Patrick Kitzman, PT, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program

Dr. Kitzman is an associate professor and has been a full-time faculty member in the Division of Physical Therapy at the University of Kentucky since early 2000. He received a MS degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Ph.D in Neuroscience from Ohio State University in 1994. In 1999, Dr. Kitzman received a BS and MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky.

Research / Scholarship

Spinal Cord Injury
Spasticity
Secondary impairments
Plasticity

Educational Focus

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Neurophysiology
Management of Neurological Systems
Research: Analysis and Outcomes

Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program

Profession Seminar on Research
Neuroplasticity

Clinical Work

Dr. Kitzman has worked in the home health and Rehabilitation Hospital settings.

Recent Publications

Kitzman P. (2007) VGLUT1 and GLYT2 labeling of Sacrocaudal Motoneurons in the Spinal Cord Injured Spastic Rat Exp. Neurology. 204: 195-204.

Kitzman P. (2006) Changes in Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 2, Vesicular GABA transporter and Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Labeling of Sacrocaudal Motoneurons in the Spastic Rat. Exp. Neurology. 197: 407-418.

Kitzman P. (2005) Alterations in Axial Motoneuronal Morphology in the Spinal Cord Injury Induced Spastic Rat. Exp. Neurology. 192:100-108.

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Patrick Kitzman, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program
phkitz1@uky.edu

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900 South Limestone Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200
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