Dr. Alisa Curry, PT, DPT, GTCCS, GCS, FSOAE, CSRS has dedicated her entire career to improving the care of the geriatric patient population, committing to a more efficient, patient-centered, functional, and humanistic approach. She has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University, a BS in Physical Therapy from Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma and a BS in Psychology from the University of California San Diego. She is a board certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist through the APTA and holds a Geriatric Training Certification from Great Seminars. She is the 2024 recipient of the APTA Academy of Acute Care Mary Sinnott Award for Clinical Excellence. An experienced and skilled acute care clinician and educator, she is Coordinator of Rehab Clinical Programs at Washington Hospital in Fremont CA, treating, educating and facilitating care continuum and care transition collaboration with staff, patients and families. Dr. Curry developed the Total Joint Replacement Special Interest Group for therapists practicing primarily with this patient population. Dr. Curry has lectured, published and consulted on projects with the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, National Association of Orthopedic Nurses, APTA and other medical entities on various aspects of total joint arthroplasty.