William Boissonnault, PT, DHSc, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAPTA Professor   Office 1300 University Avenue Room 5190 Medical Sciences Center Madison, WI 53706-1532 (608) 263-5095   Email: boissonnaultw@pt.wisc.edu

Education and Certification

• Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 1977
• Master of Science - Orthopedic Physical Therapy
  Institute of Physical Therapy, St. Augustine, FL, 1982
• Doctor of Health Science (DHSc)
  University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL, 1999
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
  MGH Institute of Health Professionals, 2008

Teaching Responsibilities

• PT 664: Clinical Medicine I
• PT 665: Clinical Medicine II
• PT PT 667: Clinical Case Conference

Clinical Interests

Professional and Service Activities

• President, Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc.
• American Physical Therapy Association - Manipulation Legislative Task Force, Past Chair, current member
  
• Orthopaedic Section, Past President, 1995 - 2001, past committee member on nominating, practice, and award committees
  
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists- Practice Affairs Committee, Past Chair, current member
  
• Adjunct faculty positions at Arcadia University, Columbia University, Marquette University, Medical University of South Carolina, Samuel Merritt University, University of California-San Francisco, Indianapolis, and Tennessee-Memphis

Research Interests and Scholarly Activities

• Investigating the impact that illnesses, medication and substance use (caffeine, tobacco and alcohol) have on outcomes following rehabilitation.
• Investigating physical therapists’ role in medical screening-identifying patients/clients who should be referred to a physician.
• Health policy and health care delivery-investigating patient direct access to physical therapy services.
• Investigating the intervention thrust joint manipulation from a physical therapy educational perspective; what is being taught, how is it being taught etc.
• Developing teaching strategies to enhance student differential diagnosis and patient interviewing skills.

Honors and Awards

• 2010: Jack Walker Award: Pursuit and Implementation of Hospital-based Outpatient direct access to Physical Therapy Services, Physical Therapy Journal
  
• 2008: JOSPT George Davies-James Gould Excellence in Clinical Inquiry Award: Differential diagnosis of a patient referred to physical therapy with low back pain: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• 2008: John Mc Mennell Service Award. American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
• 2008: Helen J Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature from the American Physical Therapy Association
• 2005: Dean's Teaching Award 2004-2005. Excellence and innovation in medical education. University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
• 2005: Dorothy E. Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. American Physical Therapy Association
• 2004: Paris Distinguished Service Award. Orthopaedic Section, APTA. Combined Sections Meeting, Nashville, TN
• 2001: Charles Magistro Service Award, Foundation for Physical Therapy
• 2000: John H.P. Maley Lectureship Award, “Innovations in Clinical Practice,” American Physical Therapy Association, Physical Therapy
• 1999: Trish King Baker Alumni Award for Professional Excellence, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL
• 1998: Clinical Excellence Award, Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association

• 2010: Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
• 2010: Keynote Speaker at White Coat Ceremony at the Medical University of South Carolina Physical Therapy
  
• 2010: Keynote Speaker University of Wisconsin-Madison Physical Therapy Program Graduation Ceremonies.
• 2009: Distinguished Lecturer, University of Illinois-Chicago Fellowship in Manual Orthopedic Physical Therapy.Differential Diagnosis of Disease States Masquerading as Pain Syndromes. Chicago, IL
• 2009: Keynote Address-PT as a Doctoring Profession-Our Role in Diagnosis, Referral, Consultation. Arkansas State University. Jonesboro, ARK.
• 2009: Received diploma and accepted into the Accademia dei Fisiocritici. Siena, Italy
• 2009: Keynote Lecturer:The Art and Science of Medical Screening for Physician Referral. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH.
• 2008: Keynote Lecture-Diagnostic Imaging: Need To Know or Nice To Know? Otago University, School of Physiotherapy. Dunedin, New Zealand
• March 15, 2008: Keynote Speaker.The Chiropractic Legislative Smoke Screen: Why We Should All Care. Oregon Physical Therapy Association Political Action Committee.
• May 3, 2007: Visiting Professor. Physical Therapy Program, Ohio State University.
• 2006: Keynote Lecture, Florida State Physical Therapy Association, Spring Conference. Sanibel Island, FL
• 2005: Keynote Speaker, Northwestern University Department of Physical Therapy Graduation Ceremony, Chicago, IL
• 2005: Capstone Lecturer, Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists. University of Tennessee-Memphis Program for Physical Therapy, Memphis, TN
• 2003: Keynote Speaker: Research Day. American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference, Reno, NV
• 2002: Luiese Lynch Lectureship, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK