Patti Cavaleri

Patti Cavaleri, PT, DPT, OCS, serves as a Senior Physical Therapist at NYU Langone Health's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries since January 2020, previously holding roles as a Physical Therapist and Performing Arts Physical Therapy Fellow. Patti's extensive experience includes positions at Miccass Physical Therapy and New Leaf Physical Therapy, as well as a physical therapist role at Flex Physical Therapy. Patti also contributed as a Teaching Assistant at Touro College, supporting Doctor of Physical Therapy students in Basic Clinical Neuroscience and Neurological Rehabilitation I. Early professional experience includes serving as a student physical therapist in Italy and working as an AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator for Easter Seals Wisconsin. Patti holds a Doctor of Health Science in Educational Leadership from the University of New Haven, a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.