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Board of Directors
Hugh Murray, PT, Dip.MDT - Chairman
Charleston Physical Therapy Services
Charleston, WV
Hugh Murray received his degree in Physical Therapy from West Virginia University
in 1976 and attended the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency at Kaiser
Permanente Medical Center in Hayward, California in 1979. He received the
Diploma in Mechanical
Diagnosis and Therapy from the McKenzie Institute International in 1991 through
the residencey program in New Zealand. Currently, Hugh hides out at CPT Physical
Therapy Specialists, a McKenzie Certified Clinic, in Charleston. Hugh was a
Board member and teaching faculty member of the Institute early in its founding
years, having returned to probationary faculty in 2004. He has served
on the Nominating and Finance Committees of the MIUSA Board and is now Chairman
of the MIUSA Board.
Steven Heffner, DC, Dip.MDT - Vice Chairman
Laurel Health System
Wellsboro, PA
Dr. Steven L. Heffner has been a Board Certified Chiropractic Physician licensed
in the state of Pennsylvania for 22 years. He finished his diplomate training
in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in 1997. Dr. Heffner is the director
of spinal rehabilitation and work hardening at the Laurel Health System in
Wellsboro,
PA. He is a contributing author concerning MDT of the spine in four separate
spinal rehabilitation clinical textbooks. He has been on the MIUSA Board
of Directors for six years and part of its Executive Committee for three
years.
Susan Hansen, CFP,CLU - Treasurer
Hansen's Financial Services
Fayetteville, NY
Susan S. Hansen, a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter
and Accredited Investment Fiduciary is the owner of Hansen's Financial
Services in Fayetteville, NY.
Her practice focuses on financial planning with a Focused Holistic Approach
which places her in the role as a financial coach. Additionally, Hansen's
Financial Services has expertise in socially responsible investing.
Ronald Schenk, PT, PhD, Cert.MDT - Secretary
Daemen College
Amherst, NY
Ron Schenk PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cert. MDT is an Associate Professor
of Physical Therapy at Daemen College in Amherst, NY where he teaches musculoskeletal
physical therapy in their Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Dr. Schenk completed
a residency program in orthopaedic manual physical therapy through the Gulf
Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute and earned his PhD in Education from
the University at Buffalo. He is credentialed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy
from the McKenzie Institute (Cert. MDT). Dr. Schenk is currently serving on
the MIUSA Board as Secretary
Stacey A. Lyon
Executive Director
The McKenzie Institute USA
Syracuse, NY
Stacey joined The McKenzie Institute in 1995 as Administrator of the
US Branch. A graduate of Allegheny College (PA) with a Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre, Stacey also minored in Psychology and Sociology. This combination
of study provided a diverse foundation of knowledge to apply to her 25 years
of varied business experience, primarily in social and medical service organizations.
She was formally elected to the Board of Directors in 1998.
Julie Marley, PT, Dip. MDT
Christiana Spine Center
Newark, DE
Julie graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1989 with a Bachelors
of Science and received a Master's of Physical Therapy from the University
of Delaware in 1991. She attained the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and
Therapy in 1996 and became part of the teaching faculty in 1999. Julie currently
resides in Philadelphia and has a spine practice at the Christiana Spine
Center in Newark, Delaware.
Thomas Masten, MD, Cert.MDT
Department of PM&R, University Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Dr. Masten completed his Family Medicine Residency at the University
Hospitals of Cleveland in 1983. He became a Fellow of the Society of Orthopaedic
Medicine in 1993 with teaching credentials. He became Credentialed in Mechanical
Diagnosis and Therapy in 1994. He completed his Certificate of Added Qualification
in Sports Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine in 1997.
With special training in precision spine injection techniques, he practiced
a decade
with the Orthopedic Spine Institute becoming an Associate Professor at Upstate
and is now with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dept. at Upstate
Medical University in Syracuse, NY.
Robert Medcalf, PT, Dip.MDT
Resurgens Rehabilitation Svcs
Atlanta, GA
Robert is a graduate of the Georgia State University Physical Therapy
program. After advanced studies in New Zealand with The McKenzie Institute,
USA in 1991
he was granted the Institute International Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis
and Therapy of the Spine and was subsequently named to the teaching faculty
of MII. In addition to teaching numerous MDT courses throughout
the United States and internationally he has participated in published research
studies on low back pain and cervical
pain responses to mechanical interventions and the diagnositc accurracy of
McKenzie's mechanical assessment. Robert also serves on
the MI International Advisory Council, a global committee of Institute faculty
who review and advise the
Board of Trustees on educational and policy matters.
Erik van Doorne, DPT, Cert.MDT
Manual Orthopaedic Physiotherapy
Wilmington, DE
Dr. Erik van Doorne, PT, DPT, COMT, Cert. MDT, FABS graduated from
the Hanzehogeschool in the Netherlands with a Bachelors of Science in Physiotherapy
and received a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Simmons College in Boston.
Dr. van Doorne has a certificate in orthopedic manual therapy and is credentialed
in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy from the McKenzie Institute. He is active
in the American Physical Therapy Assocation (APTA), represents the APTA before
the American Medical Assocation's HCPAC Relative Value Scale Update (RUC) Committee,
is a senior editor of SpineUniverse as well as a nationally recognized speaker.
Dr. van Doorne is the owner and president of a private spine practice in Wilmington,
DE.
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