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John D. Lowman, PT, MS, PhD, CCS

  • BSEd, Virginia Tech, 1993 (Exercise Science)
  • MS, Duke University, 1995 (Physical Therapy)
  • Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Clinical Specialist, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, 1999
  • PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004 (Physiology)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 2005

Course Instruction: Cardiovascular & pulmonary physical therapy 

Interests: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic heart failure (CHF), skeletal muscle microcirculation and oxygen transport, airway clearance techniques, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, exercise physiology, and physical therapy in the ICU

Research: Mechanisms of skeletal muscle dysfunction in patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases, effects of exercise training on skeletal muscle, and oxygen therapy pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation

E-mail: jlowman@uab.edu