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Niyati Shah

Niyati Shah, PT

  • Director of Physical Therapy Clinical Education
  • Assistant Clinical Professor


Phone: 334-844-1416
Campus Mail: 301 Wire Road Auburn, AL 36849
Office Location: 233 Kinesiology Building / 136 Kinesiology Building (The Clinical Translational Neuroscience Lab)
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Niyati Shah is the inaugural Director of Clinical Education for Auburn University's Physical Therapy program. She also co-directs the Auburn University Clinical Translational Neuroscience Lab. A practicing physical therapist for over 18 years, she specializes in cardiopulmonary physical therapy in sub-acute care and geriatric rehabilitation. She's passionate about reducing rural healthcare disparities and a champion for women's pelvic health. She served as the Director of Rehabilitation of a 99-bed sub-acute care facility in San Diego, CA for 8 years prior to Auburn. She helped setup quarantine rehabilitation units during the COVID-19 pandemic and spearheaded the rehabilitation protocols in this dynamically evolving arena. The work and time in our lives that redefined frontline healthcare provider roles in every aspect especially the care for our elderly.