Bonnie Virag

Bonnie Virag is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Pittsburgh. She serves as Director of Community Engagement and teaching faculty in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, leading community engagement curriculum development and advancement of local and national community-based learning experiences for all physical therapy students across hybrid and residential cohorts. She is lead DPT faculty at Birmingham Free Clinic, a pro bono clinic in Pittsburgh where Pitt DPT students provide free PT services to uninsured and underinsured community members year-round. Her teaching and clinical work focuses on community engagement in PT practice, community health and wellness promotion, social determinants of health, PT in medically underserved communities and inclusive communication strategies for health care professionals. She currently is a member of the leadership team for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Leadership and Innovation Global Health Special Interest Group.

Virag is an American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a dual-credentialed PT and certified athletic trainer (ATC.) Her current clinical practice focuses on provision of pro bono outpatient physical therapy services in the Pittsburgh region. Her professional career spans multiple clinical areas of practice including outpatient orthopedics, acute care, subacute rehab, and sports medicine in high school, collegiate and professional athletics.

She received her DPT degree from the University of Pittsburgh, her Master of Arts in exercise and sport science with an athletic training concentration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Duquesne University.