Jessica Rydingsward, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS
Assistant Professor, Board Certified Specialist in Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy
School
School of Physical Therapy
Department
School of Physical Therapy
Office Phone Office Phone: 508.373.5783
About
Jessica Rydingsward, PT, is a third-year assistant professor for the School of Physical Therapy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Rydingsward uses her experience and expertise to guide students through courses focused on cardiovascular and pulmonary patient management, geriatric patient management, and PT in acute care settings. She also takes particular interest in researching and teaching professional issues such as ethical decision making, developing empathy, and bias mitigation.
Education
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, DPT 2011
- Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts in Biology May, 2000
Research Interests
- Development of clinical reasoning in acute care and cardiovascular and pulmonary practice
- Bias mitigation
Programs
Featured Affiliations
APTA
APTA of MA
Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition
Education
- MGH Institute of Health Professions, DPT 2011
- Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts in Biology May, 2000
Research Interests
- Development of clinical reasoning in acute care and cardiovascular and pulmonary practice
- Bias mitigation
Programs
Publications
- von Meijenfeldt GCI, Rydingsward JE, van der Laan MJ, Zeebregts CJ, Christopher KB. Functional Status and Out-of-Hospital Outcomes in Different Types of Vascular Surgery Patients. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2021 Aug;75:461-470. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.02.049. Epub 2021 Apr 5. PMID: 33831518.
- Stuebe J, Rydingsward J, Lander H, Kaneko T, Shekar P, Ng J, Body S. A Pragmatic Preoperative Prediction Score for Nonhome Discharge After Cardiac Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018;105:1384-91
- Ko H, Ejiofor JI, Rydingsward JE, Rawn JD, Muehlschlegel JD, Christopher KB. Decreased preoperative functional status is associated with increased mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. PLoS One. 2018;13(12):e0207883
- Rydingsward JE, Horkan CM, Mogensen KM, Quraishi SA, Amrein K, Christopher KB. Functional Status in ICU Survivors and out of hospital outcomes: a cohort study. Critical Care Medicine, 2016 44(5):869-879 (Featured Article)
- Peetz AB, Brat GA, Rydingsward J, Askari R, Olufajo OA, Elias KM, Mogensen KM, Lesage JL, Horkan CM, Salim A, Christopher KB. Functional Status, Age and Long-Term Survival Following Trauma. Surgery. 2016; 160(3):762-70.
Awards / Honors / Recognitions
Rehabilitation Services, Person of the Year, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2019 Rehabilitation Services, Best Paper, Functional Status in ICU Survivors and out of hospital outcomes: a cohort study. Critical Care Medicine, 2016 44(5):869-879 (Featured Article), 2019 European Society of Intensive Care Medicine LIVES 2016: Pre-registration Award for Best Nurses & Allied Healthcare Professionals Abstract, 2016