WashU Medicine Physical Therapy

02/17/2026

🎉Congratulations to Lynnette Khoo-Summers on receiving a 2026 Dean’s Impact Award from WashU Medicine! This award is given in recognition of Lynnette’s dedicated excellence through sustained commitment to direct patient care and her depth of expertise developed through years of dedicated practice.

02/16/2026

🏆Staff Awards!🏆
Congratulations to our five 2026 awardees! A BIG thank you to all staff who participated by donating to the PT Scholarship fund! Without you, we would not be able to make these awards possible. The learners are very appreciative of the extra support of funds for their licensure and graduation processes.
Special thanks to Annette Peoples, Jen Dubbert, and Linda Lynn for collecting monies and supporting PT Staff Casual Day and Staff Awards.

02/16/2026

🗣️Spring 2026 Research Seminar: Tuesday, February 17th!

Join us tomorrow in Rm 1235 at 4444 Forest Park Ave Building at 12:10pm CST for "Chronic pain after surgery – Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Prevention" with Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc.

Want to stay up-to-date on our seminar series and receive calendar invites to join virtually? Complete the form here: https://pt.wustl.edu/seminar-series-invitation-request/

02/11/2026

Corey Woldenberg, PT, DPT, DHSc, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Surgery was featured, alongside collaborators, in St. Louis Magazine's article entitled, "Untangling chronic pain: Inside WashU Medicine’s holistic approach" for their work at the WashU Medicine Pain Center.

Read the article here: https://www.stlmag.com/health/chronic-pain-washu-medicine/

02/10/2026

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Gretchen Meyer, who was awarded an NIH R21 entitled, “Targeting Intramuscular Adipose Quality in Aging”. Way to go, Gretchen!

02/05/2026

For more than five decades, Dr. Shirley Sahrmann has helped redefine physical therapy by placing movement at the center of care. As a longtime faculty member and current professor emerita at WashU Medicine Physical Therapy, her work continues to shape how clinicians diagnose, treat, and understand movement-related pain. Her impact continues through the clinicians she trained and the patients they serve.

Learn more about her continuing legacy:

https://withyou.washu.edu/profile/dr-shirley-sahrmann/?contactid=003PH000007TmNEYA0&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Campaign+Awareness+FY26+Email+2+(Feb+2026)+-+Var+A&utm_content=Body-TextButton-Story2

02/05/2026

For more than five decades, Dr. Shirley Sahrmann helped redefine physical therapy by placing movement at the center of care. As a longtime faculty member and current professor emerita at WashU Medicine Physical Therapy, her work continues to shape how clinicians diagnose, treat, and understand movement-related pain. Her impact continues through the clinicians she trained and the patients they serve.

Learn more about her continuing legacy:

https://withyou.washu.edu/profile/dr-shirley-sahrmann/?contactid=003PH000007TmNEYA0&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Campaign+Awareness+FY26+Email+2+(Feb+2026)+-+Var+A&utm_content=Body-TextButton-Story2

At age 88, Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy Shirley Sahrmann, BS ’58, MA ’71, PhD ’73, PT, FAPTA, is still as passionate about advancing the field as she was when she joined the WashU faculty in 1961. Now retired, the revered educator of more than five decades — whose scholarship has sh...

02/04/2026

02/04/2026

3rd years in the Pediatric Lens participated in a standardized assessment lab- Measuring Milestones: Unleashing the Power of Standardized Assessment in Pediatric Practice

02/02/2026

🗣️Spring 2026 Research Seminar: Tuesday, Feb. 3rd!

Join us in Rm 1235 at 4444 Forest Park Ave Building at 12:10pm CST for "Insights on Trust and Vaccines in St. Louis" with Hannah Kinzer, MPH.

Want to stay up-to-date on our seminar series and receive calendar invites to join virtually? Complete the form here: https://pt.wustl.edu/seminar-series-invitation-request/

01/19/2026

🗣️Spring 2026 Research Seminar: Tuesday, Jan. 20th!

Join us in Rm 1235 at 4444 Forest Park Ave Building at 12:10pm CST for "Do our AI-dols Have Clay Feet? Building Critical Infrastructure for Precision Rehabilitation" with Dr. Keith Lohse.

Want to stay up-to-date on our seminar series and receive calendar invites to join virtually? Complete the form here: https://pt.wustl.edu/seminar-series-invitation-request/

01/09/2026

On January 7th, 2026, our faculty had the opportunity to present work at the iTeach 2026 conference. iTeach is WashU's teaching and learning conference created by faculty, for faculty. Specifically, WashU Medicine Physical Therapy presented on "Innovative Assessment Practices".

Pictured (left to right): Barbara Norton, Jessica Randolph, Carey Holleran, Meg Burgess, Jeffrey Konrad, and Stacy Tylka.