Alumni News from the Department of Physical …...Orthopedic). She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists and is an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

Neither a trust fund baby nor a

wealthy man, retired Navy PT Peter

Seeley (BS ’87) has, over time,

become one of the most generous

alumni donors in the history of the

department. How? Through consis-

tent and regular giving. Why? Read

on, to learn about his fascinating

story, his exciting and varied career,

and all the NYU kismet he encoun-

tered along the way.

Peter W. Seeley, BS ’87, is as close

to being a natural born physical

therapist as one can get, and he has

been following this calling most of

his life.

Budding PT at 13

Seeley received his BS from the

NYU PT Department in 1987; how-

ever, his relationship with the school

stretched back to 1971, when Seeley

was 13. He’d read Henry Kessler’s

book, The Knife Is Not Enough

(1968), and was so inspired he wrote

an inquiry letter to the NYU PT

Department. He got a hand-written

reply back from then chair Dr. Arthur

J. Nelson, Jr. Even at 13, Seeley was

impressed by how thoughtful and

encouraging the note was; it closed

with Dr. Nelson’s saying that if

Seeley were ever interested in the

NYU PT program, he would keep an

eye out for his application.

First Came Ortho

Fast forward five years: Seeley’s

family moved from educated

Cambridge, MA to Plum Island,

MA, a place described by Seeley

as “blue collar, where everyone

grows up to become a carpenter

or a fisherman.” Seeley worried

that he would never get to col-

lege and, lacking confidence in his

high school grades, decided to join

the Navy. In so doing, as a Navy

corpsman, he began to find his

way back to where he’d wanted to

go all along, starting in rehab and

ortho at the Naval Medical Center in

Portsmouth, VA.

Peter Seeley’s trajectory

continued:

• “Prosthetics and Orthopedics”

moved to Joint Base San Antonio,

in TX, and Seeley followed,

working and pursuing an AA

in PT Assistant/OT Assistant-

Applied Sciences at St. Phillip’s

Community College.

• After school, he moved back

to the Naval Medical Center in

Portsmouth, VA, followed by a

stint at the Naval Medical Clinic

Patuxent River and two years

at the VA San Diego Healthcare

System.

• In April 1983, Seeley got offered

backup duty, so he and his wife

Suzanne (they married in 1980)

Greetings, Department of

Physical Therapy Alumni!

Thank you for your notes and

concern regarding Hurricane

Sandy. We made it through and

everyone is fine. NYU was closed

for a week but we’re back now,

resuming midterms and going

about the business of educating

physical thera-

pists. During the

forced hiatus,

we’re proud to

say many of

our students

took a break

from studying

to help in the

clean-up of the

Rockaways, an

area in Queens

especially hard

hit by the storm.

We’ve had an exciting year at

the NYU PT Department and con-

tinue to build a bigger, stronger,

better department to serve the PT

students of today and tomorrow.

I’m thrilled to announce that

our Clinical Residency Certificate

Program in Orthopedic Physical

Wen Ling, PT, PhD,

Chair, Department of

Physical Therapy

Class of ’87’s Peter Seeley:

25 Years of Loyal Support

Alumni News from the Department of Physical Therapy

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Peter Seeley, right, with his wife Suzanne, and

their beloved rescue dogs, Sassy, a 13-year-

old one-eyed Chihuahua, and Luke, a Siberian

Husky, age 6.

1945 Faith lewis mayfarth is retired.

She relayed the following story: The

MD suggested PT. The therapist was

an ex-student from the program

I helped build 40 years ago. She

reminded me to check my posture!

1951 al rogerson (’51 cert./’54 MA)

is in his post-retirement career in the

U.S. Masters Swimming Program. He

swam all events in the Masters book,

swam in five National Championship

Meets, managed to finish in the top

10 frequently. Last swim in 2005 at

age 80. He is seeking news of Edwin

Augustin (’51) and Oscar Walker.

1956 harvey margolin and wife Rita

moved to Coconut Creek, Florida, in

October.

1960 eileen nathanson announces

her retirement and marriage to David

Birnbaum. They have moved into a

continuing care retirement commu-

nity and are enjoying life immensely.

1965 Jacquie Wollins, PT, GCFP,

CST, writes: “Mostly retired, liv-

ing in Asheville, NC, teaching

Awareness Through Movement, The

Feldenkrais Method at the Osha

Life Long Learning Center on UNCA

campus and providing a small prac-

tice focused on this method and

CranioSacral therapy. I have returned

to the slopes of Colorado nine

months after TKR. Am also study-

ing graphic arts, Plato and Clowning

Around. I am in a wonderful place at

this time of my life!”

1968 Patricia Sabella Brennan writes:

“We are retiring to Georgia where

our children have settled. We are

looking forward to spending time

with our grandchildren.”

1971 Willie haskins writes: “I am sail-

ing the Caribbean with my husband

Mark on board our 60’ sailboat,

Liahona. I recently had an article

published: Staying fit while cruis-

ing with water aerobics. (Caribbean

Compass, The Caribbean’s Monthly

Look at Sea and Shore. September

2012. #204, pp 24-25.)” Available

at: http://issuu.com/caribbean-

compass/docs/compass_online_

september12/25?mode=embed.

1972 helene mitard Blaustein (’72

BS/’92 MAPT) is a retired Army

Veteran (OIFIII). “Lost my husband

October 29, 2009, returned to NJ

five years ago.” Her current practice

includes “consulting with working

population, healthcare staff training

and OP care. Enjoying providing my

patients with skilled, quality rehabili-

tation, and continuing to enjoy bicy-

cling, hiking and skiing.”

1974 Jeannie drukker davis writes:

“Joined Kaiser Permanente as a

rehire in September 2011, work in the

regional offices as a software trainer.

We use the Epic System. Right now

my biggest project is part of the

Regional team for conversion to ICD-

10 for diagnoses and procedures. I

practiced last year through multiple

registry companies as a staff Physical

Therapist in outpatient orthopedic

and sports clinics and I really enjoyed

getting back to patient care. But

because of chronic spinal issues, I

have gone back to being a software

trainer for Kaiser which I had done in

the past starting in 2005. I love train-

ing and education. My daughter got

married in September 2011!”

1976 Fatima hakeem, PT, Director

of Physical Therapy at the Woman’s

Hospital of Texas. Fatima is a long-

standing member of the American

Physical Therapy Association

(APTA) and was an early leader in its

Women’s Health Section.

robert h. Witt is “providing home

physical therapy services for patients

with joint replacements, as well as

practicing per diem with local agen-

cies and hospitals.”

1978 marie Kardys Kelly is Unit

Coordinator of Outpatient Physical

Therapy at Helen Hayes Hospital. She

teaches geriatric orthopedic topics

at Dominican College, and recently

spoke at a Hudson Valley District

NYPTA meeting on “Osteoporosis:

What’s the Evidence?” Her doctoral

research, “A comparative analysis

of high velocity and standard low

velocity exercise training on rehabili-

tation outcomes following total knee

arthroplasty,” was accepted for pre-

sentation at CSM Chicago 2012. She

earned a Doctor of Health Science

in Physical Therapy (Geriatric

Orthopedic). She is a Fellow in the

American Academy of Orthopedic

Manual Physical Therapists and is an

Orthopedic Clinical Specialist.

Thomas P. nolan Jr. is now the

Director of the Physical Therapy

Program at Richard Stockton College

of New Jersey. After graduating

from NYU, Tom earned his masters

in physical therapy in 1988 and his

doctorate in physical therapy in

2008, both at Temple University.

Tom is a co-editor of Modalities for

Therapeutic Intervention, now in

its 5th edition. In 2011, he was re-

certified by the Board of Physical

Therapy Specialists as a certified

orthopedic specialist (OCS).

1980 Jeanne hicks Powers is a

pediatric PT in early intervention

centers and public schools in the

Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee.

She is a self-employed contract ther-

apist, and also directs PT services for

Morgan County Schools, in TN.

1981 Carol a. Cole (Kotowicz) just

retired after working for 30 years for

the Arlington County Department

of Health in Arlington, Virginia. She

worked with students aged 2 to 22 in

the Arlington schools. This past year,

she had her debut picture book pub-

lished, The Penguin Lady, by Sylvan

Dell Publishers.

Bernice Zoldan-Small is living in

Freehold, NJ, has been married

31 years, and has two daughters.

One daughter is a DPT and mar-

ried, the other has her masters in

Environmental Health and is work-

ing toward her PhD. “I am no longer

practicing, but volunteer as an edu-

cation coordinator for a small con-

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enGaGed

Maya Caspi

Allison Cohen

Shana Gaon

Marissa Wzorek

married

Gloria Armstrong Paterson

Rose Cabornero Hernandez

Brian Carestia

Danielle Catalano

Roseanne Cruz Schoen

Kristen Empson

JoAnna Katsaros-Chrisomalis

Hana Liebowitz Levin

Dionnea Manning McMorris

Monisha Mealing

Marissa Wzorek O’Keefe

eXPeCTinG

Karyn Keating

Elena Reznik

BirThS

Elaine Borja-Jaffe and Lorne Jaffe

Elaine Becker (grand-child)

Gregory Gutierrez

Brooke Gilliland Klatt

Lindsay Kusherman Sartorius

Nicole Cunha Longo

Peenal Patel

Anthony Reyn

John Rocha

MILESTONES

Left, Mike Fox and Ben Gelfand’s new STAR Physical Therapy facility. Center, Danielle

Catalano gets married. Top right, Elaine Borja and Lorne Jaffe’s baby. Bottom right,

Barbara Jean Bundy

marissa Wzorek

STeinhardT SChOOl OF CulTure, eduCaTiOn, and human deVelOPmenT 3

moved to NYC to be near her

family in Astoria, Queens. As a

Drilling Reservist, he took the

prerequisites for PT school at

Queens College.

In September 1985, Peter Seeley

entered the PT program at NYU

and, as he put it, “was finally able

to meet people like Art Nelson,

Wen Ling and Marilyn Moffat.” Peter

Seeley always read the journals

and knew the NYU PT faculty had a

stellar reputation. He said: “NYU put

me on the right path.”

After graduation, while await-

ing active duty, Seeley returned to

Massachusetts, where he took the

licensing exam. Seeley said, “You’re

going to laugh: Robert Lamb, who

was there at the time, told me my

scores were so much higher than

the Massachusetts PT folks that

I skewed the results! That’s how

good the NYU PT education is.”

Then Came Cardio-Pulm

Peter Seeley went back on active

duty, this time to Oakland, CA,

where he covered four clinics:

Oakland, Mare Island, Treasure

Island, and Alameda. His boss, Kirk

Ridgeway, head of Rehab, hap-

pened to be an NYU PT Grad (BS

’71), and according to Seeley, a very

good mentor to him. Seeley’s last

clinical rotation during PT school

had been at Rusk, with cardio-pulm

specialist Susan Garritan. This is

where he built confidence in the

specialty, and under Ridgeway,

Seeley was able to start a program

in cardiac rehab. Seeley added:

“Because Kirk Ridgeway believed

in me, he also sent me to become

our guru in isokinetic gadgets and

provided me with the clinical expe-

riences to grow professionally.”

aCl rehab next

Ridgeway then allowed Seeley

to travel to South Lake Tahoe to

meet ortho expert and leader in

ACL surgery J. Richard Steadman,

M.D., who worked in strength and

conditioning. This led to Seeley

and Ridgeway’s assistance in

performing the clinical investiga-

tion, “Open Versus Closed Chair

Kinetic Exercises After Anterior

Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction,

A Prospective Randomized

Study,” EB Bynum, RL Barrack, AH

Alexander, The American Journal

of Sports Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 4,

pps 401-406, which has been cited

more than 300 times to date.

In August 1990, Seeley shipped

out to the first Gulf War, Operation

Desert Shield, as auxiliary medical

staff for the hospital ship, USNS

Mercy. Coincidentally, another NYU-

trained PT, Michael O’Boyle (BA ’86/

MA ’92), was on a hospital ship

which alternated duty with Seeley’s

ship. Typically, there would be one

PT on and one off, so Seeley and

O’Boyle were never in the same

place at the same time. But once,

they were able to meet in passing,

took a picture together and sent it

back to the NYU PT Department.

Peds, Too

After the Gulf War, Seeley went

to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where

they needed Navy medical person-

nel owing to the perils of an active

minefield surrounding the base.

That happened to coincide with the

Haitian Boat Crisis, which brought

thousands of Haitians, including chil-

dren with cerebral palsy and devel-

opmental problems, to Guantanamo

Bay for medical screening. Seeley

had never dealt with a pediatric

population, had to examine and

advise them, decide whether to

send them to Miami or somewhere

else for specialized care.

Clinical instructor Seeley

Sometime thereafter, Peter Seeley

moved to the Marine Corps Air

Station at Cherry Point, NC. It was

there that the Navy allowed him

to begin teaching. Since then, he’s

been a clinical instructor at more

than 20 different colleges.

Nearing retirement, Seeley

received one last assignment from

the Navy: four clinics in Washington

– Puget Sound, Bremerton, Tacoma,

and Everett. And finally, after 26

years in the Navy (21 years active

duty, 5 years reserves), in August

2001, Peter Seeley retired, and he

and his wife Suzanne embraced the

Navy cliché: they got a motor home,

packed up their one-eyed Chihuahua,

Sassy, and headed for Florida.

Canine rescue—all in a day’s Work

Through camping, the Seeleys

found their way to the Smoky

Mountains of Tennessee. Peter and

Suzanne got a condo in Crossville,

TN. They noticed the sound of many

dogs barking through the night,

and discovered they were near the

local dog pound. They learned that

the shelter had an 82% euthanasia

rate, which spurred the Seeleys into

action, working to place adoptable

dogs and puppies at no-kill shelters

as far away as Long Island’s North

Shore Animal League. Seeley states:

“We’ve saved 500 dogs so far. They

have not put down a single healthy

dog in a year.”

In addition to donating time and

money to the dogs of Crossville, TN,

Peter Seeley has gotten involved

with the Cherokees of North

Carolina, treating the population

and helping them fundraise.

So how, why, does Peter Seeley

continue to have resources for

NYU?

As Seeley puts it, “Because of

what NYU did for me. That’s where

it all started. NYU puts out great

clinicians. NYU grads have made

their mark around the world. I

want to give more students that

opportunity.

“I will never forget NYU. Without

the NYU PT program, I never would

have been able to do what I did.”

Any words for fellow NYU PTs?

“Yes,” replied Seeley. “Alumni: they

are the key. Alumni keep a program

strong. NYU is one of the oldest

programs in the country and strong

alumni support makes for a strong

program. The alumni, the contacts…

you never know when an NYU alum

is going to appear, how they can

help you in your career, in what

you’re trying to do.”

And Peter Seeley has certainly

gone the distance with it.

Congratulations, Peter, and thank

you for making NYU proud over

and over again.

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Peter Seeley: 25 Years of Loyal Support

Peter Seeley (BS ’87), right, and Michael O’Boyle (BA ’86/MA ’92) both served as auxiliary

medical staff for the hospital ship, USNS Mercy, during the first Gulf War. They worked opposite

shifts, but finally met and posed for this picture, which they sent back to the NYU PT Department.

Peter Seeley, right, with Wen Ling, center,

and Mitch Batavia at the 2012 APTA annual

conference in June held in Tampa, FL.


Department Donors 2012

The nYu Steinhardt Physical Therapy department gratefully acknowledges the generous support of all our contributors.

alumni donors

Benefactor ($10,000 & above)

Marilyn Moffat Salant

Partner ($1,000-$4,999)

Scott Koennecke

Wen Ling

Amy Kaufmann Ro

Peter W. Seeley

associate ($500-$999)

Samuel Esterson

Rik Misiura

Susan J. Ryerson

Carolyn Surgent

Sustainer ($250-$499)

Barbara M. Wietfeldt

Elizabeth Heuser Latham

Audrey Zucker-Levin

Philip Paul Tygiel

Supporter ($100-$249)

Eileen C. Bach

Allen L. Bistrong

Philip A. Caraher

Ellen Costello-Harwood

Jo Ann Eisenberg

Marilyn M. Good

Carol S. Greenberg

Tim Greene

Sid J. Hershkowitz

Denise M. Hoell

Barbara Marcum

Nancy Neiditz-Pinillos

Nancy M. Pillemer

Sandi Shein

Fernando Suarez

Daniel Tahany

W. Gilbert Wolf

Leslie K. Wolfe

Friend (under $100)

Helene M. Blaustein

Barbara B. Cooper

Lena E. DeSimone

Rosetta DiTomasso

Kate Fuchs

Faith L. Mayfarth

Judy E. Saperstein

Mary Van Hoorn

Jacqueline Wollins

Friend donors

Benefactor ($10,000 & above)

Barbara Detmore

Mr. & Mrs. Walter C.

Teagle III

The Walter C. Teagle III

& Janet D. Teagle Family

Foundation

The Teagle Foundation

Incorporated

Partner ($1,000-$4,999)

Diane and Clyde Brownstone

John Dunne

Theodora Hooton

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaufman

Robert & Florence Kaufman

Foundation Inc.

Frayda B. Lindemann

Lindemann Charitable

Foundation II Inc.

David P. Pearson

Herbert L. Smith III

Herbert L. Smith III Family

Fund

Mary and Lucian Todaro

Rosalind P. Walter

associate ($500-$999)

Peter B. Cannell

Verena and Roderick

Cushman

Edward M. Giles

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Granoff

Granoff Family Foundation

Martin Greenberg

The Martin B. Greenberg

Foundation, Inc.

John W. Mettler III

Patricia C. Miller

Barbara S. Mosbacher

Jacqueline F. Rae

Fred Shapss

Bob & Karen Stephens

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S.

Trotman, Jr.

Cathy Wallach

Sustainer ($250-499)

Mr. & Mrs. G.H. Bostwick,

Jr.

Beverly Ann Gehlmeyer

Francis W. Murray III

Judith A. Orlando

Sandra S. Pershing

Supporter ($100-$249)

Peter Babej

James D. Bennett

Joel M. Fairman

Marjory D. Fields

Sarah and Raymond

Houlihan

Susan & Dan Justman

Phyllis Leibowitz

Clarence F. Michalis

Avery E. Neumark

Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Timpson III

Frederick C. Witsell Jr.

Friend (under $100)

Suzanne V. Dillenbeck

Helene P. Victor

Linda C. Seale Woodcock

Corporate donors

Bessemer Trust

The Corita Charitable Trust

Fidelity Charitable

The american Physical Therapy

association (APTA) has con-

ferred its prestigious Mary

McMillan Lecture Award on

Class of ’65’s Roger Nelson,

PT, PhD, FAPTA, vice president

of MedRisk’s Expert Clinical

Benchmarks (ECB). The award

is the highest honor bestowed

upon an APTA member and rec-

ognizes a physical therapist who

has made distinguished contri-

butions to the profession.

Dr. Nelson, who joins our own Dr. Marilyn Moffat,

Robert C. Bartlett, and Dr. Jules Rothstein as alumni

McMillan Lecturers, will deliver his general-session lecture

at APTA’s annual conference to be held June 26-29,

2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Roger Nelson, PT, PhD,

FAPTA

alumni roger nelson receives aPTa’s highest honor: mary mcmillan lecturer

nYu PT alumni Who have Gone on to Specialize

GeriaTriC (GCS) Judith Dailey (’61), Marilyn Moffat (’63),

Gail Davies (’66), Bernadette Toscani (’78), Barbara Jean

Brown (’83), Jean Hill (’84), Kathleen Kline (’94)

neurOlOGiC (nCS) David Smyntek (’78), Vita Incantalupo

(’86), Cristiana Kahl (’86), Laural Crandall (’90), Jason Shaw

(’97), Grace Chen (’02), Melissa Chung (’05), Maytal Zlicha (’08)

OrThOPediC (OCS) William Temes (’74), Evelyn Orton

(’75), Bernard Finnerty (’77), Debra Howard (’77), Frances

Kramer Niemierzycki (’77), Susan Edmond (’78), Marie

Kardys Kelly (’78), Thomas Nolan (’78), Patrick Van Beveren

(’79), Jeffrey Snyder (’81), Jody Llacera (’83), Donna Croce

(’84), Scott Gelbs (’85), Jill (Samuels) Horbacewicz (’86),

David Baetone (’88), Marshall Hagins (’88), James Macaluso

(’88), Gaetano Lombardo (’89), Dierdre Muller (’89), Kevin

Weaver (’90), Emmanuel Yan Yung (’92), Glen Rowell

(’92), Wing-Mun Wong (’96), Donald Demay (’98), Paul

Palestis (’98), Josephine Park (’99), Wing-Sze Fu (’00),

Ivan Hernandez (’01), Justin Gornell (’01), Grace Tang (’02),

Gregory C. Thomas (’03), James Koo (’04), Hiromi Otani

(’02), Michael D’Agati (’05), Fun-Yu Kevin Kay (’06)

CardiOPulmOnarY (CCS) Susan Hoover Garritan (’78),

Maryclare Krusing (’83), William Kuntz (’84), Suri Granek

(’86), Cynthia Smestad (’88), Peg Meisler (’90)

PediaTriC (PCS) Sylvene Blissett (’82), Peter Raalf (’82),

Suri Graneck (’86), Cynthia Argiro (’87), Linda Finneran (’87),

Linda Fuller (’89), Carol Mangini (’90), Bala Pillai (’93), Wen-

Yu Liu (’95), Michael Cantara (’96), Wing Fu (’00)

SPOrTS (SCS) Arnold Bell (’74), Karen Maier Berger (’86),

Benjamin Gelfand (’88), Michael Fox (’91), Cindi Gold (’94),

Ivan Hernandez (’01), Hiromi Otani (’02), Philip Lombardo

(’02), James Koo (’04), Brian Gurney (’05), Erica Lee

Zimmerman (’05), Fun-Yu Kevin Kay (’06), Jeremy Crow (’06)

WOmen’S healTh Denise Jagroo (’02), Laurelle Kilmartin (’04)

Listing culled from American Board of Physical Therapy

Certified Specialists


after a great deal of preparation and planning, dotting i’s and

crossing t’s, the PT Department’s Clinical Residency Certificate

Program in Orthopedic Physical Therapy has received academ-

ic credentialing from the APTA.

In its first two full years, the program has graduated a total

of 10 residents; among those who have taken the Orthopedic

Certified Specialist (OCS) exam since graduation, all passed!

Designed so that licensed physical therapists can obtain

advanced orthopedic knowledge and clinical skills, this program

is part of the America Physical Therapy Association’s Vision

2020 plan, which stresses the increasing need of residency/

fellowship education within a doctoring profession.

interested in pursuing a residency certificate program in

orthopedic physical therapy? We are presently taking applica-

tions for the 2014 residency class — http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/

pt/opt/admission. The application deadline is april 15, 2013.

Newly Credentialed: The NYU Orthopedic Clinical Residency Program!

Weekend Intensives in Orthopedic Physical Therapyadvanced Physical Therapy examination and intervention Skills of the musculoskeletal System

Spring + Summer 2013 ScheduleFriday 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

All classes take place at 380 2nd Avenue at 22nd Street, 4th Floor. Each module is a minimum of 1.1 CEUs.

Participants may register for individual weekend modules. Cost: $400 per module, $1400 for all four modules, $350 each when three or more PTs

from same site register. To register, contact anne Seaton at 212 998 9414 or [email protected]. For more information go to www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/pt.

SPrinG 2013:

March 1-2, 2013

MODULE 5: ThOraCiC/lumBar SPine

Tara Jo manal, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS

Clinical Services, Department of Physical Therapy,

University of Delaware

• Explore valuable red and yellow flag measures and

how they can impact your care

• Review clinical practice guidelines that you can

apply to patient care on Monday morning

• Gain mastery of mobilization and manipulation

procedures through laboratory participation

• Understand role of spinal exercises in treatment

• Special evaluation and treatment considerations

for the older adult with low back pain

March 8-9, 2013

MODULE 6: hiP and Simichael S. Puniello, DPT, MS, OCS, FAAOMPT

South Shore Physical Therapy Associates, Hingham, MA;

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Program, MGH Institute of Health Professions

• Common hip pathologies

• Integrate hip examination best evidence

• Manual PT techniques and therapeutic exercise

• Integrate a mechanical approach and best

evidence for sacroiliac joint

• Physical examination of the pelvis

• Manual physical therapy techniques and therapeu-

tic exercise for SIJ dysfunction

April 5-6, 2013

MODULE 7: Knee

Tara Jo manal, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS

Clinical Services, Department of Physical Therapy,

University of Delaware

• Understand differential diagnosis in knee pain

• Explore procedure-modified rehabilitation; which

surgical procedures impact your post-operative

therapy decisions and why

• Total knee arthroplasty surgery will increase to

3.5 million by 2030; synthesis of the body of

evidence behind rehabilitation for this population

can enhance your care

• Review the evidence for rehabilitation progression

after knee injury

• Understand the role of the quadriceps in knee dys-

function; electrical stimulation treatment efforts

April 19-20, 2013

MODULE 8: anKle/FOOT

Smita rao, PT, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy, New York University

• Didactic sessions will cover recent advances in

biomechanical, clinical, and translational research

relevant to clinical decision-making and direct

access

• Lab sessions will cover: clinical examination

techniques, and interventions such as manual

therapy, taping, orthoses prescription, and

therapeutic exercise

• Walking/running video analysis with a focus on

foot/ankle

are you an OCS interested in mentoring a resident next year?

Here are just some of the benefits you can get from choosing to mentor

a resident in your practice:

• The opportunity to give back to your profession

• Generate goodwill leading to enhanced referrals

• Work with quality residents/employees who are supremely motivated

• Sharpen your own clinical skills, critical thinking and training/supervisory

techniques

• Become part of an involved, influential professional community and network

• Stay abreast of the latest research through newly trained professionals and

your network

• Access to group problem-solving and resources

• Special benefits of mentoring with the NYU Orthopedic Residency program

To learn more about mentoring an NYU clinical resident in orthopedic physical

therapy, contact Dr. Kevin Weaver, Program Director, at [email protected] or call

212-998-9411.

Summer 2013:

June 7-8 MODULE 9: mOTOr COnTrOldick magill

June 14-15 MODULE 10: mOVemenT and GaiTWen ling, Smita rao, and Todd Wilkowski

July 26-27, 2013

MODULE 11: rSi erGOnOmiCSKevin Weaver

August 2-3, 2013 MODULE 12: WOrK COndiTiOn FCemark Wurster and John mclinden

Therapy, begun in fall 2010, received

credentialing this year from the

APTA. A direct result of the APTA’s

Vision 2020 plan, it is both the first

Orthopedic Residency program in

the NY Metro area and the first in

the tri-state area to receive accredi-

tation. Congratulations to program

director Dr. Kevin Weaver on this

great feat.

Another key accomplishment

this year was the DPT Program’s

decennial re-accreditation review

and site visit by the Commission on

Accreditation in Physical Therapy

Education in October. Preceded by

intense preparations that dominat-

ed our every waking hour for over

a year, we can happily report that

things went very well with the site

visit. We expect confirmation of our

re-credentialing by April.

This summer, the class of 2015

began the 39-month journey

toward their Doctor of Physical

Therapy degrees. Our largest DPT

class to date, these 44 exceptional

first years are as diverse as can be

geographically, ethnically, by age

and training:

• 16 men and 28 women

• Culturally and ethnically diverse,

including Native Hawaiian and

American Indian, these new DPT

students hail from the northeast,

southeast, midwest, southwest,

California, and Alaska

• Age spans from 21 to 43 years

old at the start of the program

• Undergrad majors ranging from

biology and chemistry to exercise

science, psychobiology and nutri-

tion to kinesiology and neurosci-

ence, geology to environmental

studies, dance and musical the-

ater to sociology and psychology,

anthropology to architecture.

I want to thank all of our friends

and alumni who support the PT

Department each year. With the

cost of an NYU DPT education

rising as we strive to stay competi-

tive, your donations to the Salant

Physical Therapy Scholarship Fund,

the Marilyn Moffat Chair in Physical

Therapy, and the Physical Therapy

Support Fund remain more impor-

tant than ever. I hope you will read

our front cover story about your

fellow alumnus, Peter W. Seeley

(’87), and take inspiration from both

his far-reaching career and generos-

ity to the department.

Thanks again for your

participation and support of your

PT Department. Wishing you happy

holidays and a healthy, prosperous

2013.

— Wen K. ling, PT, Phd


dr. Smita rao, PT, Phd, was

awarded ACR REF’s Clinical/

Translational Scientist Development

Award ($125,000). The pool of

applicants included MDs, epidemi-

ologists, and others; Dr. Rao was

particularly honored to represent

physical therapy.

Additionally, Dr. Rao announced

that a project titled “Mechanical

stress and RAGE in diabetic foot

disease,” to be conducted with

collaborators at NYU School of

Medicine, is one of the recipients of

a Clinical and Translational Science

Institute Pilot Grant ($25,000).

“RAGE” (Receptor for Advanced

Glycation End-products) is a cell-

surface receptor that exacerbates

inflammation and damage, when

activated, to heart disease-related

vascular injury, particularly in diabe-

tes and its complications.

The Clinical and Translational

Science Institute (CTSI) is a partner-

ship between New York University

(NYULMC) and the New York City

Health and Hospitals Corporation

(HHC) that has been designed to

transform the way research is car-

ried out, enhancing the quality and

productivity of the research effort

at NYU, HHC, and across the nation

as part of the NIH/NCATS’s CTSA

consortium. The NYU-HHC Clinical

and Translational Science Institute

is supported in part by grant UL1

TR000038 from the National

Center for Advancing Translational

Sciences of the National Institutes

of Health.

elaine Becker, PT, dPT, PCS,

Clinical Associate Professor of

Physical Therapy, Gregory m.

Gutierrez, Phd, Assistant Professor

of Physical Therapy, and Tsu-hsin

howe, Phd, Assistant Professor of

Occupational Therapy, received a

2012 Steinhardt Challenge Faculty

IDEAs (Innovative, Developmental,

Exploratory Awards) Grant for their

application for “Exploratory study on

infants’ postural development in prone.”

elliot Fishbein, PT, OCS, CFmT,

FaaOmPT, joins the Department as

a new Clinical Instructor.

Specializing in functional manual

therapy for mixed orthopedic and

neurological populations, Fishbein

has worked at some of the coun-

try’s top rehab facilities, including

Burke, Mount Sinai and New York

Presbyterian, where he served as a

clinical specialist in the Outpatient

Spine Clinic. Fishbein is a fellow of

the American Academy of

Orthopedic and

Manual Physical

Therapy, and has

been an adjunct

faculty member at

LIU and associate

faculty member at

the Institute of

Physical Art in

Manhattan. He

received a BS in physical therapy

from Stony Brook.


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Presentations

“are You Pushing Your Patients

hard enough?” Wyoming Physical

Therapy Association Meeting, Casper,

WY, October 7, 2012.

“The Profession Before You,”

University of Vermont Physical

Therapy Student White Coat

Ceremony, Burlington, VT, August

27, 2012.

“The Challenges of the Profession

Before You,” Closing Remarks, NYU

2012 Physical Therapy Graduating

Class, New York, NY, August 23,

2012.

“Functional Outcome measures,” NY

VA Hospital Network, Rehabilitation

Staff, New York, NY, August 6, 2012.

“Be a Part of the Future: learning to

Promote Physical Therapy,” APTA

Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, June

8, 2012.

“maximize Your leadership impact

here, near, and Far: Yourself, Your

Organization, and Your Profession,”

APTA Combined Sections Meeting,

Chicago, IL, February 9, 2012.

invited Presentations

“WCPT’s international role,” South

American Region WCPT, September

6, 2012.

“Collaborative Practice,” World

Health Professions Alliance

Leadership Forum, Geneva,

Switzerland, May 20, 2012.

“WCPT’s Strategic Plan,” Pre-

General Meeting Workshop,

European Region World

Confederation for Physical Therapy,

San Georg, Malta, May 16, 2012.

“moving the Profession Forward:

Towards a healthier lifestyle,”

Webcast Presentation, Australian

Physiotherapy Association,

Hawthorn, Victoria, BC, May 16, 2012.

“Combating the major life-style

related health issues Facing

us,” Keynote Address, Community

Project for Health Promotion for the

Elderly Ceremony, Terceira Island,

Azores, January 14, 2012.

Publications

Moffat M, Hegenscheidt S, Ng S,

et al. Evidence-based exercise

prescription: raising the standard

of delivery. Int Musculoskel Med.

2012;34(1):21-36.

Moffat M. A history of physical thera-

py education around the world.

J Phys Ther Educ. 2012;26(1):13-23.

Moffat M. WCPT: the world of physi-

cal therapy. GeriNotes. 2012;19:7-11.

Schmid S, Moffat M, Gutierrez GM.

Effects of cooling on ground

reaction forces, knee kinematics

and jump height in drop jumps.

Athletic Training Sports Health

Care. (Accepted for publication)

Pozzi F, Moffat M, Gutierrez GM.

Effects of ankle instability and

local muscle fatigue on neuromus-

cular control during performance

of a dynamic balance task. Phys

Ther in Sport. 2012 (Submitted for

Publication)

Books Moffat M (ed).

Musculoskeletal Essentials: Applying

the Preferred Physical Therapist

Practice Patterns. Thorofare

NJ: Slack Incorporated, Korean

Translation, 2012, and 2011.

Book Chapter Moffat M, Sykes C.

Physical Therapy. In: Gellman M,

Turner JR (Eds.). Encyclopedia of

Behavioral Medicine. Springer: New

York, 2012.

Poster Presentations

Schmid S, Moffat M, Gutierrez GM.

Effect of knee joint cooling on the

electromyographic activity and

ground reaction forces of lower

extremity muscles during a plyo-

metric exercise. Poster Presented

at the Swiss Physiotherapy

Congress, Basel, Switzerland, May

10-11, 2012.

Pozzi F, Gutierrez GM, Moffat M.

Biomechanical and EMG analysis of

toe and heel landing during step-

ping down in ongoing gait. Poster

Presented at the APTA Combined

Sections Meeting, Chicago IL,

February 9-11, 2012.

Continuing education Workshops

“Physical Therapists as Exercise

Experts for Aging Adults:

Evidence-based Examination,” Part

I of 3-Part Series for Section on

Geriatrics, Auburn, WA, October

27-28, 2012; Kansas City, KS, July

7-8, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, June

23-24, 2012.

“Building Bone Health Into Your

Practice: Osteoporosis Functional

Examination and Exercise

Prescription,” New York Physical

Therapy Association Meeting,

Rochester, NY, October 19, 2012.

Physical Therapists as Exercise


Evidence-based Examination

and Exercise Prescription,” North

America/Caribbean Region,

WCPT–Panama City, Panama, April

27, 2012; South America Region,

WCPT–Isla Margarita, Venezuela,

September 4, 2012.



Examination and Exercise

Prescription,” Wyoming Physical

Therapy Association, Casper, WY,

October 6; Jackson Heights, NY,

October 22.



Evidence-based Exercise

Prescription,” Part 2 of 3-Part

Series for Section on Geriatrics,

Cherry Hill, NJ, April 21-22, 2012;

Kansas City, KS, Aug 11-12, 2012;

Cherry Hill, NJ, March 24-25, 2012.

additional Scholarly activity

Became an aPTa Geriatric Clinical

Specialist, 2012

Reviewer, Journal of Physical

Therapy Education, 2012–present

Reviewer, Physiotherapy, 2011–

present

Member, Advisory Board, Fizyoterapi

Rehabilitasyon (Turkish Journal

of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation),

2011–present

Reviewer, Physiotherapy Theory and

Practice, 2009–present

award

Robert C. Bartlett Innovation in

Fundraising Award, Foundation for

Physical Therapy, 2012


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dr. marilyn moffat continues her activities as President of the World

Confederation for Physical Therapy, the sole international organization rep-

resenting physical therapists worldwide that is dedicated to promoting the

profession and improving global health. Since 1951, the Confederation has

united the profession together across national boundaries, providing it with

international leadership, consistency and strength—and guidelines, practice

standards, and policy statements that provide a baseline of quality. Today,

through its member organizations, WCPT represents more than 350,000

physical therapists in 106 member organizations around the world.

Marilyn’s travels during this past year have taken her to London twice for

her Executive Committee meetings; Terceira, Azores; Malta; Geneva,

Switzerland; Panama City, Panama; and Isla Margarita, Venezuela. In addition,

her teaching and consulting has taken her domestically to Ft Lauderdale, FL;

Chicago, IL; Mount Laurel, NJ; St Louis, MO; Fernandina Beach, FL; Tampa,

FL; Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, KS; Burlington, VT; Casper, WY; Rochester,

NY; Las Vegas, NV; and Auburn, WA.

Top left, Marilyn Moffat with the faculty of CEEAA in NC. Center, Dr. Moffat with Jacque King

(Barbados),Treasurer of the North American/Caribbean Region of WCPT in Panama. Right, in

Terceira Island in the Azores. Bottom left, at EC2012, Dr. Moffat, President WCPT, seated in cen-

ter, with (left to right) Margot Skinner (New Zealand) Asia/Western Pacific Region Rep, Mabel

Espinel Gonzalez (Colombia) South American Region Rep, Joyce Mothabeng (South Africa) Africa

Region Rep, Johnny Kuhr (Denmark) European Region Rep, Sandra Thornhill (Bermuda) North

American/Caribbean Region Rep, and Emma Stokes (Ireland) Vice-president.

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Short Takes | News and Notes from PT Alumni

tinuing education company located

in NJ.”

1982 adrienne Telemaque Ceccarelli

just sold her private practice after

13 years of specializing in Pilates for

out-patient orthopedic injuries. She

currently lives in Basel, Switzerland,

with her husband and 12-year-old son

and teaches post-natal Mommy and

Me exercise classes where she has

modified the traditional Pilates mat

class and combined it with choreo-

graphed mother-child dance routines

for rhythm and coordination.

1983 Barbara Jean Brown (Skold)

Bundy, PT, DPT received ABPTS

certification as a Geriatric Specialist

in 2012.

Jodi llacera Klein, PT, DPT, MS,

OCS has been in private practice in

Manchester-by-the Sea, MA for 24

years! She continues to treat a vari-

ety of orthopedic conditions and,

for the past 22 years, her clinic has

been a clinical/mentoring site for

MGH Institute of Health Professions

doctoral PT students. Jodi lives in

Massachusetts with her husband

Oliver and her 7-year-old son Gabriel.

1984 donna Coniglio Croce is cur-

rently involved in outpatient orthope-

dic and sports PT.

1985 John Geiselmann is a home

care case manager for South Nassau

and Winthrop Hospitals. His spouse,

Sharon, was promoted to office

manager for ANRC Nassau. His son,

Matthew, has been accepted into a

pre-med program at NYIT, and his

daughter, Erin, is studying psychol-

ogy at Stony Brook.

Sue ann Goetschius Sisto (’85 BS/

’97 PhD) recently was named a

Fellow of the American Congress

of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM).

ACRM is the world’s leading inter-

disciplinary rehabilitation research

organization. She is the first physical

therapist to receive such an award.

1988 elena Correnti is currently

rehab/therapy coordinator for a home

care agency. She “can’t wait to win

the lottery and retire.” Elena married

Beth Clyde on October 22, 2011.

Tracy urvater is coming up on her

25th year of orthopedic practice. She

recently completed her tDPT from

Utica College and has been promot-

ed to Assistant Director of Physical

Therapy. Personally, her first child

just left for college and her two boys

(15 and 12) remain at home, leaving

her the only female in the house.

1989 nancy neiditz-Pinillos is a pedi-

atric PT in a home practice and two

days a week upstate at a Chassidic,

Yiddish-speaking health center in

Monroe, NY. She teaches an inno-

vative course throughout the U.S.,

Treatment of Torticollis for Babies,

for which PTs can receive CEUs. “My

specialty is with infants and toddlers

utilizing the Feldenkrais and The

Anat Baniel Method. I have had great

joy in teaching therapists around the

country!” www.nancypt4kids.com

leslie Kalick Wolfe has been the

owner of Atlanta Orthotics for 16

years.

1990 Sharon rapaport Galitzer

just completed her DScPT at the

University of Maryland School of

Medicine.

1991 Sheryl Flynn’s Blue Marble

Game Company is transforming

healthcare through the develop-

ment of an innovative, comprehen-

sive and cost-savings interactive

digital-health-game that is low cost,

improves adherence, is accessible,

offers real-time analytics, improves

communication across team mem-

bers, eliminates duplication of

services, and offers unbiased reports.

“Our fun, therapeutic interactive

games are designed to improve

brain and body function. We use the

Kinect to track movements of the

body while challenging the player’s

balance and brain!”

mike Fox and Ben Gelfand (1988)

just celebrated the grand opening of

their state-of-the-art physical therapy

facility. STAR Physical Therapy now

has 14,000 sq. feet with new equip-

ment and facilities including a func-

tional netted area for golf, tennis and

other swing/throw sport mechanics

(22 foot ceilings), a gravity reduc-

ing tread mill (Alter G) and a new

isokinetic testing and strengthening

machine (Biodex).

denise Gmelin hoell is the owner of

a pediatric therapy clinic providing

PT, OT and ST services. She is cur-

rently enrolled in a tDPT program

at the College of Saint Scholastica,

intending to complete her DPT

degree in May 2013. She recently

became NDT-certified.

1996 laura lei-rivera, PT, DPT, who

is now Center Coordinator of Clinical

Education/Senior Physical Therapist,

Vestibular Rehabilitation Department,

at The New York Eye and Ear

Infirmary-Ear Institute, writes: “For

those of you who are interested in

vestibular pathology and caring for

this population, please note that

Thieme Medical Publishers is cur-

rently printing our book, Textbook

of Otolaryngology. Bryan and I

co-authored chapter 133, “Chronic

Dizziness and Dysequilibrium: Clinical

Management and Rehabilitation.”

2002 denise Jagroo and maria

Sarabok are business partners. Maria

is a pediatric physical therapist and

Denise is a women’s health special-


IN MEMORIAM

John “Jack” Sadowski (’55). We’ve just received

news of the loss of John “Jack” Sadowski, who

died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, in the Hyder Family

Hospice House in Dover, NH. He had worked as

a physical therapist at the VA Hospital in Leeds

and at various nursing homes in the Springfield,

MA area. He was a member of the Northampton

Elks Lodge, the Jaycees, and St. Christopher’s

Church in York. His wife, Joyce A. (Cadette)

Sadowski, died in 2001.

Tamara “Tammy” Thomas Sowell (’65). We

were very sorry to learn of the passing on Sept.

10, 2011 of our dear friend, colleague and alumna

Tammy Sowell. She earned her bachelor’s and

masters in PT at NYU. In the 70s, she worked

at Rusk IRM, as spinal cord injuries supervisor

under Dr. Edward Lowman, and as a research

supervisor under Richard Lehneis, PhD. She then

pursued a 27-year career at the Department of

Veterans Affairs. She served as editor of the

Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

from 1991 to 2001. Tammy is survived by a

daughter, Jane Sowell, and two grandchildren.

donna Stavis (Phd ’04). We just learned that

Donna Stavis passed away on Nov. 17, 2011

at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Clare’s

Hospital in Dover, NJ. Dr. Stavis earned her mas-

ters in science and later a Ph.D. in PT at NYU.

She was a physical therapist for 15 years, working

at New Beginnings in Fairfield, NJ for the past

three years. Our deepest condolences to Donna’s

mother and Donna’s many dear friends.

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| AT WORK |

nY-nJ Clinical educators Consortium Job Fair 2012

• Tables registered: 47

• Attendees (primarily

students): 163

• Educational Institutions

represented: 20+, including:

Columbia

CUNY-College of Staten Island

George Washington University

Hofstra

Hunter

Ithaca College

LIU

Mercy College

NYIT

NYMC

NYU

Sacred Heart

Sage Graduate School

Seton Hall

Stonybrook

SUNY Downstate

Touro College

UMDNJ – Rutgers

UMDNJ - Stratford

Washington U. in St. Louis, MO

A great many positive comments

were received during and after the

event, especially concerning the

quantity and variety of students

who attended.

looking for a new job opportunity?

The NYU PT website is a great resource to view new job listings in the

physical therapy field for all alumni. Visit http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/

internship/pt for a complete list of positions. If you are interested in

posting a new position, click “Post a New Internship/Job” to share

your opportunity with other NYU alumni.

ist. They opened a practice in Staten

Island together. Maria treats the

babies and Denise treats the mom-

mies. Their websites are: www.

drjagroo.com and www.starspediatric-

therapy.com. Denise writes: “We’ve

been open a little over a year and we

are growing. It was a dream of ours

individually for so long...but together

we really made it happen. I organized

a 10 year reunion for our DPT class

in June and it was wonderful to see

everyone! On a personal note, I also

lecture around the country for www.

pesihealthcare.com on Pelvic Health

and Rehabilitation. I am a Board

Certified Women’s Health Specialist.

I’ve lectured at one CSM conference

already and am scheduled to lecture

at the 2013 conference. I am working

on a book about pregnancy and phys-

ical therapy and have a literary agent

who is representing my co-author

and me. I also just completed my 12th

triathlon!”

2003 anna Y. len, PT, DPT is

excited to be presenting a Poster

at this year’s SoPAC in Florida and

APTA Combined Sections Meeting in

California. Topic: “Sensory Processing

Dysfunction in Children with

Idiopathic Toe-walking.”

Yoav Suprun is adjunct faculty in the

DPT program at Florida International

University, as well as probation-

ary faculty with McKenzie Institute

International. He launched “Treat

Your Own Back” together with Robin

McKenzie, available on OPTP.com.

2004 donna Phillips, PhD,

PT, CHT, has been the CEO at

Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital

of Fredericksburg for five years.

She also continues to be an clini-

cal associate professor at UMDNJ

and is on the PTA advisory council

of Germanna Community College in

Fredericksburg, VA.

2005 Sandi Shein of Gold Standard

PT writes: “We are going into our

second year in our new office loca-

tion. We are listed as a Lymphedema

Center for the National Lymphedema

Network. We also specialize in the

treatment of foot and ankle injuries

but continue to work with a variety

of orthopedic and neurological con-

ditions. I am LANA-certified since

2007 and taught lymphedema at

Touro University to the Doctor of PT

program. Quarterly I perform chart

reviews and consulting for Quality

Healthcare consultants for several

multidisciplinary practices.”

2007 Virginia Cadot is Rehab Clinical

Adviser for Visiting Nurse Service of

New York. She helps train new PT

hires and new grad hires in the field.

She was promoted to this position in

March 2011. She further states: “I am

now an APTA-certified CI.”

2008 marissa Wzorek works in

the outpatient rehabilitation center

(Sillerman Center), a one-year-old

facility at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Cancer Center. She is engaged to be

married in September 2012!

nicole ridout writes that she is cur-

rently working at Pivotal Physical

Therapy specializing in ortho, TMJ

and women’s health. She was act-

ing chairperson for two years for the

Northeastern Pelvic Floor Discussion

Group in 2010 and 2011.

2009 emil Berengut completed the

HSS Orthopedic Residency Program;

Coauthored an APTA Independent

Study Course: Conservative

Management of Osteoarthritis; Poster

accepted at the 2013 CSM: Functional

Rehabilitation in Multiple Total Hip

Arthroplasty Revisions and Marfan

Syndrome.

Kate Fuchs is working inpatient

neuro and general rehab at Bellevue

Hospital Center in NYC.

Karyn Keating writes that she has a

child, Max, who will be 2 in December

and is expecting her second on Feb.

24, 2013! Professionally she is senior

physical therapist at Cynergy and

just completed her beginner and

intermediate mat Pilates certification.

2010 Jessica lee is a Staff Physical

Therapist at Kessler Institute for

Rehabilitation on the Saddle Brook

campus.

2011 Frank hoeffner (Ortho Res)

passed the OCS exam! As did fellow

grad Jerry Thomas monaco.

At the March 4, 2012 Job Fair, held high up in NYU Kimmel Center’s

Rosenthal Pavilion and sponsored by the New York–New Jersey Clinical

Educators Consortium, we had strong participation and excellent atten-

dance. Companies that sponsored tables were more than satisfied with the

number and variety of attendees, drawing on a great many schools in the

region but also coming from as far away as St. Louis, MO and Ithaca, NY.



Congratulations TO THE CLASS OF 2012

Class of 2012 awardsKristin Charles

deParTmenT SerViCe aWard

For outstanding service and

excellent leadership

and

leTha hurd aWard

In recognition of outstanding

scholastic attainment and service

to their department

Ilena Silverstein

arThur J. nelSOn aWard

For excellence in

clinical electrotherapy

Michael Chin

deParTmenT SerViCe aWard

For outstanding service and

excellent leadership

and

Samuel eShBOrn SerViCe

aWard

In recognition of superlative and

extraordinary service

Nancy Hammel

WeSTern SChOlarShiP

In recognition of outstanding

scholastic attainment

and service to the community

Wenji Wong

eliZaBeTh C. addOmS aWard

For excellence in academic and

clinical performance

SCENES FROM COMMENCEMENT 2012: Left, Dr. Marilyn Moffat and Dr. Wen Ling walk with DPT graduates in Washington Square Park. Center, Dr. Ling with grads before the ceremony.


The Year in Pictures

Morning News ShowsTo help celebrate National

Physical Therapy Month,

Foundation Trustee marilyn

moffat, PT, DPT, PhD,

FAPTA, CSCS, GCS and the

NYU PT students made a

brief appearance on NBC’s

Today show September 19.

The group was easily recog-

nizable by banners promoting the Foundation for Physical Therapy and

the bright green shirts that flanked the outdoor area of NBC studios in

mid-town Manhattan. Other NYU PT students were spotted outside the

ABC’s Good Morning America in Times Square.

Walk/Run for Physical Therapy ResearchThis past year, the Class of 2012 hosted the 2nd Annual NYU DPT 5K

Walk/Run to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The

event was held on March 10th, 2012, a profoundly frigid day, at 9 a.m. in

Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 138 intrepid men and women raced. The money

raised was donated to the Foundation, with a small portion going to

Class of 2012 graduation activities.

Congratulations to Jason Brown

of Brooklyn, who came in first among

54 men, and Kristen Cotrone of

Manhattan, who had the best time in

a field of 84 women.

And many thanks to those who

supported this event, including these

business sponsors:

• Academy Physical Therapy

• Ameriprise Financial

• Beyond Basics Physical Therapy

• Central Park Physical Therapy

• Dougherty & Schneider, Esqs.

• Ivy Rehab

• Noonmark Antiques

• Park Sports Physical Therapy &

Hand Rehabilitation

• Sensory Freeway

• STAR Physical Therapy

• Visiting Nurse Service of New York

At the Foundation for Physical Therapy Gala in

Tampa on June 7, 2012, APTA President Paul

Rockar, Jr, PT, DPT, MS, announced the winners

of the 2011-12 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge.

The nYu dPT Class of 2011 received an Award

of Merit. The challenge, now in its 24th year, urges

students to come up with clever ways to raise money for the Foundation.

A total of 65 physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs

raised a total of $239,951 to support new research.

Congratulations, Class of 2011!

DPT Class of ’02 Ten-Year ReunionThe class of ’02 held a reunion this past July. Pictured are Rob Picarillo,

Leif Nelson, Maria Sarabok, Maria Papageorge, Katie Dell Goldberger,

Denise Jagroo, Alison Seid, Hiromi Otani, MariaCarla LaPutt, Connie

Kalogiros, Erin Cassidy, Yokasta Maria, Liron Bensimon, Phil Lombardo,

and Carsten Boesman.

2013 annual PhYSiCal TheraPYreCruiTmenT Fair

Sunday, February 24, 2013 New York University

Rosenthal Pavilion, Kimmel Center, 10th Floor

60 Washington Square South

A unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to meet

with members of the healthcare industry!

WhO ShOuld aTTend?

Healthcare organizations

Healthcare administrators

Healthcare representatives

Physical therapy students

Practicing physical therapists interested in relocation or

�opportunities for upward mobility

Exhibitors must register. For pricing information, please contact

Anne Seaton at 212 998 9414 or email [email protected].

Registration deadline: February 1, 2013. Space is limited. Registration

after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis.

2012 nYu Steinhardt department of Physical Therapy alumni newsletter

department of Physical Therapy

380 Second Ave, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10010

Phone: 212 998 9400

Fax: 212 995 4190

anne Seaton Editor

druanne dillon Writer

J. Geddis, Valerie Sauers Designers

An Endowed Chair Honoring a Leader in Physical Therapy

To honor the extraordinary lifetime

contributions of Physical Therapy

Professor Marilyn Moffat, the

Steinhardt School is raising $2 million

to endow a chair in her name. The

endowment will ensure funding

in perpetuity for an outstanding

professor to teach physical therapy

at NYU. Many friends, patients and

students of Professor Moffat have

made generous contributions

totaling $1,176,448.31 to date.

For more information about The

Campaign for the Marilyn Moffat Chair

in Physical Therapy, please contact

Dr. Wen Ling at 212 998 9415 or

[email protected].

Become a master Clinician and Clinical affiliate!We are looking for interested clinicians and

sites to serve as Master Clinicians and clini-

cal affiliates. Clinical education is an important

aspect of the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum, and we are con-

tinually looking for experienced clinicians to serve in these capacities.

As an NYU graduate, your connection with the PT Department gives

you a unique opportunity to serve as a mentor and assist current

DPT students in their educational experience. By serving as a Master

Clinician or clinical affiliate, you will also earn tuition credits at NYU

that can be used to further your own education free of charge.

As part of NYU’s dedication to its students, the Physical Therapy

Department is continually looking to expand its network of clinical

sites nationwide. Please contact our Director of Clinical Education,

Elaine Becker, PT, DPT, PCS at 212 998 9407 or [email protected] to

request more information.

Clinical residency Program in Orthopedic Physical Therapy | Adv. Cert.

• Prepare to sit for the clinical

specialist exam offered by the

American Physical Therapy

Association

• Obtain advanced orthopedic

knowledge and clinical skills at a

top-ranked research university

• Learn about the latest

developments in evidence-based

orthopedic physical therapy

• Study with board-certified

clinical specialists and

physicians

• Complete the advanced

certificate program in 12 months

application deadline: April 15, 2013

Pursue your goals. Be the future. Be NYU Steinhardt.

Visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/pt/opt or call 212 998 9414.

New York University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution.

Be the futuredeParTmenT OF PhYSiCal TheraPY

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