Dr. Fabrizio is an professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. He joined the faculty at PCOM Georgia in April 2018.
Dr. Fabrizio has a diverse background in healthcare and education spanning 30 years. He has clinical experience in wellness, orthopedics, ergonomics and dry needling. He has teaching experience in gross, clinical, and applied anatomy.
His research interests include anatomic studies to examine anatomic structure, function, innervation patterns and variations, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning in anatomy education and student experiences. Research projects often stem from student driven inquiries and he promotes and encourages students to take the lead in answering their own questions through the research process.
Dr. Fabrizio is a Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (CEAS) and Certified in Integrative Dry Needling (CIDN).
Dr. Fabrizio's research interests include anatomic studies to examine anatomic structure, function, innervation patterns and variations, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning in anatomy education and student experiences in anatomy education.
In 2022, Dr. Fabrizio joined the Delphi panel for the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), who commissioned a project entitled “A core musculoskeletal anatomy syllabus for undergraduate physical therapy education.” The completed work has since been published:
Woodley SJ, Green RA, Webb AL. “A core musculoskeletal anatomy syllabus for undergraduate physical therapy student education.“ Clinical Anatomy. 2022 Sep 30. doi: 10.1002/ca.23953. Epub ahead of print. PMID:36177764. DOI: 10.1002/ca.23953
Downing KA, Fabrizio PA. Bringing lung anatomy to life, perspectives of a DPT student using a novel dissection technique. Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Anatomy Connected 2024, March 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Lee C, Jacobs WL, Nathan RR, Rogers KT, Fabrizio PA. New bilateral variation of the serratus anterior muscle. Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Anatomy Connected 2024, March 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Lewallen GK, Khang D, Fabrizio PA. Can the cadaver help students understand organ pain referral patterns? Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Anatomy Connected 2024, March 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Thurber M, Fabrizio PA. Iliacus variations found through five years of gross anatomy dissections in the physical therapy anatomy laboratory. Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Anatomy Connected 2024, March 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Copeland DW, Fabrizio PA. Discovery: Initial documentation of nerve to iliocapsularis in adult human cadavers. Presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting; February 2024; Boston, MA.
Fabrizio PA. The relationship between motivation behaviors of newly admitted Doctor of Physical Therapy students in anatomy. Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Anatomy Connected 2023, March 2023, Washington, DC.
Fabrizio, P. A., Agur, A. & Groff, S. Do Motivation and Race/Ethnicity Impact Success in an Anatomy Course for Doctor of Physical Therapy Students? Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Experimental Biology 2021, April 2021 (Virtual).
Fabrizio, P. A. Using Complete Anatomy to augment the discussion of the peripheral nervous system. Presented at American Association for Anatomy, Experimental Biology 2021, April 2021 (Virtual).
He, S. W., O'Neill, C. A. & Fabrizio, P. A. A Case of Multiple Simultaneous Brachial Plexus Anomalies in One Specimen. Presented at 37th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2020, New York, NY.
Fabrizio, P. A., Agur, A. M. R. & Groff, S. L. Does Motivation and Test Anxiety Affect Success in a Physical Therapy Clinical Anatomy Course? Presented at 37th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2020, New York, NY.
Copeland, D. W. & Fabrizio, P. A. Multiple Muscle Variations Altering Femoral Nerve Course and Distal Attachment of Iliopsoas. Presented at 37th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2020, New York, NY.
Pierce, A. M. & Fabrizio, P. A. Unique Doubled Psoas Quartus Muscle Variation. Presented at 37th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2020, New York, NY.
Yarnell, J. E., Pickron, A. L. & Fabrizio, P. A. Frequency and Variation of the Iliocapsularis Muscle. Presented at 36th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, Jun 2019, Tulsa, OK.
Tari, D., Busch, N. C., Lucherini, N. L., Gouveia, C., Ziaylek, T. P., Baxter, D. E. & Fabrizio, P. A. A qualitative and quantitative description of the medial plantar nerve: A pilot study. Presented at 31st Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2014, Orlando, FL.
Jenkins, T. G., Lewis, L. L., Pennington, K. E., Willis, L. C., Baxter, D. E. & Fabrizio, P. A. A qualitative and quantitative description of the lateral plantar nerve: a pilot study. Presented at 30th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2013, Denver, CO.
Boore, N., Chiappone, S. E., Clemente, F. R., Agur, A. M., Blanck, E. L. & Fabrizio, P. A. Variability of muscle attachment sites and potential impact on changes in muscle function – a pilot. Presented at 30th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, July 2013, Denver, CO.
Roberts, S. L., Parente, D. N., Scallan, O. H., Fabrizio, P. A., Clemente, F. R. & Agur, A. M. Variations in sacral nerve root anatomy and their relationship to piriformis. Presented at 2nd Annual Joint Universities of Toronto and Guelph Medical Engineering Symposium, July 2012, Guelph Ontario, Canada.
Copeland D, Pickron A, Girouard J, Fabrizio PA. Is the iliocapsularis muscle ubiquitous and consistent? Anatomy. 2022: 16(3): 185-188. doi:10.2399/ana.22.323065
Fabrizio, P. (2021). Effect of motivational behaviors and race/ethnicity on academic success in physical therapy students: a preliminary study. Anatomy (DergiPark), 15.
Fabrizio, P., Agur, A. M. R., & Groff, S. L. (2021). Which Motivational Behaviors Impact Success in a Clinical Anatomy Course for Entry Level Doctor of Physical Therapy Students? Revista Argentina de Anatomía Clínica (Argentine Journal of Clinical Anatomy), 13.
Fabrizio, P. A., Topping, D., & Wolfe, K. (2017). Glenohumeral Joint Dissection: A New Protocol. Anatomy, 11.
Fabrizio, P. A., Duncan, A. E., & Proctor, B. (2017). Simultaneous Iliacus and Psoas Muscle Variations. International Journal of Anatomic Variation, 10.
Deems, C. D., & Fabrizio, P. A. (2015). A First-Year DPT Student’s Perspectives on a Cadaver with Scoliosis. The Journal of Student Physical Therapy Research, 8.
Waldner, A., Franklin, M., Bernath, D., Clemente, F. R., & Fabrizio, P. A. (2015). Effect of Hip Rotation Stretch on Piriformis Tendon Thickness: A Diagnostic Ultrasound Study. Journal of Student Physical Therapy Research, 8.
Fabrizio, P. A. (2015). Unusual Fibularis (Peroneus) Muscle. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy: SRA, 37.
Fabrizio, P. A. & Clemente, F. R. (2014). Anatomical Structure and Nerve Branching Pattern of the Human Infraspinatus Muscle. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 18.
Fabrizio, P. A. (2013). Oral anatomy laboratory examinations in a physical therapy program. Anatomical Sciences Education, 6, 271-276.
Fabrizio, P. A. (2012). Unusual ligament of the scapula. International Journal of Anatomic Variation, 5, 54-55.
Fabrizio, P. A., Deaton, S., Kwasny, J., Lamb, S., Pawlowski, N., and Stallfus. R. (2011). Overview of thoracic outlet syndrome. MedEdPORTAL. Available at: www.mededportal.org/publication/8225
Clemente, F. R., Fabrizio, P.A., and Shumaker, M. (2009). A novel approach to dissection of the knee. Anatomical Sciences Education, 2(1):41-46.
Fabrizio, P. A. (2009). Ergonomic intervention in the treatment of a patient with upper extremity and neck pain: A case report. Physical Therapy, 89(4),351-360.
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