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Physical Therapist III
Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago
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name
Laurey Brown
position title
Physical Therapist, III
Clinical Evaluator
Education/training (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training).
institution and location
degree
(if applicable)
year(s)
field of study
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Washington University in St. Louis
Harvard University, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts
Doctorate
2004
2007
2008
Psychology
Human Development and Family Studies
Physical Therapy
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disability
Research and professional experience: Concluding with present position, list in chronological order, previous employment, experience, and honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee. List in chronological order the titles, all authors, and complete references to all publications during the past 3 years and to representative earlier publications pertinent to this application. If the list of publications in the last 3 years exceeds 2 pages, select the most pertinent publications. page limitations apply. do not exceed 5 pages for the entire biographical sketch per individual.
Easter Seals Massachusetts: physical Therapy for special and inclusive schools, Early intervention, recreation camps, community-based programs, Day Rehab facilities and skilled nursing Residences.
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions: teaching Assistant
Criterion Early Intervention: Physical therapy home care to clients aged 0-3
United Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts: provider of home based Physical therapy services
Boston Children’s Hospital:
Physical therapist in out-patient department treating neurological and orthopedic conditions for local, national and international patients. Staffing for equipment, orthotics, scoliosis and chronic pain clinics. Specialty training in vestibular and post-concussion Syndrome. Clinical evaluator for research trial for Progeria performing GMFM and Six Minute Walk Test. Clinical Instructor for PT students and secondary staffing to in-patient units treating Oncology, pulmonary and orthopedic diagnosis.
LEND fellow for year long specialty training at Institute for Community Inclusion sponsored programs aimed at improving standards and delivery of care for families of and children with neurodevelopment disability.
Research Advisor - Mentor for research project for developing an inclusive model for recreational opportunities for children with special needs.
pathways.org: Physical therapy in non-for-profit outpatient center services children and families with neurodevelopment disability.
Select Medical rehabilitation - Early intervention provider
Private Practice PT Provider to clients aged 8-16
Outpatient
Research and professional experience (continued). Page limitations apply. Do not exceed 5 pages for the entire biographical sketch per individual.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago:
Outpatient department therapist serving children 0-18 with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions. Therapist for staffing neuromuscular MDA and Pain clinics.
Clinical Evaluator for multiple clinical trials in the Department of Neurology. Trials include diagnoses of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular atrophy and myotubular Myopathy. Specialized training to perform standardized assessments including: CHOP-INTEND: ATEND; Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale - Expanded (HFMS-E); GMFM; Peabody Developmental Motor Scale - II; Bayley III; Pulmonary Function Tests; MFM-30; WHO Motor Milestones; HINE-2; Muscle Myometry; Timed Tests of Function and Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP).
Center of Excellent Improvement Scholar - Participant in hospital initiative Quality improvement course Developing department project designed to improve equity of service delivery for children with torticollis
Teaching assistant Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences Program.
Sarepta Therapeutics Speaker for Seminars on Early Detection of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Biogen Speaker for Healthcare Professionals and Families educating on Spinal Muscular Atrophy and use of Spinraza
Biogen Advisory Board
Presenter for American Physical Therapy Association Pediatric Section Annual Conference - Spinal Muscular Atrophy - the New Frontier
Presenter for CureSMA Summit of Strength
Research and professional experience (continued). Page limitations apply. Do not exceed 5 pages for the entire biographical sketch per individual.
Publications:
Brown, L.; Weigel, C.; Hoffman, K.; Krosschell, K.; Munson, H.; DiDonato, C.; Kuntz, K.; Rao, V.K. Physical Therapy Experience Providing Care for Four International Patients with Type I SMA who Received Zolgensma in the United States. Annual CureSMA Clinical Care Meeting (Virtual). 2021
Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Krosschell, K.J.; Weigel, C.; Blomgren, C.; Munson, H.; Bidwell, J.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, V.K. Use of the Assessment of Caregiver Experience with Neuromuscular Disease (ACEND with SMA) - a Caregiver Experience from a Single Center. The 25th WMS Congress (Virtual). 2020
Krosschell, K.J.; Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Weigel, C.; Munson, H.; Bidwell, J.; DiDonato, C.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, V.K. Longitudinal change over time on Timed Function Tests (TFTs) in ambulatory persons with SMA. The 25th WMS Congress (Virtual). 2020
Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Krosschell, K.; Driscoll, B.; Beyler S.; Weigel, C.; Kuntz, N.; Rao V.K. Serial Casting and SMA: Can we reach a consensus? Annual CureSMA Clinical Care Meeting (Virtual). 2020
Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Weigel, C.; Krosschell, K.; Blomgren, C.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, V.K. Quality Assurance and Improvement in the Delivery of Physical Therapy Assessments for Individuals Receiving Spinraza. Annual CureSMA Clinical Care Meeting (Virtual). 2020
Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Weigel, C.; Krosschell, K.; Blomgren, C.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, V.K. Quality Assurance and Improvement in the Delivery of Physical Therapy Assessments for Individuals Receiving Spinraza.. Annual MDA Clinical and Research Conference (Virtual). 2020
Hoffman, K.; Weigel, C.; Krosschell, K.; DiDonato, CJ.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, VK.; & Brown, L. Implementation of a Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Standard of Care Pamphlet for Spinal Muscular Atrophy within a MDA Clinic-Annual CureSMA Clinical Care Meeting June 27th-30th, 2019 Anaheim, CA
Weigel, C.; Brown, L.; Hoffman, K.; Krosschell, K.; Munson, H.; DiDonato, CJ.; Kuntz, N.; Rao, V.K. Decision Making for Tracking Functional Outcomes of Patients treated with Spinraza. Annual CureSMA Clinical Care Meeting June 27th-30th, 2019 Anaheim, CA.
Hoffman, K., Weigel, C., Krosschell, K., DiDonato, CJ., Kuntz, N., Rao, VK., & Brown, L. Implementation of a Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Standard of Care Pamphlet for Spinal Muscular Atrophy within a MDA Clinic. Annual MDA Clinical and Research meeting April 13th-17th, 2019 Orlando, FL
DiDinato, CJ, Rao, VK, Reedich, E, Krosschell, K, Brown, LA, Rule, K. Bringing Basic Science to Clinical Research Outcomes: The Lurie Children’s Hospital Experience. Annual CureSMA Conference June 28th-July 1st, 2018 Dallas, TX