Herb Karpatkin has presented extensively both nationally and internationally on physical therapy and degenerative neurologic conditions with a special interest in aging with a progressive disease. His research has been published in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Disability and Rehabilitation. He is the recipient of the 2015 American Physical Therapy Association Award for Excellence in Neurologic Education. He is actively involved in patient care, specializing in older adults with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease as well as older adults with frailty. He is a tenured associate professor of physical therapy at Hunter College, City University of New York, teaching courses in Neurologic Evaluation and Intervention, Geriatrics, Psychosocial Aspects of Health Care, and Research Design, as well as mentoring DPT students through the research process. His primary areas of research are aimed at understanding and developing interventions that result in improved mobility for older adults with Multiple Sclerosis.
He received a master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Boston University in 1989 and a Doctorate in Neurology from Rocky Mountain University in 2009. He is board certified in Neurology and Geriatrics Clinical through the American Physical Therapy Association. He has held clinical posts at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beth Abraham Hospital, and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, and academic posts in the physical therapy departments of Touro College and Hunter College.