Rich Severin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
DPT Program Coordinator, Physical Therapy
Coordinator, Bariatric Surgery Rehabilitation Program, PT Faculty Practice
Office Phone
Office
, 426
Mail Code
MC 898
Office Hours
By appointment
About
Rich Severin PT, DPT, PhD is a board-certified cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical specialist. Dr. Severin serves as clinical assistant professor and DPT Program coordinator in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also is the coordinator of the UIC/UIHealth bariatric surgery rehabilitation program. His research and clinical practice interests include cardiorespiratory physiology, respiratory muscle testing/training, obesity, and medical screening in physical therapy practice.
Selected Grants
American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Respiratory Muscle Performance: A Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients, Principal Investigator
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research , Promotion of Doctoral Studies Scholarship II (PODS II), Principal Investigator
Illinois Physical Therapy Foundation, Respiratory Muscle Performance: A Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients, Principal Investigator
2020 UIC CCTS Pilot Grant, Weathering the Storm: Lung, Heart, and Brain Vascular Rehabilitation for COVID-19, Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
Leadership in the Profession
American Physical Therapy Association, Science and Practice Affairs Committee
American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Chief Delegate
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, Associate Editor
Notable Honors
2022-2023 - Physical Therapist of the Year, Illinois Physical Therapy Association
2021 - Emerging Leader Award, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
2020 - Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award, American Physical Therapy Association
2019 - Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
Education
PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, 2022
Residency, Orthopedic Physical Therapy (Clinical Researcher Track), University of Illinois Chicago, 2014-2015
Residency, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital/University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013-2014
DPT, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, 2013
BS, Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 2009