Patrick Berner

Dr. Patrick Berner is a practicing physical therapist and full-time assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he specializes in threading components of population health and patient-centered care practices throughout the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum and serves as Director of Community Engagement for the Department of Physical Therapy. He is one of only a handful of physical therapists that also holds the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential. Dr. Berner is nationally known for integrating nutrition into physical therapist practice and has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on this topic. He has presented numerous times nationally for both physical therapy and dietetic audiences, including keynote speaker opportunities. Dr. Berner is the founding Executive Director of PT in the Community, a non-profit organization that seeks to impact local underserved and disadvantaged communities during physical therapy conferences an