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Darrell Musick PT

Darrell Musick graduated from California State University at Long Beach in 1989 with a bachelors degree in physical therapy. He began his clinical specialization in spinal cord injury in 1991 and is currently Director of Physical Therapy at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO. He was the clinical supervisor of the spinal cord injury unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Ca. from 1992 to 2005. He has over 14 years experience working with individuals with spinal cord injuries in home and community settings. He has served as adjunct faculty at Samuel Merritt College MSPT/DPT Program from 1995 to 2004 in Oakland, CA and has given several lectures at Contemporary Forums Spinal Cord Injury courses since 2002. He is currently a (contracted)evaluator for Proneuron Biotechnologies with their FDA approved Phase II study of Autologous Incubated Macrophages with SCI. He is a member of the American Spinal Injury Association.

Carole Adler OTR

Carole Adler graduated with a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University and a graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. She is currently a Rehab Case Manager on the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and previously was the Clinical Supervisor of Occupational Therapy Services at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California for 20 years. Carole has written numerous textbook chapters on the OT treatment of SCI and considerations for Equipment ordering. She has presented workshops and lectured nationally on all areas of SCI treatment. She is a panel member for the Consortium for Spinal cord Medicine, Clinical Practice Guidelines and co-authored "Outcomes following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury."

Gabriella Stiefbold OTR, ATP

Gabriella Stiefbold, OTR, ATP is a graduate of Kean University with a BS in Occupational Therapy and is currently completing her advanced masters in Occupational Therapy/Assistive Technology from NYU.  She has been working in spinal cord injury rehabilitation for 9 years and is employed at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ as the Clinical Manager of the inpatient occupational therapy department.  She has extensive experience in the inpatient and outpatient wheelchair seating clinic and technology clinics.  She has taught the spinal cord injury and wheelchair seating lectures at Kean University for 7 years, and has presented several lectures at Tai Po Hospital in Hong Kong regarding spinal cord injuries and OT intervention, wheelchair seating and Assistive technology.  She is a member of the American Spinal Injury Association.

Laura Shaubach, DPT, APT

Laura Shaubach, DPT, ATP graduated from Temple University with a Masters Degree and later a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  She began her career in spinal cord injury rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY.  She is currently the Assistant Physical Therapy Supervisor in SCI at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO.  Laura has more than 7 years of experience working with patients with spinal cord injuries in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.  Laura has given lectures at the United Spinal Therapy Leadership Council Conference and to the APTA SCI SIG at the Combined Sections Meeting. Laura is currently an adjunct faculty member for the University of Colorado’s DPT program and is a member of the APTA.


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