You can contact the Department of Physical Therapy in the following ways:
Department Co-Chairpersons Dr. Nicole Christensen and Dr. Rolando Lazaro
Administrative Assistants Claudia Duenas (cduenas@samuelmerritt.edu) and Linda Chiu (lchiu@samuelmerritt.edu)
Address
Department of Physical Therapy
Samuel Merritt University
450 30th Street
Suite 3704
Oakland, CA 94609
The DPT Program is housed on the Oakland campus of SMU, and DPT classes and labs are held here. Our Department and Faculty offices are located on the 3rd floor of Peralta Pavilion. For maps and directions to the Oakland SMU campus, please click here.
Phone 510.869.6241
Fax 510.869.6282
Questions about Admissions
Please review our DPT Admissions webpage for details about admission to the DPT Program at Samuel Merrit University. If you have specific questions, please contact the Admissions Department who will be happy to help you.
- SMU Admissions Office phone number is 510.869.6576.





