Degrees:

D.P.T., Shenandoah University; M.P.T., College of Mount St. Joseph; B.S., College of Mount St. Joseph

Biography:

Dr. Christy Heinrich was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where she received her MPT from MSJ in 2006. She then continued on to earn her DPT from Shenandoah University in 2010. She earned her ABPTS Orthopedic Specialty Certification in 2014. Dr. Heinrich joined MSJ as an Adjunct Professor in 2012 and transitioned to a full time faculty member in 2018. She currently teaches Biomechanics and Kinesiology, Basic Patient Care Skills, Basic Examination and Evaluation, Foundations I, and Neuro Rehab I. She has been a practicing clinician since 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield in the outpatient, inpatient and acute rehab settings. She has enjoyed the diversity of treating in all these different settings and loves to share all her clinical adventures with her students. When she isn't teaching or working in the clinic, Dr. Heinrich enjoys spending time with her husband (who is a PT himself) and her sports-loving son.