Physical Rehabilitation Practice in all settings

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Northwell Phelps Hospital
  • Phone: 914-815-2789
  • Cell: 914-815-2789

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Physical Therapy and Physical Medicine & Rehab

Keywords/Search Terms:

Outpatient PT OT SLP, Inpatient hospital PT, orthopedic/sports therapy, Rehab staff training, Acute Inpatient Rehab, skilled nursing rehabilitation, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Pediatrics, Discharge Planning, Chronic condition management, therapeutic exercise, pain-management , hospice

Education:

BS PT, Hunter College 1997

Years in Practice:

27

Additional Information

Nearly 30 years of experience in PM&R and Physical Therapy in Acute hospital, SNF and Acute Rehab, Outpatient, CCRC, Home Care and school-based PT/OT/SLP settings. Detailed knowledge of multidisciplinary therapy treatment of patients with stroke, pre and post surgery complications, general orthopedics including traumatic injuries and repair surgeries, total and partial joint replacements, wound complications, amputation, spinal and neurological surgeries and conditions, etc., in both acute, sub-acute, outpatient and home care arenas. -Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hunter College, City University of New York, 1997; Received the Scott Elder Memorial Scholarship for Peer Support -Nearly 3 decades of direct rehabilitative patient care and interdisciplinary coordination in Acute and Sub-Acute rehabilitation, Out- and Inpatient settings -Adjunct Professor for Anatomy and Physiology at Mercy College; Continuing education instructor in Human Anatomy -Staff Competency, education and training in safety and injury prevention, Policy and Procedure Manual author for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation departments in Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) and Hospital-based In- and Outpatient, Acute Inpatient Rehab departments -Multiple community lectures on PT, Back Health, Arthritis, Body Mechanics & Ergonomics, Wellness and Prevention -Director of start-up outpatient, sub-acute and long-term CCRC Physical Rehabilitation programs (PT, OT and SLP) -Manager of Rehab Services at Northwell Phelps Hospital, acute inpatient and rehab, outpatient areas -Defended against multiple federal and commercial insurance denials and audits -Experienced and skilled Physical Therapist in Orthopedics, pain-management and chronic pain, stroke and neurological conditions, and holistic approaches to rehabilitation and recovery of function -Carried Management of Medical Rehabilitation Certification (x3 years) -Assisted in converting from paper records to multiple EMR systems, ongoing