Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science Grand Rounds
Presentations are held every other month from 7am to 8am. If you have suggestions for topics to discuss, or an interest in speaking at an upcoming Grand Rounds session, please contact Dr. Hoang at [email protected].
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7-8am PST
Dr. Kristine Godziuk - presentation information coming soon!
The Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science hosts bimonthly Grand Rounds that is open to all clinicians and researchers interested in the topic of rehabilitation. For our next session, we have invited Kristine Godziuk, PhD, to present her research. Please visit this webpage soon for more details!
Dr. Kristine Godziuk, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences. Dr. Godziuk completed a PhD in rehabilitation science from the University of Alberta in 2019, and has received postdoctoral training in human nutrition, occupational therapy, orthopedic surgery, and medicine. She has a background as a clinical exercise physiologist and athletic therapist.
Dr. Godziuk brings expertise on the measurement of body composition, and the relevance of sarcopenic obesity (concurrent low muscle, high fat, and low function) in clinical populations. Her research has shown the prevalence and negative implications of sarcopenic obesity in osteoarthritis, with a focus on potential consequences in arthroplasty outcomes. She develops and examines countermeasures for prevention and treatment of skeletal muscle loss in chronic disease management.
Dr. Godziuk also conducts research on health care access and delivery related to obesity and body size. She currently leads an international working group of orthopedic surgeons and patients with a larger body size to address knowledge gaps regarding arthroplasty eligibility, surgical complexity, patient optimization, and shared decision-making
This session will be recorded and uploaded here. Session Moderated by Rich Souza & Cathy Hoang (meeting ID: 991 0769 0649; passcode: 839269). join us via zoom here!
Upcoming 2025 Speakers
- June 10, 2025: Dan Whibley, PhD
- August 12, 2025: Ivan Arriaga, PT, DPT
- October 14, 2025: Jeannie Bailey, PhD
- December 9, 2025: Catherine Lang, PT, PhD
Recent Grand Rounds Talks:
If you missed one of our recent Grand Rounds discussions, please check out the recordings linked below!
UNlocking potential: exploring individual and organizational factors for clinical educator engagement in teaching development Erin Green, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
THE unrcognized and underappreciated musculoskeletal CONsequences of diabetes: implications for rehabilitation Victor Cheuy, PhD
the conundrum of arm nonuse after unilateral stroke: they can, but do they?Shailesh Kantak, PhD
PREVENTING AND PREDICTING FALLS IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) Nora Fritz, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Advancing imaging approaches for evaluating patellofemoral joint biomechanics Richard Souza, PT, PhD
A "bodily relearning" approach to rehabilitation Ben Boyd, PT, DPTS