Gabriel Alain, PT, DPT, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University and a trusted advisor with the Wexner Medical Center’s Analytical Center of Excellence. As a board-certified geriatric physical therapist, he works at the intersection of clinical care, learning health systems, and AI, focused on using technology intelligently to eliminate joyless work so clinicians can reinvest time in presence and compassionate care.

Gabe is candid about what’s at stake as capabilities accelerate: without thoughtful design, healthcare risks becoming efficient but cold. His work helps teams move from passive consumers to active shapers, co-designing tools with the people who know healthcare best: patients and practitioners. He evaluates technology with clinical-grade rigor, stress-testing for validity, protecting patient interests, and measuring real-world impact. His portfolio spans generative-AI adoption, surgical throughput and scheduling, and system-level improvement initiatives.

As an educator, he cultivates curiosity and practical fluency, digital literacy, critical reasoning, and reflective practice, so clinicians can separate signal from noise, collaborate with AI-enabled tools, and keep patients at the center of care.