Dakota Greenwalt

Dakota is set to begin the Orthopedic Residency program at UIC in fall 2023 while dual enrolled in the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program specializing in cardiovascular health. He completed a bachelors of science in Health and Exercise Science and Psychology at Wake Forest University where he competed as a middle distance runner for the track and field team. He then made the move to Chicago enrolling in UIC as a physical therapy student in 2019 and received his DPT in 2022. He began the residency to hone his clinical skills to provide the highest level of care for patients and to generate clinically relevant research ideas. His clinical interests include chronic pain, low back pain, and athletic injuries, especially in runners.