Physical Therapist

Dhara Kagalwala

*** ***** ******* **., ***** Juliet, TN-37122

409-***-**** acp3ha@r.postjobfree.com

I am a physical therapist with 4+ years of experience, and I am eager to learn more and provide compassionate

care to the sick population of our society. My strong skill sets lie in orthopedic and geriatric cases. I am a good

clinician with a knack for business, which makes me a perfect fit for a company that is looking to make profit

whilst delivering quality care to their clients.

LICENSURE STATUS:

Licensed Physical Therapist, State of Tennessee

Licensed Manual Therapist, Manual Therapy Foundation of India

EXPERIENCE:

Physical Therapist

o Signature Healthcare/Donelson Place Care and Rehab, Nashville, TN Apr’13-Present

- Worked in a skilled nursing facility, dealing with long term care and acute/short term care

patients with various diagnoses including, but not limited to, orthopedic, neurological,

behavioral, traumatic, and surgical disorders.

- Underwent detailed education and hands-on training in multi-sensory environments (MSE)

for treating patients with dementia, Parkinson’s, attention deficits, and other behavioral

disorders.

- Improved my skills of working with geriatric population, especially the challenges faced in

older adults with new learning and retention of new information.

o Complete Fitness Rehabilitation/ Bortz Healthcare, Ypsilanti, MI Feb’11-May’12

- Treated patients with joint reconstruction surgeries and spinal surgeries, with an emphasis

on vigorous rehabilitation which required inter-disciplinary communication.

- Also served as an assistant manager for a brief period of time when I was responsible for

additional duties of managing PRN therapists, making schedules of all therapists,

maintaining RUG categories of Medicare Part As, and other similar managerial tasks.

o Universal Rehabilitation Services, Dearborn Heights, MI Jul’10-Jan’11

- Worked in an outpatient clinic, where a large portion of my job was to treat patients with

auto-accident related injuries.

- Commonest cases were lumbar and cervical injuries of musculoskeletal origin.

- Also practiced mobilization and manual therapy on orthopedic cases of joint replacements,

surgical repairs, radiculopathies, and disc-related pathologies.

o Home health physical therapist, India Mar’07-Oct’07

- Exposure to patients with musculoskeletal injuries, traumatic brain injury, cardiac

conditions, joint reconstruction, cerebrovascular accidents, and thoracic surgeries.

Quality Improvement Assistant

o Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, California Jan’10-May’10

Worked with the Infection Control Department; studying, analyzing and solving problems related to

infection control and other quality issues. Involved with a myriad of administrative tasks including

product evaluations, program implementations, and risk management.

EDUCATION:

Master’s in Public Health, Health Services Administration Jan’08-May’10

o San Diego State University, San Diego

Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy Aug’02-Feb’07

o Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

Dhara Kagalwala, PT, MPH

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified in Manual Therapy (120 credit hours)

o Integrated approach (Cyriax, Maitland, Butler, McKenzie, and Mennell concepts)

- The Vertebral column and Pelvic complex (28 credit hours)

- The Peripheral joints and Neural tissue (28 credit hours)

o Hands-on Workshop

- Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release Techniques, and High Velocity Thrust

Techniques for full body (32 credit hours)

- Positional Release Techniques, Lymphatic Manipulations, and Craniosacral Manipulations

(32 credit hours)

CEU on Vestibular Rehabilitation, Basic Principles of Assessment on Cardio-Pulmonary Conditions, and

Applied Ergonomics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Good exposure to reimbursement systems (Medicare Part A and B, and private insurances), and basics

of administrative tasks like billing and coding.

Computer Skills: PT documentation software like ReDoc, Therapute, and RehabOptima.

Effective communication, team membership, and influential leadership skills.

Dhara Kagalwala, PT, MPH

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