Mary Lou Galantino

Dr. Mary Lou Galantino, PT, PhD, FAPTA, a clinician at Christiana Rehabilitation Services in Delaware, is Professor of Physical Therapy at Stockton University and an adjunct scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She established the HIV SIG in the Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy and served as the Research Chair for over a decade. She has received government grants in Texas and New Jersey and established community-based rehabilitation interventions for people living with HIV. She is a co-investigator of an NIH NCI grant using yoga to mitigate chemotherapy-induced painful neuropathy and fall prevention. In collaboration with her Rutgers University team, they explore yoga and mindfulness meditation for individuals with HIV-related painful neuropathy. Through her Fulbright Specialist Award in South Africa, Dr. Galantino researches HIV and cancer-related disability. She serves as a visiting professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where she trains clinicia