Our Staff Credentials
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services is committed to professional development for all of our rehabilitation providers.
We encourage our staff to pursue advanced education and certification, and many take advantage of credentialing services through organizations such as:
What the Letters Mean
You’ll see letters after many of our providers' names.
Learn more about what they mean:
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| MPT |
Masters of Physical Therapy |
| DPT |
Doctorate of Physical Therapy |
| OTR/L |
Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed |
| CBIS |
Certified Brain Injury Specialist |
| CHT |
Certified Hand Therapist |
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CLT-LANA |
Certified Lymphedema Therapist-Lymphology Association of North America |
| CSCS |
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist |
| CCC-SLP/L |
Certificate of Clinical Competency-Speech-Language Pathology |
| COMT |
Certification in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy |
| MDT |
Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy |
| CWCC |
Chronic Wound Care Clinician |
| CWS |
Certified Wound Specialist |
| GCS |
Geriatric Certified Specialist |
| NCS |
Neurologic Certified Specialist |
| OCS |
Orthopaedic Certified Specialist |
| PCS |
Pediatric Certified Specialist |
| SCS |
Sports Certified Specialist |
| WCS |
Women's Health Certified Specialist |
| FAAOMPT |
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists |
| FACHE |
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives |