Gretchen Deutschlander, PT, DPT, OCS

Title:	Teaching Associate
Division:	Physical Therapy

Gretchen Deutschlander is a physical therapist and a teaching associate in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009. A board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist, she has practiced in Seattle for over 13 years. She has worked in multiple clinical settings including private practice, the Harborview Regional Burn Center, and the hospital-based outpatient orthopedics clinic at Harborview.

Education and Training

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2009

Board Certifications

Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

Clinical Interests

Treatment and management of orthopedic injuries
Injuries associated with complex trauma
Examination and treatment of the shoulder and hip joints

Teaching Interests

Orthopedics
Integumentary
Clinical education
Health disparities

Research Interests

Complex trauma
Movement System Impairments Syndromes (MSI)
Orthopedic physical therapy
Sports medicine
Running analysis
Chronic pain
Health disparities; LBGTQIA+; DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging)