Staff Directory
Dustin Baldwin
- Title:
- Director of Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention for Olympic Sports
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Dustin Baldwin joined the Rutgers Athletics Department in 2023 and currently serves as the Director of Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention for Olympic Sports.
Previously, Baldwin worked at CBMC Sports Medicine as a Supervisor of Physical Therapy and Staff Physical Therapist and as a Staff Physical Therapist with SPEAR Physical Therapy. In his positions, Baldwin treated numerous athletes from high school to the professional level, while in his role as supervisor, he worked with surgeons to improve return to play testing post ACLR and developed a golf fitness/rehabilitation program. During this time, he also worked with the Rutgers men’s basketball program, providing gameday assistance.
Baldwin received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Drexel University in 2019 following his Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Hofstra University in 2016. He is also a board-certified sports specialist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, dry needling certified, and holds a sports manual therapy certification. A member of the APTA and New Jersey Sports Physical Therapy SIG, Baldwin has presented at both a national and local level on the topics of sports specialization, rehab of the female athlete, upper extremity return to play testing, and topics related to post-concussion management.
Career Timeline:
Previously, Baldwin worked at CBMC Sports Medicine as a Supervisor of Physical Therapy and Staff Physical Therapist and as a Staff Physical Therapist with SPEAR Physical Therapy. In his positions, Baldwin treated numerous athletes from high school to the professional level, while in his role as supervisor, he worked with surgeons to improve return to play testing post ACLR and developed a golf fitness/rehabilitation program. During this time, he also worked with the Rutgers men’s basketball program, providing gameday assistance.
Baldwin received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Drexel University in 2019 following his Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Hofstra University in 2016. He is also a board-certified sports specialist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, dry needling certified, and holds a sports manual therapy certification. A member of the APTA and New Jersey Sports Physical Therapy SIG, Baldwin has presented at both a national and local level on the topics of sports specialization, rehab of the female athlete, upper extremity return to play testing, and topics related to post-concussion management.
Career Timeline:
- 2025 - Present - Rutgers University • Director of Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention for Olympic Sports
- 2023 - 25 - CBMC Sports Medicine • Supervisor of Physical Therapy
- 2021 - 23 - CBMC Sports Medicine • Staff Physical Therapist
- 2019 - 21 - SPEAR Physical Therapy •Staff Physical Therapist
Personal:
- Hometown: Marlboro, NJ
- Education: Drexel University, 2019 – Ph.D. Physical Therapy; Hofstra University, 2016 - B.S. Exercise Science
- Family: Wife - Elaina; Daughters - Emma and Taylor
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