Lawrence Ramiscal, PT, DPT, PhD, is an associate professor of physical therapy and the director of research and faculty development at Lincoln Memorial University's Physical Therapy Program in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is also an instructor for IAPTE courses and the Physical Therapy Advancement Seminars' OMPT Diploma Program.

Dr. Ramiscal has 25 years of outpatient orthopedic clinical experience, with over a decade as a successful private practice owner before moving to academia. He has been a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS) since 2007 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMT) since 2009. He has an eclectic manual therapy background, from his earliest certifications in Maitland (COMT) and Stanley Paris' University of St. Augustine program (MTC) to his fellowship training through the Manual Therapy Institute.

Dr. Ramiscal is a founding member and past vice president of the Phillippine Association of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, a recent Member Organization of the International Federation of Othopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists. Dr. Ramsical will be a keynote speaker at the 2nd Asian Confederation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists Congress to be held in Cebu, Phillipines, in March 2025.