Role(s) in Programs
Scholarly Project Mentor
Education & Training
Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of California in San Francisco/SF State University – San Francisco, CA
Master of Physical Therapy, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
Certification/Fellowship
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Bio
Dr. Gladin is a faculty member for the RSE Scholarly Projects team. She has been assisting Fellows and Residents since 2017 by helping them complete required scholarly projects. She began her clinical career in outpatient orthopedics at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) San Francisco in 1998, after earning her master’s degree from the University of Southern California in 1996. She spent 15 years working in primary care working on both English and Spanish speaking primary care modules and served as the musculoskeletal expert for her multidisciplinary primary care team. She moved to Pain Medicine (chronic pain) in 2019 and worked on a multidisciplinary pain management team until January 2025, when she retired from clinical practice. She went back to school to get her Doctor in Physical Therapy degree at the University California of San Francisco/SF State in 2006 to learn how to do research. During the second half of her career at KP San Francisco, she has been co-investigator on three NIH interventional study grants targeting hyperkyphosis and physical function in older adults with hyperkyphosis at KPNC SF. She has been Principal Investigator on two KPNC Community Benefits grants targeting knee osteoarthritis and chronic pain in older Hispanic American adults. She has disseminated her research at conferences and peer reviewed journals. She earned her OCS in 2004 and 2014 and did not renew in 2024.