Lauren Jarmusz Pt,Dpt,Ocs
About Lauren Jarmusz Pt,Dpt,Ocs
Dr. Lauren Jarmusz is a Physical Therapist & Orthopedic Clinical Specialist practicing at Stanford Healthcare. Lauren’s career goal is to innovate the Physical Therapy field by leveraging technology, design thinking methods, and interprofessional care methods. She regularly partakes in initiatives innovating the Physical Therapy profession through clinical lectures, poster presentations, health-tech initiatives, and media publications. Dr. Jarmusz holds multiple clinical certifications and is licensed to evaluate and treat all body regions, ages, and genders. However, Lauren has a clinical interest in women's spine, pelvis, hip, and knee injuries. Dr. Jarmusz holds a core belief that Physical Therapists should be the 'primary care providers for movement health’. Lauren is passionate about sharing her knowledge with individuals so they can not only recover from injury and movement dysfunction, but also be empowered to optimize their movement health throughout life independently. Dr. Jarmusz is the co-founder of PhysioCare.io, a hybrid in person and technology based service designed to provide 'Primary Care for Women's Movement Health.' She was awarded ‘Healthcare Disruptor to Watch’, 'Top 100 Healthcare Leaders 2020 Lauren is a “Double Husky” receiving her bachelors and clinical doctorate degree from Northeastern University, where she received a full-tuition scholarship for her graduate studies and was selected for the university’s ‘100 most influential students’ network. She is a graduate of Stanford’s postdoctoral Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency. Over the next few years, Dr. Jarmusz worked to become adjunct faculty of the residency program with a goal of educating fellow Physical Therapists on best care practices. Prior to her graduate work, Lauren completed her cooperative education at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard teaching affiliate, and volunteered with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Some of Lauren’s career highlights include: (1) Chair of the Student Interprofessional Collaboration Project of the American Physical Therapy Association; (2)co-founding the 1st Interprofessional Healthcare Student Organization at Northeastern; (3)working as a program content director for Health Innovators, an organization focused on empowering healthcare professionals to innovate through professional development and networking; (4)having a provisional patent for an ankle device; (5)with the support of her team, taking 2nd place at Tuft's MedStart Hackathon.