Javier Benitez Physical Therapist Bilingual Provider: Spanish and English H&D Midtown Prior to becoming a physical therapist, Javier spent 18 years as a personal trainer and is a certified level 1 USA weightlifting coach. He has worked primarily in outpatient orthopedic settings, treating patients from ages 9 to 92, with an emphasis on low back, shoulder, and... Read more →
Mary Piltz Physical Therapist H&D Midtown Mary was an Assistant Professor at Long Island University’s Physical Therapy Program as well as the Director of their Advanced Graduate Musculoskeletal program. Mary has been a consultant for staff development for Lenox Hill Hospital’s PT Department and an Adjunct Professor at NYU and Ithaca College. She has over 25 years... Read more →
Livia Li Physical Therapist H&D Midtown Livia worked as support staff in patient care at various Physical Therapy clinics before deciding to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist.  Livia's experience is primarily in orthopedic and sports injuries.  Treatment Specialties Orthopedic Injuries and Conditions Sports Injuries and Conditions Post-Surgical Rehabilitation Schedule an appointment with Livia Send a... Read more →
Gregory Hullstrung Partner H&D Midtown Greg met Rob DiLillo while both were working at the highly-regarded Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, at NYU Medical Center, and they launched H&D Physical Therapy in 1997.  In addition to providing patient care, Greg consults with employers to help them develop proactive solutions to reduce their healthcare costs. In 2016, Greg... Read more →
Alison Hovey Physical Therapist H&D Midtown and H&D Upper East Side Alison is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) through the Institute of Physical Art (IPA), one of about 400 people in the United States to have achieved this level of training. She continues to participate in extensive continuing education through the IPA, Herman & Wallace, Barral... Read more →
Thomas Grunewald Physical Therapist H&D Midtown After retiring from a successful 20 career as a professional dancer, Thomas (Tom) became a physical therapist.  He rotated through the different PT disciplines at Beth Israel Hospital where he founded a tai chi program for seniors and others that is continues today at Society for Nanlaoshu.  Tom believes that patients... Read more →
Kathleen Fox Physical Therapist H&D Midtown Before coming to H&D, Kathleen worked at Rusk Institute for several years while working part time in the evenings in a Sports Rehab setting.  Kathleen knows firsthand the effects of sports injuries on quality of life having herself been sidelined with chronic injuries as a result of playing several sports, including... Read more →
Justin Ettinger Director of Vestibular Rehabilitation H&D Midtown Justin is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association's Neurology section and is dedicated to helping those with neurological conditions and mobility impairments enhance functional abilities, reduce the risk for falling, and improve quality of life. He has completed continuing education in the areas of vestibular rehabilitation, cervicogenic... Read more →
Robert Corcoran Physical Therapist H&D Midtown Robert has experience treating a wide range of general orthopedic injuries/conditions and post-operative musculoskeletal surgeries including but not limited to the following: low back, shoulders, neck, knees, and hips.  Robert has participated in an array of continuing education courses including Kevin Wilk's Recent Advances in the Evaluation and Treatment of the... Read more →
Asra Abdullah Clinical Director  Clinic Coordinator of Clinical Education for DPT Graduate Programs H&D Midtown Asra's patient-centered practice includes the use of skilled manual therapy techniques, movement evaluation, functional training, sports rehabilitation and exercise prescription. Some of her post-graduate and continued education have been through the Gray Institute, TRIARQ, the Graston Technique ® and Sports Medicine Symposiums... Read more →