Physician

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Presentations
“Post-Concussion Syndrome: Physical Examination, Treatment and Return to Learn” April 2014; Co-presenter, Instructional Course Lecture: AMSSM 23rd Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2014. New Orleans, LA

“A fish out of water: collegiate swimmer with dyspnea on exertion”; April 2014; Poster Presentation: AMSSM 23rd Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2014. New Orleans, LA

“The female athletic triad”; March 3, 2011; University at Buffalo, Department of Family Medicine

“The efficacy of exercise stress testing in predicting the outcome of post-concussion syndrome.”April 24, 2010;University at Buffalo, 13th Annual Scholarly Exchange Day

“Current concepts in diagnosis and treatment of superior labral (SLAP) lesions of the shoulder.” September 29, 2005; Staff CME activity: Physiotherapy Associates, West Yarmouth, MA

“Anatomical considerations in the clinical presentation and diagnosis of sacroiliac joint dysfunction.” March 29, 2004; Staff CME activity: Physiotherapy Associates, West Yarmouth, MA

“Diagnostic and interventional manual therapy techniques for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.” November 13, 2002; Staff Inservice: New England Baptist Hospital, Northeastern University satellite, Boston, MA

“Review of the effect of spinal cord injuries on cardiopulmonary variables during rest and exercise.” August 26, 2002; Graduate presentation, Department of Physical Therapy: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

“Manual therapy and specific therapeutic exercise interventions for whiplash injury.”; July 11, 2002; Graduate presentation, Department of Physical Therapy: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Research
“Validation of standardized exercise testing for return to play after a concussion”; IRB-approved study, funded in part by a grant from NFL Charities, looking at measurable physiologic variables to document the diagnosis and recovery from a concussion including exercise testing, laboratory evaluation, and MRI imaging.

“Heart rate response to exercise in patients with post-concussion syndrome, cervical spine dysfunction, and recovered controls.”; Retrospective study comparing heart-rate response to different subsets of concussion clinic patients who have undergone exercise treadmill testing.

“Measurement of resident knowledge of concussion diagnosis and management.”; IRB-approved study for assessing resident physician knowledge level about concussions before and after a formal rotation with clinical teaching and directed self-study.

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