Dr. Kostsuca received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Temple University in 2009. She became Board Certified in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy in 2017. Currently, she is a PT cardiopulmonary clinical specialist and Director of the VA Ann Arbor Cardiopulmonary PT Residency Program. Her current role includes treating patients in the ICU, organizing the ICU early mobility program and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Clinic, and teaching in the Residency program. Her research in the area of pre-operative gait speed testing prior to open heart surgery has been published in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. She has spoken at several conferences locally and nationally at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA.