I live and practice in Maryland and teach all over the country. As a native of New York, I obtained a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook and a Doctor of Chiropractic from the New York Chiropractic College. In 2008, as a Maryland transplant, I completed a Masters in Public Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Now, with more than 35 years in practice, I still seek to learn and advance care for patients.

The experience of injuring my lower back at age 13, and struggling with the pain, spurred my desire to help restore hurting people to pain-free lives. In the process, I developed an appreciation for the great value of whole-body wellness that led me to develop The Dry Needling Institute.

I started applying dry needling in 1998 after working with Dr. Adam Dorin, a local anesthesiologist. Working in tandem, Dr. Dorin injected the proper trigger points, and I followed up with the necessary treatment.

We observed rapid responses from patients and greatly improved clinical outcomes. Over time, however, we theorized that the results were achieved by the mechanical action of inserting the needle, not by the pharmaceutical agents delivered by the needle.