Biography
Anthony Delitto is currently leading the University’s Center for Excellence in Digital Education or Pitt EDGE housed within the Office of the Provost. He served as SHRS dean for nine years and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy for 21 years.
Delitto has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed research papers. He actively treats people with painful musculoskeletal disorders and his current research is focused on implementing classification and treatment effectiveness studies into quality improvement initiatives. He is also conducting trials in exercise interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease. He was awarded one of the first large pragmatic trials from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a multi-site, $13-million grant (the TARGET study) to investigate innovative ways to reduce the transition of acute low back pain by having physical therapists partner with primary care and deliver psychologically informed physical therapy to patients with acute low back pain who are at risk for persistent pain.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, The State University of New York – University at Buffalo
- Master of Health Science in Physical Therapy, Washington University in St. Louis
- Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis
Awards
- Steven J Rose Award for Excellence in Research, American Physical Therapy Association Section on Orthopaedics
- Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy, American Physical Therapy Association
- Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
Professional Organization Appointments
- Sections on Orthopedics and Education, American Physical Therapy Association
- Former President of the Section on Research, American Physical Therapy Association
