Rolando Lazaro PT, PhD, DPT is a tenured Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University, Sacramento. He is also a contributing faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Heath Science in San Marcos, California, and a Visiting Professor in the College of Allied Medical Professions, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines. Dr. Lazaro obtained his PhD in Health Science from Touro University in 2011, Doctor of Physical Therapy from Creighton University in 2001, Master of Science Physical Therapy from the University of the Pacific in 1997, and Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines in 1986. He has previously held faculty positions at various educational institutions in the United States. Dr. Lazaro’s research interests include the investigation of interventions aimed at improving balance and mobility in older adults, and the development and validation of models of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR). He also has research lines related to biophysical and electrotherapeutic agents, use of imaging in physical therapy practice, and cultural competence in physical therapy education. Dr. Lazaro is the editor of the Umphred’s Neurological Rehabilitation, 7th ed text, associate editor of the Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist, 5th ed, and co-editor of the Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists, 6th ed texts. In 2013, Dr. Lazaro was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship to study community-based rehabilitation models in the Philippines. He was again awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship in 2020 to study urban community-based rehabilitation; and the role of physical therapists in disaster preparation and response.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - Touro University International, Cypress, California
  • Health Science; International Health, December 2010
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (post-professional) - Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
  • December 2001
• Master of Science (post-professional) - University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
  • Physical Therapy Education, June 1997
• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy - University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
  • June 1986

Teaching Responsibilities

• DPTN 763 Diagnostic Imaging