Dr. Carol Figuers

Carol Figuers received her BA in Biology from Wake Forest University, her MS in Physical Therapy from Duke University, and her EdD in Education from NC State University.  She is currently Professor Emeritus in the Duke University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.  Her area of clinical practice, teaching and research is in perinatal care and pelvic floor dysfunction.  In particular, Dr. Figuers has focused on pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes as well as physical activity in postpartum women.  She has authored numerous articles and textbook chapters on women’s health physical therapy.  

Dr. Lorna Troost

Lorna Troost, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT graduated from Smith College with a BA in Japanese literature and modern dance in 2008 and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015. She had worked in multiple setting including private practice ,skilled nursing/retirement communities, and hospital based outpatient clinics. She currently works at Duke's Lenox Baker and Duke Regional Hospital's Cancer Center with concerns related to pelvic health, lymphedema, oncology, and osteoporosis, and is a mentor in the Women's Health and Oncology residency programs.