Bio: William Boissonnault PT, DPT, DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA
William Boissonnault PT, DPT, DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA
William Boissonnault, professor-emeritus UW-Madison, holds multiple adjunct faculty positions in DPT programs, and is a self-employed consultant and clinician. Previous positions: Executive Leadership, APTA. Academic degrees: BSPT UW-Madison; MS/DHSc -University of St. Augustine; t-DPT MGH Institute of Health Professions.
Dr. Boissonnault has presented nationally/internationally and has multiple journal publications on direct access, medical screening and diagnostic imaging. Editor of textbook-Primary Care for the Physical Therapist; 3rd edition.
Previous Service includes: President - AOPT, APTA, and the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. Current Service includes: APTA WI – nominating committee and co-chair of practice committee. Awards: APTA’s Baethke-Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching, Lucy Blair Service Award, Education Section’s Distinguished Educator, and AAOMPT’s Mennell Service award.
Education:
BS in PT: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977
MSc (1982), DHSc (1999): University of St. Augustine, Center for Health Sciences t-DPT: Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, 2008
Current Position:
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Self-Employed Consultant and Clinician
Current Adjunct Faculty Positions:
University of Tennessee- Memphis
Arcadia University
Medical University of South Carolina
University of Central Arkansas
University of California San Francisco
University of Montana t-DPT Program
Previous Positions:
APTA: Executive Vice President, Professional Affairs
Professor, UW-Madison, Program in Physical Therapy.
Senior Physical Therapist: UW Hospital/Clinics-Spine PT Clinic
Curriculum Director: UW and Meriter Hospitals Orthopedic Clinical Residency Program
Editor: Examination In Physical Therapy Practice-Screening For Medical Disease 2nd edition. Churchill Livingstone, 1995. ISBN no. 0-443-08956-6
Co-editor: Goodman C, Boissonnault W, Fuller K: Pathology- Implications For The Physical Therapist, 2nd ed. WB Saunders Co. 2003. ISBN no. 0-7216-5636-6
Editor: Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, 3rd edition. WB Saunders Co. 2020. ISBN no. 978-1-4160-6105-2
American Physical Therapy/Professional Associations: Past President- Foundation For Physical Therapy (2009-2014). Past President Orthopaedic Section, APTA: (1995-2001). J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; Board of Directors (1997-2003). APTA House of Delegates; Delegate Wisconsin PT Association (2000-2008). Past Chair; APTA Manipulation Task orce, and AAOMPT Practice Committee.
Awards:
- Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association: Clinical Excellence Award, 1998
- APTA John H P Maley Lecturer: Differential Diagnosis: Taking a Step Back Before Stepping Forward, 2000
- Foundation for Physical Therapy, Charles Magistro Distinguished Service Award, 2001
- Orthopaedic Section, APTA Paris Distinguished Service Award, 2004
- APTA, Baethke/Carlin Excellence in Academic Teaching, 2005
- Dean’s Teaching Award. UW-Madison Medical School. Excellence and Innovation in Medical Education, 2004-2005
- APTA, Helen J. Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature, 2008
- Member Academia dei Fisiocritici, Siena, Italy 2009
- APTA Fellow American Physical Therapy Association, 2010
- APTA Jack Walker Publication Award 2011
- APTA Lucy Blair Service Award 2014
- Education Section, APTA 2015- Distinguished Educator Award
- Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: Outstanding Service 2021
- APTA Private Practice Section, Board Service Award 2022