Dr. David R. Hanna PT, DPT, MS, ATC, , a native of Wheeling, W.Va., began his career in athletic training in 1996 at West Liberty State College after earning his master's degree in athletic training from West Virginia University. He served as assistant athletic trainer for one year at West Liberty, from which he holds a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in biology. The following year he accepted the position of Head Athletic Trainer at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. After serving WVU Tech for two years, he moved to South Dakota, where he worked as an athletic trainer for Sioux Valley Hospital, Elk Point Jefferson High School, and the University of South Dakota for a short time before returning to the Ohio Valley to assume the dual position of Head Athletic Trainer for the Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League and for the Ohio Valley Greyhounds of the Indoor Football League.  

He spent six years in this position resigning in 2004 to pursue a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Wheeling Jesuit University. His additional experience is serving as a clinical athletic trainer for the Wheeling Hospital Physical Therapy Department, and working as the head athletic trainer for various local high schools and numerous local summer sports camps. While earning his doctoral degree, he was instrumental in providing the legwork necessary for the development and approval of the new athletic training major at WJU. He was graduated from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in August 2007 at which time he was hired for his current position of Department Chair and Program Director for the Department of Athletic Training. In addition to his full time duties as a professor and chair, he also serves the University by adjunct instructing in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.  He also is an active physical therapist in the West Virginia Birth to Three System where he helps children from ages newborn to three years of age. David also works on a casual basis as a physical therapist at the outpatient physical therapy department at Wheeling Hospital. David is a licensed physical therapist and a nationally certified athletic trainer and holds active memberships with the APTA, NATA, WVATA, and MAATA.

He resides in Wheeling with his wife Carrie, and their three children Graceylyn Mae, Lilyan Morgan, and Wilson David.

Professional Certifications and Licensure

2007 - current       Licensed Physical Therapist

1996 - current       National Athletic Trainer's Association

                            Certified Athletic Trainer

1996 - current       NATA, WVATA, MAATA member

2005 - current       APTA Member

Current                CPR Certified

                           American Heart Association

Current                Emergency Response and First Aid 

                           American Red Cross

 

Professional Work Experience

Full Time Positions

2007 - current      Department Chair/Program Director/Assistant Clinical Professor-                           Department of Athletic Training-Wheeling Jesuit University

2008 - current      Independent Physical Therapist actuve in West Virginia

                           Birth to Three programs for children

2007 - current      Adjunct Assistant Clinial Professor for Doctor of Physical

                           Therapy Program at WJU

2009 - current      Physical Therapist at Wheeling Hospital Outpatient Clinic

1999 - 2005         Athletic Trainer for Wheeling Hospital Physical Therapy

                                       Responsibilities included: (First five jobs below were part

                                       of my position as a clinical athletic trainer at Wheeling

                                       Hospital)

1999-2004            Head Athletic Trainer -- Wheeling Nailers East Coast Hockey League

                           Franchise

                                       -Care and prevention of all injuries and immediate first aid

                                       -Recognize injury and implement rehabilitation programs

                                        accordingly

                                       -Devise, organize and oversee off-ice condition program

                                       -Provide coverage at all practices and games home and

                                         away

                                       -Liaison between physicians and players

                                       -Documentation of all injuries

                                       -Organization of pre-season physicals

1999 - 2005           Clinial Athletic Trainer - Wheeling Hospital Physical Therapy

                                       -Assist with evalutions and treatments of all patients

                                       -Perform modality treatments for therapists

                                       -Inventory and special orders for all durable medical

                                         equipment

                                       -Order supplies as needed

                                       -Instruct patients on proper exercise technique

2003 - 2005           Head Athletic Trainer - Bellaire High School

                                       -Provide game and practice coverage for football

                                       -Show up usually once or twice a week to evaluate injured

                                        athletes and provide game coverage when possible for all

                                        other sports

1999-2003             Head Athletic Trainer - Ohio Valley Greyhounds National Indoor

                            Football League Franchise

                                       -Duties include same listed for hockey

1999                     Head Athletic Trainer - St. Clairsville High School

                                       -Recognize and evaluate injuries of all high school athletes

                                       -Recommend treatment plans for injured athletes

1999                     Athletic Trainer for Sioux Valley Hospital

                                       Duties included the following:

                                       -Head Athletic Trainer for Elk Point Jefferson High School

                                       -Athletic Trainer for the University of South Dakota

                                       -The evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of Sioux

                                        Valley patients

1997 - 1999           Head Athletic Trainer/Instructor at West Virginia University

                            Institute of Technology, an NCAA Division II Institution 

                                       Duties included the following:

                                       -Instructor for sports management, emergency care of

                                        athletic injuries, and health wellness and fitness classes

                                       -Athletic event coverage for all NCAA Division II sports

                                        including football, volleyball, men's and women's

                                        basketball, softball and golf 

                                       -Daily care, maintenance, and evaluation of athletic injuries

                                       -Developming treatment protocols and rehabilitation

                                        programs for all injured athletes

                                       -Record keeping of all files (daily logs, treatment logs,

                                        personal files, insurance information, physical exams, etc.)

                                       -Coordinating pre-participation physical for all sports

                                       -Assist with equipment fitting for the football team

                                       -Arrange for medical coverage and emergency care at

                                        home athletic events

                                       -Instructor for atheltic training care and prevention, first-

                                        aid, sports management, personal fitness, and weightlifting

                                       -Supervision of graduate athletic trainer (1997) and student

                                        training staff during the fall and spring semesters each

                                        school year. Coordinate scheduling supervise all training

                                        duties, evaluate clinical skills, etc.

                                       -Site coordinator for NCAA drug testing

1996 - 1997           Assistant Athletic Trainer at West Liberty State College, an NCAA

                            Division II Institution

                                       Duties included the following:

                                       -Athletic event coverage for all NCAA Division II sports

                                        including football, wrestling, baseball, softball, volleyball,

                                        golf, cheerleading, men's and women's basketball, tennis,

                                        track, and cross country

                                       -Respionsibilities included athletic event coverage for all

                                        teams, daily care, maintenance and evaluation of all

                                        athletic injuries, rehabilitation programs and treatment

                                        protocols for athletes, record keeping and student 

                                        staff supervision