Program Director and Residency Coordinator
Chad Taylor, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS -- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University taylorcc2@vcu.edu
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Chad joined VCU Sports Medicine in 2015. Chad enjoys working with all athletes, particularly those with injuries of the lower extremity and shoulder. He also performs biomechanical foot evaluations and casts patients for custom orthotics. He has a history of working with young adolescents up to professional athletes.
Chad holds the distinction of being a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Physical Therapy through the American Physical Therapy Association. Chad is also a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Training Association, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Chad is an assistant professor in the VCU Department of Physical Therapy where he teaches courses in musculoskeletal physical therapy. Chad serves as the Director of the VCU Sports Residency program. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and its Sports Section.
Chad received his undergraduate degree in 1998 from the College of William and Mary. He earned his MSPT in 2001 and his DPT in 2007 from VCU.
Residency Faculty
Liz Trinchere Brown, PT, DPT
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Liz joined VCU Sports Medicine Physical Therapy in summer of 2016. Liz enjoys working with athletes of all ages, particularly the youth and collegiate athlete populations. She enjoys treating a variety of orthopedic conditions, with special interest in shoulder and lower extremity injuries.
During her first year with VCU, Liz completed the VCU Sports Physical Therapy Residency program which provided her additional opportunities to work along-side the VCU Athletic Training staff and to serve as a teaching assistant with the VCU Physical Therapy School. She now holds the distinction of being a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Physical Therapy through the American Physical Therapy Association. She has been trained in performing running gait analyses in the VCU RUN LAB and in performing biomechanical foot evaluations with casting for custom orthotics. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and its Sport Section.
Liz received her undergraduate degree in 2013 from Virginia Tech, where she played Division I volleyball. She earned her DPT in 2016 from VCU.
Hillary L. Tiller, PT, DPT, OCS
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Hillary joined VCU Sports Medicine Physical Therapy in March of 2017. She enjoys treating all orthopaedic conditions with a special interest in treating lower extremity injuries and athletes of all ages. She is the team lead for the VCU Sports Medicine clinic.
Hillary holds the distinction of being Board Certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy through the American Physical Therapy Association (ATPA). She is trained in dry needling, performing 3D gait analysis for runners and return to sport, and has additional training in manual therapy techniques through the Virginia Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Institute. She is a member of the APTA and their Orthopaedic section. She is also a Certified Clinical Instructor through the APTA.
Hillary received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the Roanoke College and her DPT from Lynchburg College.
Katie Greenberg, PT, DPT
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Katie joined VCU Sports Medicine Physical Therapy in July 2019. During her first year, she completed the sports residency and joined the team full-time in January 2021. She enjoys treating athletes of all ages and skill levels and has a special interest in treating concussions.
In addition to clinical care, Katie is interested in teaching and research. She is a Certified Clinical Instructor through the American Physical Therapy Academy (APTA). She presented research at CSM in 2019 and will present a poster at AMSC in September 2021. Katie is a member of the APTA, American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy, and Virginia Physical Therapy Association.
Katie received her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Exercise and Sport Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel hill in 2016. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from VCU in 2019.
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