SELECTED POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMATES
| Accident Reconstruction: Terms, Concepts and Definitions, The forces in physics that prevail in accidents to cause bodily injury. Quantifying the force coefficients of vehicle mass and force vectors that can be translated to the occupant and subsequently cause serious injury. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | Accident Reconstruction: Causality, Bodily Injury, Negative Acceleration Forces, Crumple Zones and Critical Documentation, Factors that cause negative acceleration to zero and the subsequent forces created for the vehicle that get translated to the occupant. Understanding critical documentation of hospitals, ambulance reports, doctors and the legal profession in reconstructing an accident. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | Accident Reconstruction: Skid Marks, Time, Distance, Velocity, Speed Formulas and Road Surfaces, The mathematical calculations necessary utilizing time, distance, speed, coefficients of friction and acceleration in reconstructing an accident. The application of the critical documentation acquired from an accident site. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | Accident Reconstruction: Research, Causality and Bodily Injury, Delta V issues correlated to injury and mortality, side impact crashes and severity of injuries, event data recorder reports correlated to injury, frontal impact kinematics, crash injury metrics with many variables and inquiries related to head restraints. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | Impairment Rating Certification, The understanding and utilization of the protocols and parameters of the AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition. Spine, neurological sequelae, migraine, sexual dysfunction, sleep and arousal disorders, station and gait disorders and consciousness are detailed for impairment rating. Herniated discs, radiculopathy, fracture, dislocationa and functional loss are also detailed in relation to impairment ratings. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | Head Trauma, Brain Injury and Concussion, Brain and head physiology, brain mapping and pathology as a sequella to trauma. Traumatic brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, axonal shearing, diffuse axonal injury and concussion are detailed in etiology and clinically. Clinical presentation, advanced diagnostic imaging and electrodiagnostics are detailed in analysis to create a differential diagnosis. Balance disorders that often occur as a result of trauma are also explored from clinical presentation to advanced imaging and differential diagnosis. ], Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, East Setauket, New York, 2014 | | | | | 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. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | 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. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , Buffalo, New York, 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. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | Department of Transportation Training, Physician training to perform the Department of Transportation (DOT) Physical Examination for the upcoming National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME). Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards Texas Chiropractic College, Jacksonville, Florida, 2013 | | | | | Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI, Bone Scan and X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Long Island, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Protocols Clinical Necessity, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial, stacking, FFE, FSE and sagittal images. Clinical indication for the utilization of MRI and pathologies of disc in both trauma and non-trauma sequellae, including bulge, herniation, protrusion, extrusion and sequestration. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | 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. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, North Carolina, 2013 | | | | | 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. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Spinal Pathology, MRI interpretation of bone, intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metastasis, ependymoma, schwanoma and numerous other spinal related tumors and lesions. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Interpretation of Cervical Herniations, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR Axial, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar herniations. With the co-morbidities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and herniations. morphology of lumbar disc pathologies of central and lateral herniations, protrusions, extrusions, sequestration, focal and broad based herniations are defined and illustrated. Spinal cord and canal compromise interpretation with management. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Interpretation of Lumbar Herniations, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial, stacking, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar herniations. With the co-morbities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and herniations. Morphology of lumbar disc pathologies of central and lateral herniations, protrusions, extrusions, sequestration, focal and broad based herniations are defined and illustrated. Central canal and cauda equina compromise interpretation with management. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Interpretation of Cervical Degeneration/Bulges, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial, stacking, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar degeneration. With the co-morbidities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and herniations. Spinal cord and canal compromise interpretation with management. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Interpretation of Cervical Herniations, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR Axial, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar herniations. With the comorbidities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and herniations. morphology of lumbar disc pathologies of central and lateral herniations, protrusions, extrusions, sequestration, focal and broad based herniations are defined and illustrated. Spinal cord and canal compromise interpretation with management. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | MRI Interpretation of Degenerative Spine and Disc Disease with Overlapping Traumatic Insult to Both Spine and Disc, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR Axial, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of degenerative spondylolesthesis, spinal canal stenosis, Modic type 3 changes, central herniations, extrusions, compressions, nerve root compressions, advanced spurring and thecal sac involvement from an orthopedic, emergency room, chiropractic, neurological, neurosurgical, physical medicine perspective. Diplomate, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, 2013 | | | | | Ophthalmoscope Examination Clinical Neurologic Examination Procedures, Pan-optic Ophthalmoscope in beside examination. Differential diagnostic examination indicators for central nervous system pathology in the traumatic and non-traumatic patient University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2012 | | | | | Clinical Aspects of Spinal Cord Disease, Neuroanatomy and function of arterial and venous flow circulations. Emphasis on cerebrospinal flows and drainage with various neurological disorders. . University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2012 | | | | | Electrodiagnosis, Classification of nerve injuries, demyelization, radiculopathies, and myopathies. University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2010 | | | | | Chiropractic Clinical Neurology, Brain stem and spinal cord anatomy with focus on relationship in clinical chiropractic practice between cerebellum, cerebral motor cortex and spinal cord neurodiagnostics imaging protocols. University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2010 | | | | | Chiropractic Clinical Neurology, Clinical rounds review and dissection of upper cervical spine with focus on vascular components and relationship between cervical adjustments and stroke. University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, 2010 | | | | | Auto Collision Injuries, Record keeping and documentation, low impact collisions and injury. Seatbelt shoulder strap induced injuries, headrests, air bag injuries. Center for Diagnostic Imaging , Orlando, Florida, 2005 | | | | | Examination and Documentation of the Injured Patient in Motor Vehicle Accidents , Utilizing objective outcome assessments using the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition National University of Health Sciences, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2004 | | | | | Lumbar Spine Symposium, Differential diagnosis and assessment of lumbar disc syndromes. The National-Lincoln School of Postgraduate Education , Raleigh, North Carolina, 2000 | | | | | Board Certified Diplomate, Chiropractic Neurologist, New York Chiropractic College, Levittown, New York, 1999 | | | | | Advanced Imaging, MRI interpretation of spinal disc pathologies as a result of trauma and degenerative factors and resultant neurological compromise. Spinal cord and canal pathologies. North Carolina Chiropractic Association , Raleigh, North Carolina, 1998 | | | | | Neurologic Considerations with Vertigo, Dizziness, Headache, and Facial Pain Syndromes, Differential diagnosis and assessment as well as clinical management in a chiropractic office. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1997 | | | | | Electrodiagnosis Terminal Motor Latencies, Motor and sensory conduction velocities. Brainstem auditory evoked responses. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1997 | | | | | Whiplash the Epidemic, Radiographic and advanced imaging, including CT and MRI for the traumatically injured patient. Electrodiagnostic testing and application in spinal injuries. Spine Research Institute of San Diego, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997 | | | | | Neuro-Endocrinology, Assessment of neurological function in diabetics, thyroid and additional metabolic disorders. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1997 | | | | | Diagnostic Imaging, Principles of neuroradiology with clinical rotations utilizing, CT, MRI, MRA, angiography and PET scanning. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Functional Capacity Determination Applied to Independent Medical Examinations, Disability evaluations applied to musculoskeletal and neurological injuries and/or disorders resulting from personal injury or work-related trauma. Disability Evaluation Program , Richmond, Virginia, 1996 | | | | | The Peripheral Nervous System, Neuroanatomy and function with emphasis on primary myopathy. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Degenerative and Demyelinating Central Nervous System Disease, Neuropathology in the traumatic and non-traumatic patients with central nervous system disease. Clinical rotations with geriatric and pediatric population groups. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders, Functional aspects of neurological disease with emphasis on neuroanatomy. Clinical presentation of cases for differential diagnosis. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Central Nervous System Trauma, Differential diagnosis of the acutely injured patient. Neurological signs and symptoms with myelopathy. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Chiropractic Neurological Examination, Aspects of pain and spinal subluxation, sensory and cerebral motor cortex system considerations. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Central Nervous System Neoplasm and Spinal Canal Tumors, Congenital and developmental neurologic disease processes. New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, New York, 1996 | | | | | Neurology for the Non-Neurologist, Principles of neurologic intensive care for the traumatic and non-traumatic neurologic patient. Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995 | | | |
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