Linder, Susan
Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States
Experience
Internationally recognized for her experience and commitment to improving Physiotherapy care, Dr. Susan Linder specializes in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. With more than 20 years of professional experience, she has worked in leading health institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic in the United States.
Among her main contributions, she has implemented the most innovative approaches to neurological rehabilitation, including neurodevelopmental techniques such as the Bobat method. In this way, she has helped numerous patients with hemiplegia to recover the maximum possible independence in their daily activities and thereby significantly improve their quality of life. He has also developed sports rehabilitation programs that have helped numerous athletes to recover from their injuries integrally and improve their performance significantly.
In addition, she balances this work with her facet as a Clinical Researcher. In this sense, she has led meticulous studies that have made possible advances in therapeutic interventions for patients with neurological disorders such as Brain Injuries, Cardiovascular Accidents and Neurodegenerative Diseases. It has also developed sophisticated methods to optimize resources in rehabilitation treatment. Thanks to this, professionals have improved both their clinical outcomes and financial sustainability in the field of physiotherapy.
Its work has been recognized on several occasions in the form of awards, such as the “Customer Service” award from CCF Health Care Ventures. Committed to providing excellent quality care to users, she adopts an integrative vision that allows her to tailor treatments according to the specific needs of each patient, especially in the context of sports physiotherapy. This has enabled individuals to experience faster recovery and avoid secondary complications ranging from muscle imbalances or spasticity to joint stiffness.
- Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, United States
- Project Scientist at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute
- Clinical Supervisor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic
- Staff Physiotherapist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Cleveland Clinic
- Doctorate in Physical Therapy from D'Youville College
- Doctorate in Health Sciences from Youngstown State University
Master of Science in Health Sciences, University of Indianapolis - B.S. in Physical Therapy from Cleveland State University
- Member of:
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Heart Association
- American Academy of Neurology