Dana B. McCarty, PT, DPT

Dana B. McCarty, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment

Division of Physical Therapy
Department of Health Sciences
3024 Bondurant Hall, CB# 7135
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135
Office: (919) 843-8792 Fax: (919) 966-3678

mailto: dana_mccarty@med.unc.edu

Education

• Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2019
• Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency, Duke University Hospital, 2011
• DPT, University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC, 2008
• BA, Dance, Columbia College, Columbia, SC, 2005

Teaching

• Course Lectures
  • Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Conditions in Pediatrics
  • Musculoskeletal Assessment and Intervention in Pediatrics
  • Prenatal and Neonatal Development
• UNC Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Director and Didactic/Clinical Mentor
• UNC Neonatology Physical Therapy Fellowship Coordinator and Mentor

Professional Societies

• American Physical Therapy Association
  • Section Memberships: Pediatrics (Neonatal and Academic/Clinical Education SIGs), Education (Clinical Education and Residency/Fellowship SIGs)
• North Carolina Physical Therapy Association
• Neurodevelopment Treatment Association

Publications

Please see this PubMed Link for peer review publications

Funding

• UNC Clinical Translation Science Award (CTSA)
  • KL2 Supplement Award
    • Grant number: 3KL2TR002490-02S1
    • Source: NIH/NCCIH
    • Project: TEMPO: A feasibility study of a physical therapist-led program for parents of extremely preterm infants
    • Role: Primary Investigator/KL2 Scholar (funded 7/1/19-2/28/22)