
Catherine Shearer, PT
- Specialty
- Physical Therapy
Locations

Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Outpatient Rehabilitation - Medical Office Building - Fanny Allen Campus
792 College Parkway
Fanny Campus, MOB, Suites 101 & 201
Colchester, VT 05446-3052
Biographical Information
Catherine Shearer is a physical therapist at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She specializes in geriatrics and fall prevention. She treats patients with conditions such as deconditioning, musculoskeletal pain, impaired balance, and pulmonary disease. Catherine’s research interests include outcome measures, healthy aging, and falls prevention.
Catherine appreciates patients for who they are, and what life experience has shaped them. She likes working with people to improve their mobility to help keep them safe in their home and community. She works with her patients to help them set realistic expectations, to encourage them to do a little bit more, and to incorporate activity into their daily routine -during and after physical therapy.
Learn more about rehabilitation at the UVM Medical Center.
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Insurance
Participating Insurance Plans at the UVM Medical Center:
Please Note: The below is a list of insurers contracted with The University of Vermont Medical Center, but it does not guarantee participation of your specific insurance plan or coverage of your planned service (i.e. medical, dental, behavioral health, etc.). Please contact your insurer to determine your benefit coverage.
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield NH
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / CBA (includes Dental)
- Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)
- Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network (CDPHN)
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna / Great West (includes Dental)
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna LifeSource
- Coventry Health Care/First Health
- Delta Dental
- EBPA
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (HMO only)
- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Fidelis (New York Quality Healthcare Corporation) (excludes Essential Plan and Exchange products)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (excludes United Behavioral Health, NH Health Benefit Exchange, Medicare Advantage, and Managed Medicaid)
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid (VT and NY)* (VT Medicaid includes Dental)
- Medicare*
- MVP
- Optum Rx
- POMCO
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Medicare)
- The Vermont Health Plan (TVHP)
- TriCare Humana Military (excludes Humana Behavioral Health)
- TriCare Martin's Point Health Care (excludes Behavioral Health)
- United HealthCare (excludes United Behavioral Health)
- United HealthCare – The Empire Plan
- UMR
- Veteran's Administration Community Care Network (VA CCN) (United HealthCare)
- Vermont Blue Advantage
- Workers' Comp (VT and NY)
- Zelis/Stratose
*Not every provider type is eligible to enroll with Government Payers. Please consult your provider’s office prior to visit for confirmation.