Physical Therapist, Step and Spine Physical Therapy
Laura Ahmed, PT, DPT, is a 2013 graduate of Duke University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Laura has a passion for providing high quality, compassionate, evidenced based care and has over six years of experience with the delivery of post concussion care. She loves teaching both her patients and peers about concussion to optimize recovery for those in Central Oregon and beyond.

Physical Therapist, St. Charles Health System
Lindsey Berg received her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2009 from the University of Washington and has worked at St, Charles since 2010. She has broad experience in treating patients with neurological and orthopedic conditions in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. She has a special interest in treating patients with vestibular and balance impairments. When Lindsey is not at work, she is busy with her family, including three young children, and enjoys getting outside.

Family Practice Sports Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University
Dr. Jim Chesnutt is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Neurology, and Orthopedics & Rehabilitation at OHSU and is board certified in Sports Medicine. Jim is Medical Director of the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Concussion Program, and focuses his practice on sports medicine and concussion care and research. His research focuses on concussion rehabilitation, balance and gait assessment and modelling of concussion injury, sub-types and recovery. He has been a member of the Oregon Governor’s Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force, co-directs the Oregon Concussion Awareness and Management Program (OCAMP) and is a member of the OSAA Medical Advisory Committee and develops other policy and state laws to improve safe and healthy sports in Oregon. Dr. Chesnutt also practices Sports Medicine at Rebound Orthopedics and is one of the Team Physicians for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Physical Therapist, Certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation and Concussion, Therapeutic Associates
Lisa Corrigan PT, DPT, AT Ret, CSCS. Physical Therapist at Therapuetic Associates Bend Physical Therapy from 2001 to present. Certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation and Concussion through the American Institute of Balance.

Division Chief, Neuropsychology, Director, Safe Concussion Recovery and Education (SCORE) Program, Consultant for CDC, Heads Up. Children’s National Health System
BIO – Dr. Gioia is the Division Chief of Pediatric Neuropsychology at Children’s National Health System, where he directs the SCORE Concussion Program. He is Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the GWU School of Medicine. He has developed a number of post-concussion tools for children, and worked with the CDC on their “Heads Up” concussion educational toolkits. Dr. Gioia has participated in the International Concussion in Sport Group Consensus meetings, American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Guideline panel, and the CDC’s mild TBI guideline development. He provided concussion management services to youth, high school, college and professional teams. He is the current President and Fellow of the Sports Neuropsychology Society.

Co-Director Matthew A Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, University of North Carolina
Dr. Jason Mihalik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. He is the Co-Director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, and also serves as Affiliate Faculty at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center in the TBI focus area. Jason teaches courses in Biomechanics (EXSS 385) and Undergraduate Research Methods (EXSS 273), and Graduate Statistics and Research Methods. Jason completed his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a specialization in Athletic Therapy at Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) in 2001. He completed his graduate work in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), earning his Master’s Degree in December 2004. He was a recipient of a 5-year Royster Fellowship, allowing him to ultimately complete his doctoral work in Human Movement Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the summer of 2009. Jason’s primary research interest intersects head trauma biomechanics with clinical outcomes in civilian athletes and military warfighters. He investigates the effectiveness of innovative concussion assessment, management, and rehabilitation technologies. He is additionally interested in the interrelationships between ocular and vestibular function, as well as the utility of neuroimaging and neurophysiology, in the context of the concussion management paradigm. He has developed smartphone applications designed to assist lay rescuers in recognize concussion signs and symptoms and intervene accordingly. He is also the Chief Science Officer for Senaptec Inc., a startup company in the visual and sensory performance space. Jason also studies field management of neurotraumatic spine-related injuries.

Professor of Athletic Training and Research Scientist, University of North Carolina
Dr. Johna Register-Mihalik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. In addition to her role in the Gfeller Center, she serves as a Core Faculty member with the Injury Prevention Research Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. She has also worked clinically at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels as an Athletic Trainer. Dr. Register-Mihalik’s research work centers on novel behavioral and clinical interventions to improve the prevention and care for concussion across the lifespan. She has been the recipient of several research grants to pursue this line of work. Her work has been published in a variety of journals across the sports medicine and brain injury literature and she was the 2018 recipient of the NATA Foundation’s New Investigator Award and is a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Missoula, MT
BIO – Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Rosen attended Oregon State University and after a brief stint with the Forest Service, he obtained his MD degree from St. Louis University, in 1988. Following his 4-year residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UC Davis, Dr. Rosen began practicing physiatry in Montana, with an emphasis on neurotrauma. In 2014, he qualified for the new subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine. Since 2017, he has been a member of the Neural Injury Center at the University of Montana, where he is now the Clinical Director of the Center’s Advisory Board. His research interests include improving the physical examination of individuals who have suffered neural injuries and/or have acquired neurologic dysfunction.

Physiatry, Medical Director Concussion Management for The Center Foundation
Dr. Viviane Ugalde is a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor with a subspecialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Ugalde has practiced concussion management since 1990 and serves as the Medical Director for The Center Foundation’s concussion management program in Central Oregon. She joined the team of physicians at The Center in 2007 and runs a weekly concussion clinic to help coordinate care for both pediatric and adult patients.