Dee Hartmann is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School of Physical Therapy, Chicago, Illinois, as well as St Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, where she received her DPT. Practicing physical therapy for over 36 years, Dee is an internationally recognized author, teacher, and speaker on the treatment of chronic pelvic pain. For the last 22 years she has devoted the majority of her practice to the treatment of women with chronic vulvar pain, sexual dysfunction, chronic pelvic pain, and bowel and bladder disorders. As an active member of the APTA’s Section on Women’s Health, she is originating chairman of the Task Force responsible for the creation of the Certificate of Achievement for Pelvic Physical Therapy (CAPP) and served on the Vulvar Pain Task Force. She is a fellow and past member of the Executive Counsel of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and was a counselor for the North American Chapter of the ISSVD; a current associate editor for the Journal of Sexual Medicine; a current member and past board member of the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS); a current member and past board member of the National Vulvodynia Association (NVA); and is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH). Dee is happily married to the love of her life and is the mother of 5 wonderful grown children. Her private practice, Dee Hartmann Physical Therapy, is located in downtown Chicago.