Save the Date - Connect at HWConnect 2025
You spoke and we listened! HWConnect 2025 is back with a new date on March 28-30, 2025 to better fit your needs. Join us for the Pelvic Health Conference you've been waiting for!
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Founders and Faculty
The Institute's faculty represents some of the most experienced physical therapists in the treatment of incontinence, pelvic pain and pelvic dysfunction. Their clinical knowledge and expertise will ensure that the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute courses will consistently offer the most current information and treatment considerations for pelvic floor and pelvic girdle dysfunctions.
Our mission is to foster an interdisciplinary approach toward patient care, multi-site research and use of consistent outcome measures. We have some of the best practitioners and researchers in the country supporting the Institute.
Founders
Senior Faculty Members
Holly Tanner, PT, DPT, MA, OCS, WCS, PRPC, LMP, BCB-PMD, CCI
Director of Education
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Lila Abbate, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, PRPC
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Tina Allen, PT, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Allison Ariail, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Stacey Futterman Tauriello, PT, MPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Pamela Downey, MSPT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Jenni Gabelsberg, DPT, WCS, MSc, MTC, PRPC
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Elizabeth Hampton PT, DPT, WCS, PRPC, BCB-PMD
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Jennafer "Jenna" Ross, PT, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Faculty Members
Oluwayeni Abraham, DPT
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Tina Anderson, MS PT
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Kate Bailey, PT, DPT, MS
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Destiny Bochinski, PT, DPT, PRPC
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Darla Cathcart, PT, DPT, PhD, WCS, CLT
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Rivka Chudnoff, MPT
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Frank Ciuba DPT, MS
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Nari Clemons, PT, PRPC
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Steve Dischiavi, PT, MPT, DPT, SCS, ATC, COMT
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Nicole L. Dugan, PT, DPT, MSOD, CLT-LANA, WCS
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Brianna Durand, PT, DPT
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Mia Fine, PhD, LMFT-S, CST-S, CSE
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Niko Gaffga, MD, FAAFP, MPH
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Sandra Gallagher, PT, DPT, WCS
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Dr. Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret
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Kimberly Glow PT, DPT
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Dina Gordon, MD, FACOG
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Deb Gulbrandson, PT, DPT
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Michael Hibner, MD
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Ramona C. Horton MPT, DPT
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Carole High Gross, PT, MS, DPT, PRPC
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Jane Kaufman PT, M.Ed, BCB-PMD
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Rachel Kilgore, DPT, OCS, COMT, PRPC
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Kristina Koch, PT, DPT, MS, Board Certified Specialist in Women's Health PT (2013-2023), CLT
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Tiffany Lee, OTR, OTD, MA, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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Alyson Lowrey, PT, DPT, OCS
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Lauren Mansell DPT, CLT, PRPC
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Emily McElrath PT, DPT, MTC, CIDN
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Ken McGee, PT, DPT
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Amy Meehan, PT, DPT, MTC
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Rachna Mehta PT, DPT, CIMT, OCS, PRPC, RYT 200
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Dustienne Miller PT, MS, WCS, CYT
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Molly O’Brien-Horn, PT DPT, CLT
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Mora Pluchino, PT, DPT, PRPC
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Megan Pribyl MSPT
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Heather S. Rader, PT, DPT, PMD-BCB, PRPC
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Aparna Rajagopal PT, MHS, WCS, PRPC
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Meghan Rietschel, PT
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Stacey Roberts, PT
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Kelly Sammis, PT, DPT, OCS, PCES, AFDN-S, CLT
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Dawn Sandalcidi PT, RCMT, BCB-PMD
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Allyson Shrikhande, MD
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Amy Sides, DPT, CLT-LANA
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Caitlin Smigelski PT, DPT
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Christine Stewart, PT, CMPT
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Tara Sullivan, PT, DPT, PRPC, WCS, IF
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Leeann Taptich DPT, SCS, MTC, CSCS
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Erica Vitek, MOT, OTR, BCB-PMD, PRPC
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