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Physical Therapist
James A. Haley VA Research and Development Services
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Lisa Ballistrea, MSPT, DPT, is a physical therapist with 19 years of clinical experience and 12 years of clinical research experience. She is currently employed as a physical therapist with Research Services at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. She is a clinical researcher and project manager for a multi-site randomized controlled trial for self-directed care using virtual program for Veterans with PTSD and chronic pain. She is also a site PI for a study called Women with Amputations: The Unique Needs of an Underserved Population. Her areas of interest include physical, psychological and social impacts of Veteran amputees, quality improvement and implementation research for electronic healthcare delivery for Veterans, and quality improvement in Whole Health Program in the VA system. Dr. Ballistrea’s previous research work focused on Veterans with Dementia and Caregiver burden, Robotic Exoskeleton device to help increase functional mobility in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population and using Virtual Reality to help decrease chronic pain in Veterans. Dr. Ballistrea continues to work in quality improvement and implementation research and Lower Extremity Amputee.
