- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory
Physical Therapy
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Phone: 402-293-4265
Email
Professional Summary
Kathryn Cervantes is a Physical Therapist in the department of physical therapy at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute. Katy practiced in sports medicine, outpatient orthopedics, pediatrics and specialized work industry programs in Minnesota and Las Vegas before moving back to Nebraska in 2010. Katy transitioned into a pediatric practice in the outpatient setting before beginning her school based physical therapy practice with MMI in the Bellevue public schools in 2013. Katy enjoys school based physical therapy with the diversity of students from pre-school through high school. She enjoys working with students, families and teachers to improve school, home and community independence. She works with physical therapy students at a variety of levels to promote education within the physical therapy profession.
Specialty Certifications
- APTA Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Education
- BS in physical therapy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 1989
Teaching
- PHYT 612 clinical and community-based laboratory experiences
- Clinical instructor
Special Interests & Projects
- Educational and medical pediatric physical therapy
Professional Affiliations
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Senior Leadership
- Grant Leadership
- Faculty
- Care Coordination
- Caring for Champions
- Community Engagement
- Education and Child Development
- Family Care Enhancement Project
- Genetic Medicine
- integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Clinic
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Recreational Therapy
- Research
- Severe Behavior
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory