Tina Patel Gunaldo

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS, is a nationally recognized leader in interprofessional work with 30 years of experience across healthcare delivery and academic settings. She is the Founder of Collaborate for Health, an organization focused on integrating team science into interprofessional practice and education, and also advances health equity and interprofessional collaborative practice within a Health System. Her work centers on building high-performing interprofessional teams to improve healthcare quality through collaborative approaches. Dr. Gunaldo earned her PhD in Public Service Leadership with a concentration in Health Care Administration from Capella University, her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Boston University, and both her Master of Health Science in Education and Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Louisiana State University Health New Orleans. She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 150 presentations across national and international conferences. Her work has been recognized with national and international awards for advancing interprofessional education and practice. She currently serves as Co-President of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative, as Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice and is Co-Editor of the textbook Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care.