Helen Libby Schmitt

Helen attended Simmons University in Boston, MA where she graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition, followed by a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2019. Helen has worked as an acute care physical therapist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, since 2019. Helen became a board-certified clinical specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy in 2025. Helen represents the rehab department in her hospital’s interdisciplinary LVAD and heart transplant selection team. Helen has helped develop staff training and competencies for the advanced heart failure step-down floor. Helen is passionate about LVAD and heart transplant prehabilitation in the acute care setting.