Cat Harrison, PT, DPT

Clinical Biography

Cat Harrison, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist in the Dell Children's Comprehensive Cerebral Palsy Clinic and other surgical specialty clinics within UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children's, a clinical partnership between Dell Children's Medical Center and UT Health Austin. She also serves as the Therapy Program Manager for the Dell Children’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Center. She specializes in gait, seating and positioning, and neurorehabilitation.

Cat Harrison earned her bachelor's degree from Salisbury State University and her doctorate degree in physical therapy from New York Medical College. During her clinical rotations, she was introduced to pediatric inpatient rehabilitation, finding the environment and field for her future work.

Cat Harrison is passionate about pediatrics and neurosciences. She spent 12 years as a pediatric acute care and inpatient rehabilitation physical therapist at Dell Children’s, where she helped establish and expand the inpatient rehabilitation unit and collaborated in developing the early mobility program for the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). She is also a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the International Pediatric Rehabilitation Collaborative.

Cat Harrison, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist with UT Health Austin.