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Gustavo J Almeida, PT, Ph.D.
Dr. Almeida received his PT degree and training in Brazil and has over 18 years of clinical experience with focus in Sports and Orthopedics Rehabilitation. He obtained his PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Pittsburgh and serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at UT Health San Antonio. His research focuses on interventions to improve physical function and activity in individuals with arthritis. More specifically, Dr. Almeida is currently testing the feasibility of using blood-flow restriction during prehabilitation in individuals awaiting total knee replacement.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2015 - PhD - Rehabilitation Science - University of Pittsburgh
- 2005 - MS - Evidence-based Medicine - Brazilian Cochrane Centre - Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
- 2002 - Specialization - Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Rehabilitation - Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
- 2001 - BPT - Physical Therapy - Centro Universitario do Triangulo
Training
- 2004 - Clinical Fellowship - Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy Training Program - University of Pittsburgh
- 2003 - Residency - Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Rehabilitation - Cohens Institute: Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
Appointments
- 10/2019-present - Assistant Professor - Department of Orthopaedics - University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
- 6/2019-present - Assistant Professor - Department of Physical Therapy - University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
- 10/2015-6/2019 - Research Assistant Professor - Department of Physical Therapy - University of Pittsburgh
- 1/2010-9/2015 - Research Physical Therapist - Department of Physical Therapy - University of Pittsburgh
- 1/2007-12/2009 - Graduate Student Researcher - Department of Physical Therapy - University of Pittsburgh
- 3/2003-12/2006 - Research Assistant - Brazilian Cochrane Centre - Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
- 3/2003-11/2006 - Visiting Professor - Department of Physical Therapy - Sao Marcos University - Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Instruction & Training
- 8/2019 - Present, Exercise Physiology of Rehab - DPT Program, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
- 8/2019 - Present, Movement Science I - DPT Program, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
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Research & Grants
Grants
- ONGOING
San Antonio Claude D. Pepper San Antonio (AG044271) - RL5 Scholar in Clinical and Translational Science (Almeida: Scholar; Shireman and Hornsby: Co-PIs)
Term: 2020-2022
Title: Feasibility of a Prehabilitation Blood-flow Restriction Training in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis Awaiting Total Knee Replacement
School of Health Professions Pilot Seed Grant Program – UT Health San Antonio (Almeida: PI)
Term: 2020-2021
Title: Feasibility of a Prehabilitation Blood-flow Restriction Training in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis Awaiting Total Knee Replacement
Foundation for Physical Therapy's Center on Excellence in Health Services and Health Policy Research and Training (CoHSTAR) (Almeida: Co-PI; Khoja: Co-PI)
Term: 2019 – 2021
Title: Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapy (PT) for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: An Analysis using Patient Electronic Health Records at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
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Combined support from the Rehabilitation Institute and Aging Institute FY17 Seed Grant Program &
the Central Research Development Fund (CRDF) Small Grants Program (Almeida: PI)
Term: 2017 – 2019
Title: Associations between physical activity participation and plasma biomarkers in individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis – a secondary data analysis.
Rehabilitation Institute – University of Pittsburgh (Almeida: Co-I; Piva: PI)
Term: 2011-2012
Title: The Feasibility of a Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Patients with TKA
SHRS Research Development Fund (Almeida: PI)
Term: 2012
Title: Reliability and responsiveness of physical activity measures in patients after total knee arthroplasty
Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute/ Pepper Center Pilot (Almeida: PI)
Term: 2011
Title: Reliability and responsiveness of physical activity measures in patients after total knee arthroplasty
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Publications