Massapequa, NY

Christina Ciccione-Fazzolare, PT, DPT, CSCS, CES

Clinical Director

Treating Since

• November 2014

Education

• Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy, New York University
• Bachelor's Degree, Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Certifications

• Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM-Smart Tools)
• Corrective Exercise Specialist
• Blood Flow Restriction Therapy (BFRT)

Clinical Interests

• Athletes
• Surgical and non-surgical treatment of the knee and shoulder
• Chronic overuse injuries of the shoulder, hip and knee
• Acute sports-related injuries and post surgical orthopedic procedures

Memberships

• APTA
• NASC (National Strength and Conditioning Association)
• NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine)

Bio

Christina Ciccione-Fazzolare is a NYS licensed Physical Therapist who began her career with Professional Physical Therapy in 2014 after completing her student affiliation with Professional. Christina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. While at NYU, she completed her Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification. Christina enjoys the rehabilitation of athletes and returns to sports training. She certified in Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage. She also holds a Corrective Exercise Specialist certification. She has a special interest in both surgical and non-surgical treatment of the knee and shoulder. She has treated a wide variety of diagnoses including but not limited to, chronic overuse injuries of the shoulder, hip, and knee, acute sports-related injuries, and post-surgical orthopedic procedures. She is a former NCAA Division III college softball player and Christina’s goal is to return athletes to their field of choice and assist every patient to achieve their functional goals.

Frank Hoeffner, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Physical Therapist

Treating Since

• May 2010

Education

• Doctorate Degree, Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology

Certifications

• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS)

Clinical Interest

• Physical Therapy
• Orthopedics

Bio

Frank received Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy from NYIT in 2010 and went on to complete NYU’s Orthopedic Residency Program in 2011. He received his board certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) in 2012. Frank continues to maintain a clinical schedule in our Long Beach location in addition to serving as the Regional Clinical Excellence Director for the Queens/Long Island Region and as the Director of the Professional Physical Therapy-NYIT Orthopedic Residency Program.

Sejal Parikh, OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist 

Treating Since

• May 2004

Education

• Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy, Russell Sage College

Certifications

• Certified Hand Therapist

Memberships

• ASHT

Clinical Interest

• Occupational Hand Therapy
• Graston/IASTM

Bio

Sejal Parikh OTR/L, CHT is a certified hand therapist and specializes in the upper extremity. She treats a variety of orthopedic and neurological surgical and nonsurgical diagnosis. She has been with Professional Physical Therapy since 2016 and has worked in several of our locations. She is a member of American Society of Hand Therapist and is experienced in custom dynamic and static orthosis fabrication as well as Graston Technique. She enjoys mentoring students who have an interest in specializing in the upper extremity.

Dominique Burdi, PT, DPT, ATC

Physical Therapist

Treating Since

• August 2021

Education

• Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology
• Bachelor's Degree, Athletic Training, Hofstra University

Memberships

• APTA

Clinical Interest

• Physical Therapy
• Graston/IASTM

Bio

My interest in the field of physical therapy began when I was 14 years old and injured my knee that required multiple surgeries. I was a patient at Professional Physical Therapy throughout the years and decided to become an aide when I was 18 years old to start learning more about physical therapy. I decided to start my journey by becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer because I love working with athletes and I knew that would be the best route for me to eventually become a DPT. I worked as an ATC for 2 years at Professional Physical Therapy in Baldwin and loved my job and learned so much. In 2018, I applied to NYIT and finally started PT school. After 3 long years of school, I'm finally starting my career as a physical therapist!