Meet the Residency Program Staff

Lindsay earned her doctorate in physical therapy in 2008 from Nova Southeastern University in 2008. Thereafter, she managed an outpatient orthopedic clinic from 2008-2010 in San Diego, California. After moving to Texas in 2010, she completed her Orthopedic Residency training from The Methodist Hospital and became board certified in orthopedics in 2012. She continued at The Methodist Hospital as faculty teaching in both their Orthopedic and Sports Residency Programs. In 2014, she completed her fellowship training and became a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic and Manual Physical Therapy. Lindsay has had the opportunity join UTMB in 2013 to help develop, teach and mentor for their Orthopedic Residency program. She recently became a board Certified Sports Specialist. Currently, Lindsay is working with OPTIM Manual Therapy Fellowship to mentor Manual Therapy Fellows as well as develop a Sports Residency at UTMB. Lindsay has extensive experience in professional dance, figure competition as an athlete as well as specialty treatment.

Ben is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a proud alumnus of UTMB (Class of 2016). He has advanced training in orthopedics as a graduate of UTMB’s Orthopedic Residency and is now completing the OPTIM Manual Therapy Fellowship. He is particularly interested in treatment of the spine as well as vestibular disorders including management and treatment of concussion. Ben is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, equipping him with the knowledge and skills to meet the performance needs of a wide variety of patients ranging from competitive athletes to our beloved geriatric population.

Chad completed his Doctor and Masters in Physical Therapy at UTMB in 2011 and 2007 respectively. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science in 2000 from Southwest Texas State University. He is APTA Board certified in both orthopedics and sports physical therapy. Chad also holds a certification in strength and conditioning through the NSCA. He is currently the Program Director for the Orthopedic Residency Program and assists in labs and mentoring for the lower and upper extremity units at the UTMB League City Sports Medicine clinic.

Memrie received her doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 2013 and is a graduate of UTMB Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program in 2014. She has just completed her Fellow of the American Association of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). Her broad clinical interests include spinal and extremity dysfunction, neurophysiology of pain and the integration of movement science, and progressive treatment of the injured athlete. Memrie plans to be actively involved in the clinical, academia/research, and community-based facets of the residency program and the physical therapy profession as a whole. She welcomes integration of current evidence based practice with clinical creativity in efforts to pursue productive fun with continuous learning. Aside from career responsibilities, she values spending time with family, friends, faith-based activities, traveling, expanding fitness/wellness and playing basketball as a retired athlete. Random fun fact:  Sometime in the future, she would like to receive a pilot’s license.

Janna M. McGaugh, ScD, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT, is an Associate Professor (tenure) in the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She received a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences from Texas A&M University, a Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and a Doctor of Science degree from Texas Tech University Health Science Center.

Dr. McGaugh is an APTA Orthopedic Certified Specialist and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic and Manual Physical Therapists. Dr. McGaugh's teaching responsibilities include orthopedic evaluation and treatment in the DPT and orthopedic residency program.

Jeanne completed her Masters in PT in 2000 from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY and her t-DPT from the University of St Augustine (USA) in 2010. She attained her Manual Therapy Certification through USA in 2009 and her OCS in 2012. She attained her SCS in 2015 and her STC (Sports Therapy Certification) from North American Sports Medicine Institute in June 2015.  She is the Clinical Coordinator and a faculty member for the Orthopedic Residency Program. She conducts labs for the spine components of the residency program and mentors throughout the program. Jeanne is a runner and performs running video analysis for this population.