Dr. Katie O'Bright
PT, DPT, OCS
RHE Owner, Primary Care Curriculum Director
Dr. Katie O’Bright is a board certified orthopedic Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) who graduated from Temple University in 2014. Upon graduation, she served in the United States Army as a Captain & physical therapist, primarily working in a multidisciplinary Soldier Centered Medical Home.
She furthered her education in the Military Musculoskeletal Residency in 2017, at which point she obtained her OCS. After her time in service, she was the lead physical therapist at the University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center, a team-based clinical setting where she enhanced her skills working with individuals with complex needs. Dr. O’Bright moved on to another multidisciplinary primary care practice in Pittsburgh before starting her own cash-based practice.
Dr O’Bright is a passionate educator who serves as adjunct faculty in several DPT programs. She is also the owner of Redefine Health Education, a continuing education company that focuses on enhancing the primary care and MSK imaging skills of physical therapists. Dr. O’Bright currently resides in the Greater Chicago area, and enjoys exercising and spending time outdoors with her husband, 2 sons, and Chocolate Lab. She dabbles in painting & veggie gardening, enjoys live music, and Buffalo Bills football.
Podcast Features
- PT Pro Talk – Primary Care PT: https://youtu.be/4RZ-
E3g9fiA?si=kiXvhWjgw-53SLO8 - In The ED NOW Podcast: Primary Care PT – A MUST in HealthCare https://theeddpt.com/primary-care-pt-a-must-in-healthcare/
- The Official Student Physical Therapy Podcast – Primary Care PT: Katie O’Bright https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ntc9gAkN5XCg3UJsnKKOs
- ThoughtLight – The Future is Primary Care: Why a Physical Therapist Must be Part of your Primary Care Team – Katie O’Bright https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-is-primary-care-why-a-physical/id1671357553?i=1000604943819
- PT Pintcast – How can physical therapists practice primary care? https://www.ptpintcast.com/2022/11/29/primary-care-pt/
- Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast – Episode 602 – The Primary Care Therapist. https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com/katie-obright/
- HealthMe Podcast – Episode 25 – Redefining Healthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tndCPUupP3A
- PT Pintcast – Episode 30 – Military PT Katie O’Bright on serving and treating with honor. http://www.ptpintcast.com/2015/11/11/ep-30/