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Jeffrey Fossati, MD Medical Director
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Jeffrey Fossati, MD Medical Director
The rehabilitation team is led by Jeffrey Fossati, M.D. Dr. Fossati is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at New Jersey Medical School administrative faculty for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Fossati’s training is from New
The rehabilitation team is led by Jeffrey Fossati, M.D. Dr. Fossati is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at New Jersey Medical School administrative faculty for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Fossati’s training is from New Jersey Medical School and he completed his residency at the “famed” Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/UMDNJ. Dr. Fossati is a specialist in the diagnosis of all injuries and pain related syndromes and also specializes in joint and trigger point injections, as well as, nerve conduction studies and electrodiagnostic investigation (EMG).
Charles Sara, MS Executive Director
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Jeffrey Fossati, MD Medical Director
The administrative team is led by Charles Sara. Mr. Sara is the founder and President of New Jersey Pain and Rehab Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility and is an appointed member of The Rutgers New Jersey Medical School administrative faculty for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and lectures nationally on behalf of the
The administrative team is led by Charles Sara. Mr. Sara is the founder and President of New Jersey Pain and Rehab Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility and is an appointed member of The Rutgers New Jersey Medical School administrative faculty for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and lectures nationally on behalf of the department for The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Mr. Sara stands behind the NJPR Rehabilitation Facility’s mission statement, “The Patient Comes First” and is proud to own and operate one of a small select group of New Jersey State licensed Ambulatory Care Facilities specializing in Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Services.
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Dr. Patel’s undergraduate education was attained at Drexel University. During which he had studied Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Human Performance and Biomechanics. He later went to Medical School at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Patel completed his residency training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Hi
Dr. Patel’s undergraduate education was attained at Drexel University. During which he had studied Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Human Performance and Biomechanics. He later went to Medical School at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Patel completed his residency training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. His diverse residency training also included instruction at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Baltimore VA Medical Center. In addition, he completed fellowship training in Pain Medicine at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami Florida, where he trained in Neurosurgery, Interventional spine, Osteopathic Medicine, Sports Medicine and Regenerative Medicine.
Neal Shah, DPT Doctor of Physiotherapy
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Manish Patel, DO Associate Medical Director
Dr. Shah is a board certified physical therapist has been working as a Rehab Director for the past three years. He has been specializing in Spine rehab for the past 5 years and is currently undergoing the credentialing process to become McKenzie MDT certified. He also did his doctoral level Caplan project in patella-femoral pain syndrome.
Dr. Shah is a board certified physical therapist has been working as a Rehab Director for the past three years. He has been specializing in Spine rehab for the past 5 years and is currently undergoing the credentialing process to become McKenzie MDT certified. He also did his doctoral level Caplan project in patella-femoral pain syndrome. He evaluates and treats a variety of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular injuries/diseases and has taken a special interest in procuring, strategizing and implementing both a falls prevention program and a health/wellness program in the past.
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Mrs. Chang has been in practice for over 30 years and has been associated with NJ Pain and Rehab since 1998. She specialized in neck and back rehabilitation and the management of pain. She is McKenzie technique certified and has created her own method of specialized treatment protocols to restore function and quality of life to the thou
Mrs. Chang has been in practice for over 30 years and has been associated with NJ Pain and Rehab since 1998. She specialized in neck and back rehabilitation and the management of pain. She is McKenzie technique certified and has created her own method of specialized treatment protocols to restore function and quality of life to the thousands of patients’ that she has successfully treated over the years.
Jon Pallouras, PTA, CFT
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Teresa Chang, PT McKenzie Technique Certified Physical Therapist
Jon Pallouras, PTA, CFT has more than 27 years of outpatient orthopedic and neurological experience. Jon has spent all of his years in busy outpatient clinics before opening Progressive Sports Rehab in 2008. Jon has logged in thousands of post graduate hours in treatment of mechanical disorders of the spine. In 2021 Jon had joined NJPR t
Jon Pallouras, PTA, CFT has more than 27 years of outpatient orthopedic and neurological experience. Jon has spent all of his years in busy outpatient clinics before opening Progressive Sports Rehab in 2008. Jon has logged in thousands of post graduate hours in treatment of mechanical disorders of the spine. In 2021 Jon had joined NJPR team. The pride of Jon's work is his manual skills in Australian based treatment of Maitland, McKenzie, and Mulligan. Jon is dedicated to providing both positive experiences in PT as well as successful outcomes in all phases of post operative and injury rehabilitation.
Charles Swinkin, PT, DPT
Dawn Troll, BS Office Manager
Dawn Troll, BS Office Manager
Charles Swinkin, PT, DPT who comes with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Touro College, has years of experience in Orthopaedics with a background in McKenzie treatments of the spine. A calm demeanor and professional attitude is how Charles’ patients always leave with a positive outcome.Your first visit starts out with a thorough evalu
Charles Swinkin, PT, DPT who comes with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Touro College, has years of experience in Orthopaedics with a background in McKenzie treatments of the spine. A calm demeanor and professional attitude is how Charles’ patients always leave with a positive outcome.Your first visit starts out with a thorough evaluation of the involved structure, diagnosing the source of the problem. Charles will then discuss the root cause, explain the prognosis and create a personalized treatment plan tailored to the patients needs. This may include joint mobilization, stretching, therapeutic exercise, core stability training, proprioceptive and balance training. Each patient will also receive a specific home exercise program to further speed up the rehab process in order to successfully reach the patients’ goals.
Dawn Troll, BS Office Manager
Dawn Troll, BS Office Manager
Dawn Troll, BS Office Manager
Ms. Troll serves as the facility office manager and assists Mr. Sara with all operational administrative functions. She has been associated with NJ Pain and Rehab since 1999.
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