Marcio Dos Santos

Marcio dos Santos joined the USAHS faculty team in Miami as an Associate Professor on August 5, 2019. His education includes a bachelor’s in physical therapy, Master in Physiology and PhD in Rehabilitation Science. He also worked as a post-doctoral fellow in Movement Science/Motor Control at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. dos Santos has a long term high scholarly activity by teaching diversified courses and mentoring several students, developing research and producing scientific knowledge. He has published about 50 peer-reviewed articles in the physical therapy, motor control, and biomechanics fields. Dr. dos Santos’ last commitment as a faculty member was in the PT Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he taught musculoskeletal PT in the DPT and PhD programs for almost 6 years. He also has vast experience in the clinical field working with patients with musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions in Brazil and in the United States, in inpatients and outpatients settings. At USAHS, he is currently assisting DPT students with their lab classes of Gross Anatomy, Biophysical Agents, Differential Diagnosis and MSK3.