STANDING TALL AWARD
Mr. Robin Smith
President & Founder, Miami Physical Therapy Associates

The founder and driving force behind Miami Physical Therapy Associates, Inc., Robin Smith Graduated from the University of Maryland in 1973. With more than 30 years of clinical experience in the area of spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Robin is the reason that paralyzed individuals from all around the world, including members of the ATBF Outreach Program, travel to Miami to receive his professional advice. Robin's expertise in wheelchair seating and assessment, and lower extremity bracing and orthotics, along with his aggressive techniques and positive attitude has impacted many lives.

Robin's involvement with research projects and publications in the spinal cord injury realm have been performed in conjunction with the National Institute of Health, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the National Academy of Sciences and the University of Miami, School of Music. He has lectured at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the University of Miami, School of Medicine.

A member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) since 1973, a featured "Innovator" for Physical Therapy Provider Network (PTPN) and the recipient of the "Clinical Instructor of the Year" by the Miller School of Medicine's Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Miami---the Alan T Brown Foundation is proud to present Robin with the 2009 Standing Tall Award.

Robin lives in Miami, Florida with his wife, Claudia, and his daughter, Alexandra.