Faculty

LTC Jose Durbin is the Program Director for the Army-Baylor University Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Dr Durbin is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedics (OCS), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1999, received his DPT from the Army-Baylor University DPT Program in 2007, and DSc from the Army-Baylor University Doctoral Fellowship in OMPT in 2016. Dr Durbin has served in numerous physical therapy and leadership assignments from staff physical therapist; to Human Performance Optimization Director and Physical Therapist for 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; Chief of Physical Therapy at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii; Director of Human Performance Optimization for the 82d Airborne Division; and Physical Performance Lead/Chief of Doctrine for FM 7-22, Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F), at US Army Center for Initial Military Training. Deployments include OEF/OIF with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Dr. Ben Hando is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research at the Army-Baylor Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. He earned his Doctor of Science (DSc) in Physical Therapy from Baylor University, a Master of Medical Statistics from the University of Newcastle and is scheduled to complete his PhD in Physiotherapy from the University of Newcastle in December 2025. He is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy and fellowship trained in orthopedic manual physical therapy. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Hando spent 22 years on active duty, where he served as the chair for Air Force Physical Therapy Research and stood up the Air Force’s first embedded Human Performance Research Flight in Special Warfare. With over 30 peer-reviewed publications, his work spans clinical interventions, human performance research, and epidemiological studies that address musculoskeletal injuries in U.S. service members.