DawnaPidgeon, PT,  has practiced Physical Therapy since 1986 (graduated UVM). She has a passion for improving balance, function and quality of life for older adults. Her PT specialties include falls prevention in older adults, treating people with challenges related to neurologic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and treating people with dizziness and vestibular dysfunction.

Dawna co-founded the Balance and Vestibular program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH, the first Parkinson’s Wellness program at DHMC and currently works closely with movement disorders specialists with the Parkinson’s Center of Excellence at Dartmouth Health.

Focusing on public health since 2000, Dawna serves as Co-Chair of the NH Falls Risk Reduction Task Force- a statewide falls prevention coalition.

• Falls Prevention specialist at the Geriatric Center of Excellence, Dartmouth Health
• Collaborated on falls prevention research projects at Dartmouth Health
• Presented nationally on topic of balance and vestibular rehabilitation and falls prevention
• Served as the Falls Prevention Team Lead with the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging’s three federal Administration for Community Living awards, as a part of this work.