Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Physical Rehabilitation Medicine, Physical Medicine Board Certified, Rehabilitation Board Certified, Spinal Cord Injury, Physical Rehabilitation Pain Medicine, Disability Evaluation, Physical Rehabilitation Osteopathic Medicine, Neurogenic Bowel, Neurogenic Bladder, Spasticity, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Guillian Barre Syndrome, Life Care Plan, Trigger Point, Myofascial Pain, Compression Fracture, Nerve Entrapment, Physical Rehabilitation Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chronic Pain, Physical Medicine Geriatric Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine Neurological Rehabilitation, Physical Rehabilitation Electrodiagnostic Medicine, EMG, NCV, osteopathic
Current Position:
2008- Present
Residency Program Director
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hofstra-Northwell Health System
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
Previous Position:
Clinical Director, Consultation Services
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Board Certification:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Initial: 2003; recertification: 2013)
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (Initial: 2003; recertification: 2013)
EDUCATION
Undergraduate University of Arizona
Graduate and Professional
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Westbury, New York
Doctor of Osteopathy, May 1998
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Internship
Long Beach Medical Center
Long Beach, New York
July 1998-June 1999
Residency
Johns Hopkins University-Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
July 1999- June 2002
Fellowship
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
July 2002- June 2003
LICENSURE – New York
CERTIFICATION – Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certified Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION – DEA Certification
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Hofstra-North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
- Long Island Jewish Hospital
- North Shore University Hospital
- Southside Hospital
- Glen Cove Hospital
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Association of Academic Physiatrists
- American Spinal Injury Association
COMMITTEES
- Poster Reviewer- Academic Day- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell- 2018
- Education Committee- Association of Academic Physiatrists- 2017- Present
- Professional Development Committee- North Shore University Hospital- 2015-Present
- Governance Committee- Association of Academic Physiatrists- 2015- 2017
- Hofstra University Medical School Admissions Committee- 2010- Present
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation MOC Spinal Cord Injury Review Content Reviewer 2011
- North Shore and Long Island Jewish Hospital Stroke Committee 2009- Present
- North Shore University Hospital Performance Improvement Coordination Group 2009- Present
- ASIA Admissions Committee 2003- 2005
AWARDS/ HONORS/OTHER:
- 1st Prize Poster- American Spinal Injury Association Annual Meeting: 2014, San Antonio, TX
“Elevated circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokinemacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in acute spinal cord injury patients.” - Oral Board Examiner- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-2009- 2012
- Expert Reviewer- Maintenance of Certification Examination SCI- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- Representative- Organization of Program Directors – AAP- 2012- 2016
- Named one of New Jersey’s “Top Docs”- New Jersey Magazine November 2006
