About Ellen

Core Beliefs

I am extremely proud to be a Physical Therapist and I will always consider myself to be a clinician first. My clinical experience has enabled me to truly impact the startups I consult with because I understand the impact on patients. That being said, I have felt the frustrations that patients experience in the traditional system. Patients long for easy access to quality MSK care at the time of need. All of the companies I consult with are aiming to solve this problem, either by enabling providers with objective data or providing a solution that improves access to quality care.

Education & Experience

Education

Ellen holds a BS in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut and a DPT from New York Medical College.


Academic Teaching Experience

Ellen has held adjunct positions teaching at New York Medical College and the University of Massachusetts Lowell in their DPT programs.


Notable Startup Experience

  • Early employee of Physera, acquired by Omada Health.
  • Built the internal Physical Therapy department for Nice Healthcare, an integrated primary care company. 
  • Founding team of Second Door Health, a software that enables brick and mortar PT practices to provide D2C and D2E services.
  • Advising and consulting for many other early stage venture backed companies.

Professional Presentations

APTA Combined Section Meeting

  • 2021: Co-presenter of “Technology: Enhancing the Next 100 Years of Physical Therapist Practice” and “Embracing Telehealth: Best Practices for Telehealth Physical Therapy Implementation and Delivery Across Specialties” .
  • 2020: Poster Presentation “Treating Bilateral Knee Meniscus Tears Remotely via Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring.”

APTA Private Practice Section

  • 2023: Co-presenter of “Digital MSK - a Blockbuster Moment for PT or the Beginning of a New Era?”
  • 2019: Co-presenter of “Telehealth and Physical Therapy: What PT’s Practicing in the Telehealth Environment are Experiencing!”

APTA Research Section

  • 2022: Co-presenter of “Is our profession ready for Telehealth/mHealth?”

APTA Learning Center


ACRM Conference

  • 2019, Co-presenter of “Making Decisions Without Your Hands: Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning in Telerehabilitation"

ATA Conference

  • 2020, co-presenter of “Innovations in Virtual PT”

Center for Connected Health Conference

  • 2018, Co-presenter of “Virtual Tools Shaping the Future of Rehabilitation.”

Others

 Rehab Tech Summit, numerous APTA state chapter conferences, New England Telehealth Resource Center, UCONN Foundation, 2021 New York Medical College White Coat Ceremony

Concept Creation

Articles

Interviews


Podcast Guest

  • Telehealth 20 Podcast
  • PT Tech Talks Podcast
  • PT Pintcast Podcast

Collaborator