consumers, healthcare professionals and exercise professionals, speak at patient groups and conferences. March 2015 to Present, Research Assistant REACH (Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging through Connected Health) 1
Participate in multiple aspects of study including intervention design, technology development and implementation of exercise program over 1 year intervention period for 30 subjects at Boston University site. September 2013 to Present, Research Assistant Mobile Health Technology to Promote Physical Activity in Persons with Parkinson disease. Participated in all aspects of study including exercise program design, subject recruitment and exercise intervention. Currenlty participating in writing manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. June 2011, June 2012, June 2013, June 2014, June 2015 Physical Therapy Program Leader/Co-Investigator Intensive Interdisciplinary Treatment Program for Persons Post Stroke Conduct baseline and discharge outcome measures for program evaluation, lead and provide physical therapy intervention to 6-8 persons post stroke over one month period and provide co-treatments and consultation with other discipline members to coordinate care for program participants. June 2012 to December 2012 Research Physical Therapist A Multi-Factorial Exercise Program to Reduce Fall in People with Parkinson Disease Participated in all aspects of study including exercise program design, subject recruitment and exercise intervention. Trained other physical therapists to run program and oversaw physical therapy students assisting with program. August 2009 to January 2012 Research Physical Therapist Unveiling the Natural History of Quality of Life and Mobility Decline in Persons with Parkinson Disease: A Prospective Cohort Design; Funded by the Davis Phinney Foundation Participated in a 2 year multi-center longitudinal study of people with Parkinson s disease. Trained and supervised student and other research personnel, participated in data collection and quality assurance procedures. September 2011 to January 2012 Research Physical Therapist Virtual Exercise Advisor Pilot Study for Persons with Parkinson Disease Recruited and provided training and ongoing support for subjects with Parkinson s disease while participating in the exercise intervention using the virtual exercise advisor. Spaulding Outpatient Center Framingham, Framingham, MA January 2010 to May 2011 Outpatient Clinic, Advanced Clinician, Physical Therapist Provide evaluation and treatment to primarily neurologic and geriatric population, some orthopedics. Participated in staff education and mentoring. 2
Boston University, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training September 2006 to January 2010 Adjunct Faculty Course Instructor for Integrated Clinical Experience I & II in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Course Instructor: Cardiopulmonary Systems II (wound, amputation modules) in 2007 and 2008. Lab Instructor: Physical Therapy Exam in 2007 and 2009. Lab Instructor: Cardiopulmonary Systems I in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Guest Lecturer in Neurological Systems II for Multiple Sclerosis in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Guest Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Systems I for Secondary Cardiopulmonary Complications in 2006 and 2007. Mentor: 3 Student Practicum Projects for Parkinson s and Multiple Sclerosis in 2008 and 2009. Advising first year graduate students in the DPT program. Healthsouth Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital, Braintree, MA July 2003 to August 2006 Staff Physical Therapist, Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Evaluated and treated diverse patient population on orthopedic/complex medical unit with diagnoses including: post stroke, joint replacement, multi-trauma, amputation, cardiopulmonary rehab, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and burns. Participated in Movement Disorders Team in conjunction with interdisciplinary team as consultant to other therapists and medical staff in pharmacological intervention and clinical decision-making. Clinical Instructor for 3, 6 month long student affiliations. Co-leader for Community Group for People with Parkinson s disease. Presented multiple in-services to PT/OT staff regarding Parkinson s disease program, treatment and outcome measures. Radius Specialty Hospital, Boston, MA (formerly Jewish Memorial Hospital & Rehabilitation Center) July 2002 to 2003 Physical Therapist, Inpatient Acute Rehab & Long Term Care Evaluated and treated on units including: chronic ventilator dependent, ventilator weaning, cardiopulmonary rehab, medically complex rehab and psychiatric. Primary therapist on ventilator and cardiopulmonary units where common diagnoses included CVA, COPD, CHF and respiratory failure. CERTIFICATIONS American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Board Certified Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy, 2008- present American Red Cross Certification- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (2014-2016) 3
MEMBERSHIPS American Physical Therapy Association, Member Massachusetts Chapter APTA, Member LICENSURE Physical Therapist, Massachusetts, 15994, February 2002 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Speaker, Braintree Neurorehabilitation Conference, Cambridge, MA Freezing of Gait in Parkinson disease:an update Posture in Parkinson Disease: Patient management from an orthopedic and neurologic perspective November 2015 Speaker, APDA MA Chapter Annual Conference, Norwood, MA Application of Mobile Health Technology to Facilitate Long-Term Engagement in Exercise in Persons with Parkinson disease November 2015 Panel Speaker, Good Start Program, Boston University, Boston, MA Annual event sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter of the APDA for people with a new diagnosis of Parkinson s Disease October 2015, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2008 & 2007 Guest Lecturer, Rehabilitation for People with Parkinson disease Boston University Occupational Therapy Department April 2015, 2014 Speaker, A Good Start: An Introduction to Parkinson s and your healthcare team APDA New England Parkinson s Conference Mansfield, MA November 2014 Seminar Presenter, Yoga Teacher Training for Parkinson s Disease Waltham, MA, Newburyport, MA and Portsmouth, NH April 2014, April 2013, January 2012, March 2010, November 2009 Speaker, An Intensive, Interprofessional, Community Based Intervention Program for Persons Post Stroke American College of Rehabilitation Medicine 90 th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. November 2013 Invited Speaker, Parkinson s disease support groups throughout Massachusetts September 2006 to February 2012 The Role of Physical Therapy & Exercise in the Management of Parkinson s Disease 4
Concord, MA, February 2012 Newton, MA, November 2011 Nashua, NH, September 2010 Dennis, MA, September 2009 Concord (Newbury Court), MA, August 2009 Attleboro, MA, June 2009 Brookline, MA, May 2009 Newton, MA, February 2009 Concord, MA, April 2008 Newton (Young Onset Group), April 2008 Williamstown, MA, February 2008 Arlington, MA, December 2007 Newton, MA, April 2007 Quincy, MA, January 2007 Beverly, MA October 2006 Guest Speaker, Evidence Supporting Rehab and Exercise in Patient s with Parkinson s Disease. Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH January 2012 Course Presenter, Community Wellness Programs for People with PD: A 3- Part Course. Scarborough, ME August 2011 Speaker, Evidence Based Assessment and Treatment of Patient s with Parkinson s disease APTA of MA Annual Conference, Norwood, MA November 2011 Course Speaker and Curriculum Committee Member, A Parkinson s Disease Seminar for Healthcare Professionals: Evidence Based Concepts and Current Treatment Approaches, Boston University, Boston, MA May 2011, March 2009, 2008,2007 Guest Speaker, Current Evidence Supporting Rehab for Patient s with Parkinson Disease. Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA. September 2010 Mentor, Boston University Practicum Student Project. Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Educational Program September 2010-December 2010 Featured Speaker, New England Regional Biennial Parkinson s Conference Sturbridge, MA, Be Active-Stay Active November 2010 5
Presenter, American Parkinson s Disease Association Bi-Annual New England Regional Parkinson s Symposium, Sturbridge, MA. Keep Moving, Audience of 450 People with PD and caregivers. November 2008 Guest Speaker, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA Multi-System Atrophy Support Group Benefits of Physical Therapy for Patients with MSA May 2006 Guest Speaker, Sturdy Hospital, Attleboro, MA Series of lectures coordinated by The National MS Society May 2006 Guest Lecturer, Sargent College, Boston University Multiple Sclerosis: Physical Therapy Evaluation & Treatment March 2006 Speaker, Neurorehabilitation Conference, Boston, MA Rehabilitation of Individuals with Parkinson s Disease November 2004 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Ellis T, Latham NK, Deangelis TR, Thomas CA, Saint-Hilaire M, Bickmore TW. Feasibility of a virtual exercise coach to promote walking in community-dwelling persons with Parkinson disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Jun;92(6):472-85. Ellis T, Boudreau JK, Deangelis TR, Brown LE, Cavanaugh JT, Earhart GM, Ford MP, Foreman KB, Dibble LE. Barriers to Exercise in People with Parkinson Disease. Phys Ther 2013: Feb 21. Sparrow D, DeAngelis TR, Hendron K, Thomas CA, Saint-Hilaire M, Ellis T. Highly Challenging Balance Program Reduces Fall Rate in Parkinson Disease (under review). PUBLICATIONS Deborah Kegelmyer (Author), Tamara DeAngelis (Content Editor) GSC Home Study Ceourse: Examination and Management of the Client with Parkinson Disease. 2014 Terry Ellis, Tami Rork DeAngelis, Overcoming barriers to exercise Every Victory Counts, 3 rd Edition. 2014 Tami Rork DeAngelis, Flexible Fitness: It s Never Too Late to Start Exercising. MetroWest Daily News. Aug 17, 2010. Terry Ellis, Tamara Rork DeAngelis. Staying on Track with Your Exercise Routine. Every Victory Counts Handbook. Davis Phinney Foundation, 2010. 6
Tamara Rork, Terry Ellis. Managing Parkinson s Disease Effectively. Young Parkinson s Handbook: A Guide for Patients and Their Families. American Parkinson s Disease Association, 2008. Terry Ellis, Tamara Rork, Diane Dalton. Be Active: An Exercise Program for People with Parkinson s Disease. America Parkinson s Disease Association, 2008. ABSTRACTS/POSTER PRESENTATIONS DeAngelis T, Thomas CA, Saint-Hilaire M, Sterba M, Allen K, Allen V, Ellis D, Lavoie L, Lucey M, Lucier D, Merigan D, Merrill H, Miranda C, Pidgeon D, Soucy K, Ellis T. A Program Evaluation of Parkinson Community Wellness Programs. Poster Presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Indianapolis IN: February 7, 2015 Padgett P, Crandall S, Hendron K, DeAngelis TR, Brown L, Ellis T. Modifiable Characteristics of Near Falls in High Level Patients with Parkinson Disease. JNPT 2014;38(1); Poster Presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Las Vegas, NV: February 6, 2014. Crandall S, Padgett P, Hendron K, DeAngelis TR, Brown L, Ellis T. The Effects of an Intensive Balance Exercise Program on Near Falls, Balance and Falls Self-Efficacy in Near-Fallers with Parkinson Disease. JNPT 2014;38(1); Poster Presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Las Vegas, NV: February 6, 2014. DeAngelis, TR, Thomas CA, LeVerrier R, Gold-Bernstein B, Jacobsen L. Yoga for Parkinson s disease: a competency-based course for yoga teachers. Accepted June 2013 for October 2013 Conference. World Parkinson Congress, Montreal QC Canada. Terry Ellis, Jennifer K. Boudreau, Tamara R. DeAngelis, Lisa E. Brown, James T. Cavanaugh, Gammon M. Earhart, Matthew P. Ford, K. Bo Foreman, Leland E. Dibble. Barriers to Exercise in Persons with Parkinsons. Poster Presentation at APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Chicago, IL; February 11, 2012. Foelster, MA, Wilson PG, DeAngelis TR, Ellis T, Dalton DM. Range of Motion and Muscle Length Limitations in Patients with Parkinson Disease:A Comparison to Healthy Elders. Poster Presentation at APTA of MA Annual Conference, Danvers, MA; November 6, 2010. T Ellis, T DeAngelis, E Hoover, M Saint-Hilaire, C Thomas. Community Wellness Programs: A Model to Improve Quality of Life and Daily Function in People with Parkinson Disease. Poster Presentation at World Parkinson s Congress, Scotland, UK; September 30, 2010. R LeVerrier, T Rork DeAngelis, C Thomas. Yoga Teacher Training for Students with Parkinson's Disease. Poster Presentation at World Parkinson s Congress, Scotland, UK; September 29, 2010. 7
Terry Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS; Douglas I Katz, MD; T Joy DePiero, MD; Daniel K White, PT, ScD; Christina L Hehl, BS; Alissa Leonard, MSPT; MSPT Valerie Allen; Katrina Griffith, DPT; Jill Dentino, DPT; Maura Gardner, MSOT; Heidi Phenix, MS-SLP; Tamara R DeAngelis, MSPT,GCS, Anna D Hohler, MD; Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD. Effectiveness of an Inpatient Movement Disorders Program for Patients with Parkinson s Disease and Predictors of Rehabilitation Outcome, Poster Presentation at Movement Disorders Society 13 th International Congress of Parkinson s Disease and Movement Disorders on June 7-11, 2009. Terry Ellis, Douglas Katz, Daniel White, Cristen Clark, Kelley Kuzak, Valerie Allen, Nancy Sabadini, Susan Sabadini and Tamara Rork. (2005) Effectiveness of a Specialized, Multidisciplinary, Inpatient Movement Disorders Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Parkinson s Disease. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 86, e4-e5. CONTINUING EDUCATION Parkinson Disease Forum Boston, MA, April 2015 APTA Combined Sections Meeting Indianapolis, IN, February 2015 Mobile Health in Rehabilitation Conference Boston, MA, October 2014 World Parkinson Congress Montreal, Canada, October 2013 ACRM 90 th Annual Conference Orlando, FL, November 2013 APTA Massachusetts Annual Conference Babson Park, MA, November 2012 APTA MA Geriatric Special Interest Group Meeting Waltham, MA, October 2012 APTA MA Neuro Section Special Interest Group Meeting Boston, MA, September 2012 APTA Combined Sections Meeting Chicago, IL, February 2012 APTA Annual Conference, Evidence Based Manual Therapy- 3 day course with Lab Boston, MA June 2010 8
World Parkinson s Congress Scotland, UK, September 2010 Otto Bock KAFO s Framingham, MA, October 2010 Improving Functional Outcomes for Amputees Norfolk, VA, 2008 Geriatric Neurorehabilitation in the Medically Complex Patient Cambridge, MA, 2007 American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting Boston, MA, 2007 Healthsouth Braintree, Rehabilitation s Neurorehabilitation Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke and Other Disorders Boston, MA, 2004, 2006 9