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HIDEF UNIVERSITY

Welcome to HIDEF University! We are on a mission to bring out a new era in continued education and learning.

Clinical Education

Empowering therapists with in-depth knowledge and hands-on expertise, our clinical education courses transform theory into practice for cutting-edge patient care.
Mentorship

Become the provider you have always wanted to become through mentorship from some of the top providers in the industry.
Case Reviews and Journal Club

Expand your knowledge so that you feel confident and competant treating athletes of all sports.

Most courses feed you a ton of information but fall short where the rubber meets the road.

If you have ever taken a course and had no idea how to apply it the next day in clinic, we are with you.

No one wants to spend hundreds (or thousands 😲) on a course and not know how to use it.

That's why we design our courses the way we do. With application in mind. Our goal is for you to step into clinic the day after the course and feel prepared to implement what you learned.

PT education doesn't have to be boring and hard to follow. See for yourself!

Our History

We (Zach and Mitch) joined forces in 2018 as a passion project, creating educational content including a podcast, YouTube videos, and other educational materials. In 2019 we both ditched our day jobs and went full time into building HIDEF Physical Therapy.

We started as a physical therapist, personal training/nutrition coach duo and bootstrapped HIDEF from 1 location to 5 in just 5 years. As partners, we have experience opening gym-based clinics, brick and mortar stand-alone clinics, and with clinic acquisition.

Over the past 5+ years, we have worked to build what is widely known as the top physical therapy company in the pacific northwest. The team of therapists at HIDEF was handpicked for their skill and clinical excellence.

With this team we are now going to bring our systems, and ideas to the world in order to push forward our greatest mission, which is to be the example in the PNW of what physical therapy should be,

Founder | Physical Therapist

Zach Smith

Zach started his career in outpatient physical therapy for a local Seattle orthopedic clinic. After just 2 years he went out on his own and started HIDEF Physical Therapy. He started by doing mobile physical therapy for local professional athletes. This quickly expanded to working with a wide range of active and motivated individuals.

Zach now works day to day in leadership and business development, serving as head of clinical mentorship and in his role in business development. He is still a practicing clinician working with a handful of professional athletes.

Founder | Business Operations

Mitch Harb

Mitch got his start working in aerospace for a fortune 500 company. He quickly realized that this was not the impact he was looking for.

He took his business degree and decided to go out on his own because of his passion for entrepreneurship. He settled on fitness and nutrition because of a lifelong passion for exercise and health and he wanted to help others through this passion.

As HIDEF began to expand his role is business became much deeper.

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