Richard Sabbagh DC , DAAPM
922 Main Street, Suite 201, Paterson, NJ, 07503
Phone: 862 257-9200
sabbchiro@aol.com
http://Healthsourceofpaterson.com
SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY
Owner, Health Source of Paterson, South Paterson, NJ, 2013 - Present
EDUCATION AND LICENSURE
Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of New Jersey, License # , 1994-Present
Doctorate of Chiropractic, Doctor of Chiropractic, Life University, School of, Marietta, Georgia, 1994
Internship, Bearneau University, Physical Therapy adjunct cours,
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part I,
Biology in Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey,

SELECTED POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMATES

Primary Spine Care - Central Nervous System Processing of Pain and Physiology, Central neural pathways of pain and higher cortical responses to pain and the effect of high amplitude-low velocity forces on mechanoreceptors and proprioceptors. The effects o, 2013
MRI History and Physics, Magnetic fields, T1 and T2 relaxations, nuclear spins, phase encoding, spin echo, T1 and T2 contrast, magnetic properties of metals and the historical perspective of the creation of NMR and MRI. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Terry Button PhD, Medical Physicist, Long Island, New York, 2010.
Accident Reconstruction and Ensuing Bodily Injury, Understanding the forces involved in crashes and the transference of those forces from the bullet car to the target car. Quantifying those forces to determine bodily injury and calculating speed, distance, time and drag factors in determining causality and direction of forces. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009
MRI Disc & Spinal Cord and Spinal Canal Pathology, MRI interpretation of spinal disc pathologies as a result of trauma and degenerative factors and resultant neurological compromise. Spinal cord and spinal canal pathologies and space occupying lesion interpretation. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, DABR-NR, Neuroradiologist, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009
MRI Normal Anatomy & Protocols, Spinal anatomy of all MRI views utilizing T1, T2, 3D gradient, stacking and STIR sequences of imaging. Advanced protocols of MRI examination with multiple sequences to create concurrent diagnostic findings. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, DABR-NR, Neuroradiologist, Ronkonkoma, NY, 2009
Diplomat in American Academy of Pain Management,
Certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia,
Board Certified, Diagnostic Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Testing, Certification in 2004, New York,
Erhardt X-Ray Series, 120-hour multiple module certificate course in the reading and diagnosis of spinal and skeletal pathology, anomalies and disorders. Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa Certification in 1992,
Certified in Diagnostic Imaging, Interpreting spinal trauma with MRI New York, 2007
MRI Spinal Anatomy and Protocols, Normal anatomy of axial and sagittal views utilizing T1, T2, 3D Gradient and STIR sequences of imaging. Standardized and desired protocols in views and sequencing of MRI examination to create an accurate diagnosis in MRI. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, Neuroradiologist, Long Island, New York, 2010.
MRI Disc Pathology and Spinal Stenosis, MRI interpretation of bulged, herniated, protruded, extruded sequestered and fragmented disc pathologies in etiology and neurological sequelae in relationship to the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, Neuroradiologist, Long Island, New York, 2010.
MRI Spinal Pathology, MRI interpretation of bone, intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metasasis, ependymoma, schwanoma and numerous other spinal related tumors and lesions. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, Neuroradiologist, Long Island, New York, 2010.
MRI Methodology of Analysis, MRI interpretation sequencing of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine inclusive of T1, T2, STIR and 3D gradient studies to ensure the accurate diagnosis of the region visualized. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Robert Peyster MD, Neuroradiologist, Long Island, New York, 2010.
MRI Clinical Application, The clinical application of the results of space occupying lesions. Disc and tumor pathologies and the clinical indications of manual and adjustive therapies in the patient with spinal nerve root and spinal cord insult as sequelae. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, Magdy Shady MD, Neurosurgeon, Long Island, New York, 2010.
Triaging the Trauma Patient, Clinically correlating causality and bodily injury in determining through clinical evaluation a conclusive diagnosis and treatment plan. Integrating neurological conductive studies and evoked potentials with MRI’s in concluding the final diagnosis when differentially diagnosing critical care vs. rehabilitative care as a sequella to trauma. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Brentwood, New York, 2010.
MRI Interpretation in the Trauma Patient, Interpreting MRI’s of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine utilizing standards of the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Neuroradiology. Differentially diagnosing herniation, bulged, protruded, extruded and fragmented discs and their relationship to trauma vs. degeneration. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic, Brentwood, New York, 2010.
MRI Spine Interpretation , Spinal MRI findings related to degenerative changes vs. traumatic changes of the intervertebral disc by using definitions provided by the American Society of Neuroradiology. Anatomy of the intervertebral disc, spinal cord, nerve roots and spinal ligaments correlated to T1, T2, STIR sagittal, stacking and axial images. Anatomical MRI differentiation of normal, degenerative and traumatic changes. CMCS Management, Inc., Union, New Jersey, 2011.

SELECTED MEMBERSHIPS

Association of New Jersey Chiropractors, Member, 2004 - Present
New Jersey Chiropractic Society, 1994 - 2004
American Academy of Medical Legal Professionals, Member, 2009