Contact
Bridgeside Point 1 100 Technology Drive, Suite 210 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Biography
Adam Popchak serves as a member of the graduate faculty and acts as a mentor for students within the PhD program within SHRS, while also holding a joint appointment in the School of Medicine. Popchak remains a practicing physical therapist at the UPMC/Rehabilitation Institute Lemieux Sports Complex and works closely with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in both research and clinical care. Popchak provides service to the University of Pittsburgh as a member of the Institutional Review Board. Popchak has a passion for teaching clinically relevant topics and providing mentorship to physical therapy students in pursuing their professional and clinical goals.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Pittsburgh
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh
- Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh
- Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
- Optimizing outcomes in the treatment of shoulder instability and rotator cuff tears.
- Return to sport testing and decision making after musculoskeletal pathology
- Methods to improve delivery of physical therapy interventions
Professional Organization Appointments
- American Physical Therapy Association, Orthopaedic Section
- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
