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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

L. Vince Lepak, III, PT, DPT, CWS, CES, FACCWS

L. Vince Lepak, III, PT, DPT, CWS, CES, FACCWS

  • Associate Professor
  • Director of Admissions for MOT/OTD/DPT
  • DPT Site Coordinator for Tulsa Campus
  • Certified Wound Specialist
  • Certified Edema Specialist
  • Fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists
     

Schusterman Campus, 2F13

(918) 660-3275

Vince-Lepak@ouhsc.edu

Education:

  • D.P.T., Doctor of Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 2005
  • M.P.H., Health Administration, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1994
  • B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1989

Societies and Organizations:


Member, Alpha Eta Honor Society

  • American Physical Therapy Association
    • Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management
    • Oncology
    • Orthopedics
  • Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association
  • American Board of Wound Management
  • American College of Clinical Wound Specialists

Teaching:

Professional Program:

  • PHTH 9173: Coordinator of Complex Case Management of the Integumentary and Metabolic Systems
  • PHTH 8252: Coordinator of Clinical Electrotherapy
  • PHTH 8214: Co-coordinator for Orthopedic Management of the Axial Skeleton
  • PHTH 8114: Coordinator for Orthopedic Management of Lower Extremity Dysfunction
  • PHTH/OCTH 8113: Co-coordinator of Principles of Human Movement
  • PHTH 8271: Instructor for Clinical Reasoning in Physical Therapy
  • PHTH 9391: Instructor for Clinical Reasoning in Rehabilitation Sciences
  • PHTH 8393/OCTH 8392: Instructor for Movement Sciences I
  • PHTH 9293: Instructor for Exercise Science II

Research Interests:

  • Integumentary
  • Orthopeadics
  • Electrophysiology
  • Neurorehabilitation/Stroke/Parkinson’s

Funding:

  • 2022-2023 Yang, Y. (PI), Azizoddin, D., (Co-PI), Lepak, L. (CO-I), Cheema, C. (CO-I). Cortical circuit mechanism of pain modulation (IRB#14252). University of Oklahoma Biomedical Engineering & Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tulsa, OK. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (I-BEST) (Total Award: $30,000).
  • 2021-2023 Yang, Y. (PI), Lepak, L., Cheema, C. Multimodal integration of concurrent high-density EEG-fMRI with diffusion and anatomical MRI to determine dynamic information flow in brain circuits – an application to hemiparetic stroke (IRB#12550). Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Award number: HR21-164. (Total award: $135,000).
  • 2020-2021 Ciro, C (Co-PI), Fritz, T (Co-PI), Dresser, S (Co-PI). Co-Is: Craft, M., Costner-Lark, A., Robinson, W, Macias, L.P., James, S., Round, T., Lepak, L.  Rapid, Multidisciplinary Needs Assessment for Patients with COVID-19 Transitioning Hospital to Home (IRB #11988). (Total award: $20,000).
  • 2018-2021 Wang, H. (PI), Robinson, C. (Co-I), James, S. (Co-I), Lepak, V. (Co-I). Development and Evaluation of Vibration-based Wearable Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device (IRB#9686). Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Award number: HR18-034. (Total award: $134,964). A patent was filed, currently pending: Wearable Focal Vibration Device and Methods of Use (2020), Patent pending: 17/206,016.
  • 1998, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Development of World Wide Web Courses – (Developer, $500)
  • 1997, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Development of World Wide Web Courses – (Developer, $1500)

Clinical Interests:

  • Wound Care
  • Acute Care
  • Outpatient practice
  • Long-term Care
  • Home-Health

Select Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  • Williamson, J.N, Sikora1, W.A., James, S. A., Parmar, N.J., Lepak, L.V., Cheema, C.F., Refai, H.R., Wu, D.H., Sidorov, E.V., Dewald, J.P.A., Yang, Y.  (2022). Cortical Reorganization of Early Somatosensory Processing in Hemiparetic Stroke. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11, https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216449  (2023 Journal Impact Factor 3.9; CiteScore 5.4).
  • Ciro, C., James, S., McGuire, H., Lepak, V., Dresser, S., Costner-Lark, A., Robinson, W., Fritz, T. (2022, August 25th). Natural, Longitudinal Recovery of Adults with COVID-19 using Standardized Rehabilitation Measures. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, section Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.958744  (2023 Journal Impact Factor 4.8; CiteScore 5.2).
  •  Wang, H, Ghazi, M., Chandrashekhar, R., Rippetoe, J., Duginski, G., Lepak, L., Milhan, L., James, S. (2022). User participatory design of a wearable focal vibration device for home-based stroke rehabilitation. Biomedical Sensors, 22, 3308. DOI: 10.3390/s22093308, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35590997/ (2023 Journal Impact Factor 3.9; CiteScore 6.8).
  • Lepak, V., Allen, T.W., Robledo, C.A., & Thompson, D.M. (2020). Localized Vibration: Effects On Flexibility. Health, Sports, & Rehabilitation Medicine, 21 4, 231-237. https://doi.org/10.26659/pm3.2020.21.4.231
  • Lepak, V. (2012, Spring). Avoidable & Inevitable? Skin Failure: The Kennedy Terminal Lesion. Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 23 (1), 24-27. 
  • Tucker, S., Winn, J., & Lepak, V. (2004, Spring). Web-based prerequisite finder: an aid for prospective students in a college of allied health. Journal of Allied Health, 33 (1), 75-7. 

Book Chapters

  • O’Sullivan, S.B., & Lepak, V. (2021-major revision). Integumentary Physical Therapy. In, S.B. O’Sullivan, R.P. Siegelman, S. Shaffer, & T. Sutlive (Eds.), National physical therapy examination review and study guide (24th Edition). Evanston, IL. TherapyEd.
  • Lepak, L.V. (2021-major revision). Therapeutic Modalities. In, S.B. O’Sullivan R.P. Siegelman, S. Shaffer, & T. Sutlive (Eds.), National physical therapy examination review and study guide (24th Edition). Evanston, IL. TherapyEd.
  • Lepak, V. (2010). Localized Inflammation. In M.C. Cameron & L. Monroe (Eds.), Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant (pp.76-90). New York: Elsevier Science.
  • Rowe, R., & Lepak, V. (2010). Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy. In, S.B. O’Sullivan & R.P. Siegelman (Eds.), National physical therapy examination review and study guide (13th Edition, pp.1-98). Evanston, IL. International Educational Resources.
  • Lepak, V. (2007). Localized Inflammation. In M.C. Cameron & L. Monroe (Eds.), Physical Rehabilitation; Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention (pp.117-139). New York: Elsevier Science.