Dr Drew Contreras - received his Master of Physical Therapy from Gannon University and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he is a board-certified sports clinical specialist.

Dr Contreras – US Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) - served in a number of clinical settings and operational units throughout his military Physical Therapy career before his retirement in 2020. He spent his early career at Ft Benning, GA working in a direct access primary musculoskeletal physical therapy setting evaluating and treating basic trainee soldiers and the US Army airborne school.  In 2003 he moved on to Ft Bragg, NC where his primary role was supporting the 82nd Airborne Division and various special operations units.  His skills were put to work extensively in 2006-2007 during a 15-month continuous deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was the first physical therapist to deploy with the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. After returning, Drew moved to Washington DC to work at the Pentagon Health Clinic where he served as the Director of Wellness and Physical Therapy.  During this time, he served as a consultant to the White House Medical Unit and due to his successful integration of PT into the White House was chosen by President Obama to serve as the first ever full-time physical therapist at the White House.  There he served as the Physical Therapist to the White House Medical Unit and 44th President of the United States Barack Obama from 2010 until the end of the administration in 2017.  During this he also worked with a wide range of government officials as well as police and law enforcement agencies.  He traveled the world with the patients he served and was able to help keep people functioning in their roles to serve the nation.  He finished his career returning to Ft Bragg to serve as the Chief of the Physical Performance Service Line / Physical Therapy at Womack, the largest PT clinical setting in the Department of Defense.  After retiring from the military, he continued clinical care in Washington DC and served as a consultant for the White House Medical Unit and physical therapist for the 46th President of the United States Joe Biden.

He currently serves as a member of the senior leadership team of the American Physical Therapy Association as the Vice President of Strategic Affairs.  His portfolio includes Strategic Alliances and Innovation, Business Development and APTA Meetings.   There he works to enhance the service and scope of practice of physical therapy and establish alliances and partnerships to advance the physical therapy profession.