Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science Grand Rounds

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. Presentations are held every other month from 7am to 8am via zoom (registration is not required.)

Tuesday August 11, 2026 7:00 - 8:00am PST

"New perspectives on physical therapy interventions for Multiple Sclerosis" - Dr. Herbert Karpatkin, PT, DSc

For our next session, we have invited Dr. Herbert Karpatkin who will discuss new perspectives on physical therapy interventions for Multiple Sclerosis. The unique and multifactorial nature of MS requires that clinicians develop intervention strategies that are best suited to address this. In this brief presentation, the author will present current research on clinical intervention strategies developed specifically for persons with MS. These will include intermittent training, cooling devices, task specific training, and high intensity training. Case studies will be used to illustrate clinical application.

Dr. Herbert Karpatkin, PT, DSc received his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Boston University, and a Doctorate in Neurology from Rocky Mountain University. He is a board certified in Neurology and Geriatrics Clinical  through the American Physical Therapy Association, and is a certified Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Specialist through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. He has held clinical posts at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice, and academic posts in the physical therapy departments of Touro College and Hunter College. He has presented extensively both nationally and internationally on physical therapy and multiple sclerosis, and has published articles on MS in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis International. He is the recipient of the 2015 American Physical Therapy Association Award for Excellence in Neurologic Education and the 2019 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Partners award. In addition to continuing to be actively involved in patient care, he is a tenured associate professor of physical therapy at Hunter College, City University of New York, teaching courses in neurologic evaluation and intervention, psychosocial aspects of health care, and research design, as well as mentoring DPT students through the research process. His primary areas of research are aimed at understanding and developing interventions that result in improved mobility for persons with MS.

This session will be recorded and uploaded here. Session Moderated by Rich Souza & Cathy Hoang (meeting ID: 989 6579 8007; passcode: 770577). join us via zoom here!

Upcoming 2026 Speakers

• Tuesday October 13, 2026: Dr. Jessica Bath, PT, DPT, PhD
• Tuesday December 8, 2026: Dr. Riley Bove, MD, MSc

Eligibility to present at Grand Rounds:

• People with relevant expertise in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science are eligible for this program.
• This includes but is not limited to colleagues, peers, speakers from all professional levels (Junior-Senior investigators, Assistant Professors, Professors), research, clinical, basic science, etc. within UCSF or outside of UCSF.
• If you have suggestions for topics to discuss or an interest in speaking at an upcoming Grand Rounds session, please contact Dr. Cathy Hoang at [email protected]. 

UCSF does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process.

Recent Grand Rounds Talks:

If you missed one of our recent Grand Rounds discussions, please check out the recordings linked below!