Speaker Biographies
Kevin E. Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA
Associate Clinical Director of Champion Sports Medicine
Dr. Kevin Wilk has lead a distinguished career as a clinical physical therapist for the past 39 years, as a leading authority in rehabilitation of sports injuries and orthopedic lesions. He has been significant contributions to laboratory research, biomechanical research and clinical outcome studies. Kevin is currently active treating patients, performing research and providing professional education to his colleagues.
Kevin Wilk has been a physical therapist, researcher and educator for over 39 years. Kevin is currently Associate Clinical Director and Co-Founder for Champion Sports Medicine (a Select Medical Facility) in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Wilk is also the Vice-President of clinical research and education for Select Medical. In addition, he is the Director of Rehabilitative Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham and is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Dr Wilk received his physical therapy from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL, and his DPT from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of HealthCare Professions in Boston, MA.
Dr. Wilk has published over 170 journal articles, over 115 book chapters and has lectured at over 900 professional and scientific meetings. Kevin is on the review boards of numerous journals. Dr Wilk has received numerous professional awards. In 2012, was inducted into the Sports Section Blackburn Hall of Fame. Later that same year he was awarded the APTA Catherine Worthingham Fellowship – the highest honor given to an APTA member. Kevin stated he was humbled and tremendously honored to receive these two prestigious recognitions. In 2004, Kevin received the prestigious Ron Peyton Award for career achievement from the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the APTA. He has received the James Andrews Award for achievement in the area of Baseball science. Kevin was an Honored Professor at several Universities and has given Grand Rounds at numerous medical facilities and has lectured internationally. He has edited 9 textbooks, The Athletes’ Shoulder (2nd Edition), Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete (3rd Ed.), Injuries in Baseball, Sports Medicine of Baseball, Orthopaedic Rehabilitation(2nd Ed.) Handbook of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (2nd Ed.), and The Orthopaedic Toolbox (2nd Ed. ). The Use of Aquatic in Orthopeadics & Sports Medicine Rehabilitation & Physical Conditioning.
Kevin has served as President of the Sports Section of the APTA from 6/2007 till 6/2010, and has served as Vice-President, Education Program Chairman and Editor of the Home Study Course for the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the APTA for 7 years previously and has served on numerous committees for the APTA. In 2015, Kevin received a tremendous honor when the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the APTA named the traveling fellowship after him.
Lisa Flexner, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT
Founder and Principal of FlexHealth Consulting
Dr. Lisa Flexner, PT, DPT, MA, FAAOMPT, is a workplace strategist and the founder of FlexHealth Consulting, where she helps healthcare leaders solve the staffing crisis. Lisa brings the strategic lens of a Chief Wellbeing Officer to healthcare organizations, providing the strategic advising that helps them optimize their culture and secure their bottom line.
With over 30 years of experience across healthcare, education, and organizational strategy, Lisa understands that most clinical leaders are doing the best they can with the resources they have. Through FlexHealth, she helps leaders and organizations identify and close difficult-to-diagnose profit leaks caused by turnover and disengagement, turning recruitment and retention into a competitive advantage.
Using FlexHealth’s proprietary framework, Lisa treats organizational culture with the rigor of a clinical diagnosis to identify and close these financial drains. She holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Washington and has held faculty roles at institutions including Oregon State University and Tufts. Lisa partners with leaders to transform their culture into a competitive advantage, ensuring they have the leadership pipeline and stable workforce necessary to thrive in modern healthcare.
Daniel Flowers, PT, DPT, PhD
Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy - LSUHSC Shreveport
Dr. Daniel Flowers is an Associate Professor with Tenure of Physical Therapy in the School of Allied Health Professions, where he serves as the Associate Program Director for Physical Therapy. He received his PhD from Texas Woman’s University in 2020, DPT from LSU Health Shreveport in 2012, and BS in Biology from Louisiana Tech University in 2009. He is residency trained in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, and is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. His teaching focus in the DPT program focuses on introductory clinical skills, clinical orthopaedics, musculoskeletal pathology and intervention, and therapeutic exercise. He also teaches in the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency and PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Program. His research focuses on systematic reviews/meta-analyses, lower extremity biomechanics, knee osteoarthritis, and clinical reasoning. Dr. Flowers serves as Research Chair and a member of the Governmental Affairs Committee for APTA Louisiana, in addition to serving on multiple committees within the School of Allied Health Professions. He also maintains an active clinical practice in the Rehabilitation Faculty Practice Clinic.