Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD

Dr. Ruckenstein is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He is board certified in both Otolaryngology and Neurology.   He is also Director, Implantable Hearing Device Program and Director, Residency Education and Training, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.  In addition, he serves as a reviewer of several professional journals and is on the editorial board of Otology Neurotology.  Dr. Ruckenstein has published over 70 peer reviewed articles and book chapters.  He has lectured at scientific and educational meetings both nationally and internationally.  He is the author of the book Comprehensive Review of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Anne Galgon, PT, MSPT, NCS

Anne Galgon is an assistant professor in the physical therapy program

at Neumann College, where she teaches several courses in the physical therapy neurology curriculum, including vestibular and balance rehabilitation. Ms. Galgon received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982 and an MPT from Hahnemann University in 1987.  She is a certified Neurology Clinical Specialist and has been certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation.  She has lectured at Arcadia and Hahnemann Universities. She is presently a doctoral candidate in the PhD program for Rehabilitation Sciences at Drexel University studying Movement Science. Ms. Galgon’s interests in Physical Therapy include balance and vestibular rehabilitation, as well

as managing individuals with stroke and multiple sclerosis.  Her most recent work as a physical therapist was in the Balance Center and Multiple Sclerosis Clinic of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Grace, MSPT, NCS

Elizabeth Grace, MSPT, NCS is a Neurology Team Leader in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Occupational and Physical Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.  As part of this role, she is the lead therapist of the Vestibular Rehabilitation team in the Balance Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and has been working with Vestibular and Balance patients for over 6 years.   She has been certified by the APTA as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist.  She participates in education of both entry-level physical therapy students and licensed clinicians, including a faculty member of Susan Herdman’s Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency-Based Course, at Emory University.   She is also an officer in the Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the APTA Neurology Section.  Elizabeth is currently pursing her PhD degree and looks to complete her dissertation work in the area of psychological correlations of the dizzy patient.