Meet the experts

Paul has been the owner and practicing PT at 3Dimensional PT & Sports Conditioning in Tacoma, WA since 2003 where he specializes in the lower extremity and foot & ankle. He is Board Certified as a Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic and Sports. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Paul is the owner and speaker for the updated continuing education courses “When the Feet Hit the Ground…Everything Changes” and “When the Feet Hit the Ground…Running.”

He has lectured locally and nationally, including APTA’s Combined Sections Meetings, on several orthopedic and sports related topics including youth athlete development, rotational athletes, running injuries, ACL prevention and treatment, and training for sprinters. He co-developed and produced an instructional DVD titled Exercises for Runners which is geared for PTs and other medical professionals. 

Paul enjoys treating the foot and ankle because there are so many variables to consider as each patient can have unique differences and challenges

Michelle Fritsch, Pharm.D., CGP, BCACP is a clinical pharmacist with a passion for geriatric health and education.  She is currently founder of Meds MASH, LLC, a company dedicated to reducing risks posed by medications and falls in mature adults.  She was from 2008-2014 founding Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at the Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland.  Dr. Fritsch received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Purdue University.  She then completed a primary care residency at the William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin.  Prior to her arrival at the Notre Dame of Maryland University, Dr. Fritsch founded and directed the Alamance Medication Assistance Program (AlaMAP) of Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Burlington, North Carolina from 1997 to 2008.  The AlaMAP clinic provides medication therapy management and medication access to a geriatric population in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Patti Sharp is an occupational therapist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She worked primarily in pediatric burns for several years, and now works with a wide variety of patients in pediatric rehabilitation. Her recent work has focused on bridging her burn experience with general pediatrics, bringing scar management care to post-trauma and post-surgical children. Patti has a passion for evidence based practice and aims to share that passion with students and peers.