Lisa R. Farrell PT, PhD, ATC

Lisa Farrell, P.T., Ph.D., AT,C has been providing vestibular and balance rehabilitation for adults with various neurological pathologies in the South Florida area since 1999. She is an adjunct faculty member of Nova Southeastern University with neuroscience being her area of teaching. Since 2000, she has been a faculty member for the APTA’s Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency-Based Course, and in 2013, became a codirector of this program.

Additionally, she has been part of the faculty for the APTA’s Pediatric Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency-Based Course since its inception in 2010. Dr. Farrell’s athletic training education is from the University of Florida. Her physical therapy education is a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and a Master’s degree and PhD from the University of Miami. With her graduate degrees, she concentrated her area of study in the field of balance as well as in vestibular assessment and rehabilitation.

Throughout her career, she has served her profession by being an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2017, Dr. Farrell founded Symmetry Alliance, LLC, a consulting firm for program development and provider of continuing education for rehabilitation professionals, so that she can contribute to helping communities improve their medical care for patients with vestibular pathology. Dr. Farrell’s professional goal is to always strive to learn and grow so that she can provide the highest standard of teaching and care possible.