2018 - Present | Physiatrist, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Miami Cancer Institute | |
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2016 - Present | Associate Professor, Hofstra School of Medicine ‐ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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2016 - 2017 | Associate Professor, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ‐ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
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2016 - 2017 | Chairman, Northwell-Glen Cove Hospital ‐ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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2013 - 2017 | Clinical Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ‐ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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2011 - 2016 | Residency Program Director and Vice-Chairman of Department, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn NY ‐ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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2011 - 2011 | Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College ‐ Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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2011 - 2011 | Department Chief, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ‐ Rehabilitation Services Department of Neurology | |
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2009 - 2010 | Medical Director, Veterans Integrated Service Networks 1 - 4 ‐ Regional Amputation Center | |
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2006 - 2010 | Associate Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine ‐ Dept. of Rehab Medicine | |
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2006 - 2010 | Clinical Director, Lokomat Gait Training Program | |
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2006 - 2010 | Medical Director, Veterans Integrated Service Networks ‐ Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury Center | |
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2004 - 2010 | Director, James J. Peters VA Medical Center ‐ Pain Medicine Service | |
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2002 - 2010 | Co-Medical Director, Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation Program | |
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1998 - 2010 | Department Chief, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center ‐ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
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1999 - 2001 | Instructor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine ‐ Dept. of Rehab Medicine | |
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1999 - 2000 | Consultant, Glen Haven Health Care Organization, Long Island NY | |
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1997 - 1998 | Attending Physiatrist, North Shore University Hospital System, Long Island ‐ Musculoskeletal Institute | |
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1995 - 1997 | Attending Physiatrist, North Shore University Hospital System, Long Island-Glen Cove NY | |
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Disciplines
Professional Service and Affiliations
2017 - Present | Patient Experience Committee, Northwell Health | 2015 - Present | Education Committee, Association of Academic Physiatrists | 2015 - Present | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Surveyor, Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Program, Brain Injury Program, Stroke Program | 2014 - Present | Manuscript reviewer, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal- | 2012 - 2015 | “Knowledge NOW”-CNS editorial board member, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine | 2010 - 2010 | Member, Medical Directors’ Committee of the VA Amputation System of Care (national) | 2010 - 2010 | Member, VA Blue Ribbon Panel on James J. Peters VAMC-Mount Sinai Medical School Affiliation | 2010 - 2010 | Acting National Director, VA’s Amputation System of Care | 2004 - 2005 | National Chairperson, Professional Standards Board for Integration of Chiropractic Care into VA |
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Educator Award—6/01 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine
- New York Federal Executive Board Distinguished Government Service Award5/2006
- “Best Doctors in America”-2007-2015
- “Award for Contribution to the Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute”-Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center 2/4/16
2008 - 2010 | MHCM, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts | |
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1999 - 2000 | Acupuncture training, UCLA School of Medicine ‐ Dept. of Continuing Education | |
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1992 - 1995 | Residency Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine ‐ Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine | |
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1991 - 1992 | Internship, Long Island Jewish Medical Center ‐ Dept. of Internal Medicine | |
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1989 - 1991 | Doctor of Medicine, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY | |
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1987 - 1989 | MD, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico | |
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1984 - 1988 | B.A., SUNY at Stonybrook | |
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Contact Information
Miami Cancer Institute
8900 N. Kendall Drive
Miami, FL 33176
(786) 596-2000