Robert Zeid II, PT, DPT, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy
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ROBERT ZEID II, PT, DPT, PHD 
Assistant Professor

Robert Zeid II, PT, DPT, PhD, is a licensed physical therapist with extensive clinical experience across multiple care settings. Since 2013, he has worked in skilled nursing facilities focusing on geriatrics and neurological rehabilitation. Since 2016, his practice has expanded to include critical care patients in the cardiac , medical-surgical , and neuro-intensive care units, with particular expertise in early mobility and interdisciplinary care for critically ill patients. Dr. Zeid received the Partners in Care award in 2018 at Kaweah Health in Visalia, California, recognizing his leadership in implementing an ICU early mobility program and a modified sternal precaution program to enhance patient outcomes in the intensive care environment. He has also served as a Clinical Instructor for Doctor of Physical Therapy students from Fresno State University.

Dr. Zeid has held multiple teaching roles in physical therapy and kinesiology education. At the College of the Sequoias, he served as a faculty member in the Physical Therapist Assistant Program, teaching courses in Neurorehabilitation and Pathophysiology. At Georgia State University, he taught Anatomy in Kinesiology, Biomechanics, and assisted in the Neuroanatomy laboratory for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Education

  • PhD, Biomechanics - Georgia State University
  • DPT - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • MS, Exercise Science - University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • BS, Kinesiology - University of Louisiana at Monroe
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