Allison Ezzat (She/Her/Hers)

PHYSIOTHERAPIST - BScPT, MClSc, MSc, FCAMPT, PhD

Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists

Allison has nearly two decades of experience as a musculoskeletal clinician with a focus on management of knee injuries across the lifespan. She has a special interest in child and youth injuries, knee osteoarthritis, and running related injuries. Her focus is on providing individualized education and exercise solutions to empower people to regain their capacity to participate in the sports and activities that are important to them.  

Allison is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Department at UBC. Her PhD investigated health outcomes after knee injuries in youth and young adults. She recently completed a three-year fellowship in implementation science to improve access to quality care for people with knee osteoarthritis at La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. 

Allison is an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, where her research focus is on advancing the prevention of knee injuries in adolescents and decreasing the long-term injury burden (e.g. knee osteoarthritis).

Allison leads the Good life with OsteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) program at North Shore Sports Medicine. GLA:D is a 6-week individualized, group-based education and exercise program for individuals with symptoms of knee or hip osteoarthritis. She has been involved with GLA:D leadership internationally since 2017, leading implementation and evaluation projects alongside delivering the program with patients.

Allison is passionate about bringing together her research knowledge and extensive clinical experience to treat patients of all ages to get them back to being able to do the things they love. 

Allison is an avid trail and road runner, having completed over 20 marathons and ultra-marathons, as well as chasing after her two young children.