Patrick Shepard has been a Physical Therapist Assistant at Falmouth Physical Therapy since July 2016. He started college at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the Athletic Training program. He finished and graduated from Bay State College with Honors in May 2016 with his Physical Therapist Assistant degree.
Patrick was born and raised in Eagle River, AK before enlisting in the Army after high school. He was a Combat Medic in the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, NC for 4 years and was deployed overseas for Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Patrick has a passion for working with the Veteran population of our community, although he works with a diverse range of patient diagnoses and age groups. He also enjoys rehabilitating patients after joint replacements.
Patrick completed his first clinical affiliation at Milford Regional Medical Center Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, and his second at the Veterans Affairs Hospital specializing in Spinal Cord Injury patients.
Patrick’s interests include hiking, running, photography, and dogs.