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About Sara Morgan, PhD

Sara Morgan, PhD, CPO, joined the Gillette Research Department in late 2020. She is a Clinical Scientist and the co-Director of the Spine Research Program. Dr. Morgan’s research focuses on clinically-meaningful outcomes related to operative and non-operative treatments for scoliosis, comparative effectiveness of scoliosis treatments, and the development of clinical guidelines to inform evidence-based care.

Dr. Morgan has academic affiliations at the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington. Through these affiliations, she maintains research collaborations focused on outcome measure development and assessment in prosthetic and orthotic care and mentors doctoral students in Rehabilitation Science. She is also an active volunteer in professional organizations, and currently serves as the Research Committee Chair for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation for Education and Research.

Conditions:

  • Scoliosis

Undergraduate Education:
University of Washington, BS in Prosthetics and Orthotics

Graduate Degree:
University of Washington, PhD, Rehabilitation Science

  • American Board Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO)
  • American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (member, Board of Directors, past-chair of Research Council)
  • Scoliosis Research Society (Candidate Fellow)
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (Associate Member)
  • Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (Editorial Board)
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Foundation for Education and Research (Chair of Research Committee, Board of Directors)

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