Paul Mintken

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Musculoskeletal

"I teach because I love helping my students realize that they are stronger, smarter and more resilient than they ever thought possible."

Bio

Dr. Mintken lives in Denver, CO and has been a physical therapist since 1994. He is currently a Professor in the DPT education program at Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU). Prior to HPU, Dr. Mintken was faculty in the DPT Program at the University of Colorado for almost 20 years. Dr. Mintken is a board-certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapists. Dr. Mintken has received the APTA Excellence in Academic Teaching Award, the James Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award, the Rose Research Award, the JOSPT Research Award, the Chattanooga Research Award, the Outstanding Physical Therapist Award for the State of Colorado, and the Kaltenborn “Teach I Must” award. Dr. Mintken has over 70 peer reviewed articles. He remains clinically active as a physical therapist at Wardenburg Health Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.