Elizabeth Ballard

Elizabeth Ballard

PT, DPT, ATC Program Manager - Foot & Ankle
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy 
Licensed Athletic Trainer 
Elizabeth has a passion for working with a variety of athletes across the lifespan and holds clinical interests in sports medicine, manual therapy, gait analysis, and orthotic management. Specifically, Elizabeth enjoys working with distance runners and performing artists as subspecialties in sports medicine. She holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Western Carolina University. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and serves as the Program Manager for foot and ankle at Physical Therapy at St. Luke’s. In addition, she enjoys mentoring and teaching specialty areas of practice such as gait evaluation, orthotic prescription, and management of foot and ankle pathologies in our Orthopaedic Physical Therapy residency. Elizabeth’s passion for sports rehabilitation is evident in her research. She has presented and published research on neurodynamics and injury prevention screening tools at the state, district, national, and international level.