PATRICIA A. RUDD, P.T.

Patricia A. Rudd, P.T., Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, is the supervisor of Physical Therapy clinical and educational services for the Center for Orofacial Pain at the University of California, San Francisco.

Ms. Rudd has authored several articles on Temporomandibular Disorders and Self-Care, has been a reviewer for the Journal of Oro facial Pain, and has lectured nationally and internationally on Dental Ergonomics, Orofacial Pain, and the association between Orofacial Pain and Cervical Disorders. She formerly maintained a private physical therapy practice for 12 years in downtown San Francisco where she primarily treated patients with temporomandibular, cervical and upper extremity disorders.

Ms. Rudd is currently completing an advanced masters degree in orthopedic physical therapy.