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Jane
Kaufman, P.T., M.Ed., BCIA-PMDB
Jane Kaufman has been a practicing
Physical Therapist for more than thirty years. She is a graduate of the Ithaca College Physical
Therapy program and earned
her Masters at the University
of Vermont. More
recently, she was certified by the Biofeedback
Certification Institute
of America (BCIA) in Pelvic
Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback (PMDB), becoming one of
only six healthcare professionals in the Northeast to
earn this prestigious certification.
Jane’s career has included
practice at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New
York City, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Vermont, and
at the former Medical Center Hospital of Vermont where
she supervised the Department of Physical Therapy. She has also worked with and managed Burlington
area physical therapy practices.
Jane’s speaking resume includes annual lectures for
the University of Vermont’s Physical Therapy Program
and OB/GYN residents, as well as presentations for Grand
Rounds for the Family Practice and OB/GYN Departments at
Fletcher Allen Health Care. She also speaks before
prostate cancer support groups and community outreach
programs. She has been a Guest Presenter on Vermont
Public Television’s Vital Signs medical
program and Across the Fence, a community
service program.
Click the links to play these Panel Discussions:
Vital
Signs
Across The Fence
Jane has been an Adjunct Associate
Professor in the University of Vermont’s Department of
Physical Therapy for more than twenty years.
She has served on many professional Boards and
Committees and her most recent focus is as a member of
the Advisory Board for UVM’s School of Allied Health
and Nursing.
In recent years, Jane has focused on
men’s and women’s health issues which are positively
resolved through appropriate physical therapy treatment. Her success in assisting men with prostate
dysfunction and women with a variety of incontinence
issues has made her an authority and leader in this
specialized area of physical therapy in Vermont.
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