Department of Physical Therapy

Instructor
Phone: (239)590-7553
E-Mail: rlopez@fgcu.edu
Office: BHG 232

Instructor, received his bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences in June 1993 from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and his first Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Human Anatomy in June 1999 at the Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He has been a member of the American Association of Anatomy since 1999. He has been involved in biomedical research in the area of neurochemistry while he worked for the Caribbean Institute of Neurobiology in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He also served as a member for the Board of Anatomical Donations of Puerto Rico for almost three years. He moved to the United States in August 2001, and earned his Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Florida Gulf Coast University, and his Doctorate's in Physical Therapy from The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, in 2008. Dr. López-Rosado has taught Histology, Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy to undergraduates, graduate students and medical students and became involved in the dissection of cadavers since 1993. His current teaching responsibilities in the Physical Therapy Program involve co-facilitating the Movement Science course, advising several Independent Studies from graduate students involving dissection of specimens, and dissecting the cadaver and tissues for our laboratories. His research interests include anatomy education and standing static and dynamic balance.