Katelyn Whitlock, PT, DPT, MSEd is a Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist currently serving as one of the ICU physical therapists on the Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, LVAD and ECMO team at Emory University Hospital. She graduated from Emory University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in May of 2018. Following her DPT, she completed the Emory Acute Care Residency in 2019. Prior to her DPT, she earned her bachelors and masters degrees in Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia. In September of 2022 she joined the faculty at Brenau University, teaching in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and has ongoing research and has presented locally and nationally in the areas of ICU Physical Therapy, ECMO and advanced mechanical support and COVID-19.
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Early in my career I worked very closely with a patient who many on my ICU team said was a “once-in-a-career type of patient.” In working with her I not only learned about her condition and complicated care, but about myself as a clinician and human being. The […]