Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Instructor (Adjunct Faculty I)
Primary Appointment:
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Location:
Allied Health Research Building
Education and Training
Education
Physical Therapy, BS May 1985
University of Maryland, Baltimore , Maryland
Post-graduate Education and Training
Medical Licensures
Physical Therapist, State of Maryland, (active)
Research/Clinical Keywords
physical therapy, burns
Highlighted Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed journal articles
M. Schmitt, E. Kalil, L. French, “How Soon Is Safe? Ambulation of the Patient With Burns After Lower-Extremity Skin Grafting,” Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, January/February 1991
Book Chapters
Contributor, “The Road to Recovery—Physical Rehabilitation” and “Looking to the Future—Organized Support,” Severe Burns—A Family Guide to Medical and Emotional Recovery. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993
Proffered Communications
M. Schmitt, E. Kalil, L. French, “OT and PT with the Use of Cultured Epithelium,” Mid-Atlantic Burn Conference, 1989
E. Kalil, L. French, “Changes in Self-Concept as a Result of the Burn Camp Experience,” presented at American Burn Association (ABA) Annual Meeting, 1990
E. Kalil, L. French, “Integration of Therapy Into Camping,” presented at First International Burn Camp Workshop, Bemidji, MN, 1992
E. Kalil, L. French, “Camper Selection,” presented at First International Burn Camp Workshop, Bemidji, MN, 1992
Awards and Affiliations
Honors and Awards
2001 Alumni of the Year - University of Maryland Baltimore Physical Therapy Alumni Association
2009 Unsung Hero Award - Burn Foundation, Philadelphia
2009 Barbara Knothe Burn Therapist Achievement Award - American Burn Association
Community Service
Administrative Service
Institutional service
1995 to 2005 Volunteer Faculty - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. PTRS
2004 to present Guest Lecturer - Howard University School of Physical Therapy
2012 to present Volunteer Faculty - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dept. PTRS
Local and National Service
1979 to 1993 (EMT 1979 to 1989, Paramedic 1989 to 1993) - Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad
1989 to 1992 Co-Director - Baltimore Regional Burn Center Foundation Summer Camp
1992 to present Co-Director/President, Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp Fund
2010 International Association of Burn Camps Workshop, coordinator
2009 to 2011 Board Member, International Association of Burn Camps
Professional Activity
Professional Society Memberships
American Physical Therapy Association, 1984 to present
American Burn Association, 1986 to present