Melanie Karol, PT, DPT

Clinical Director

Treating Since

• August 2014

Education

• Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy, Ithaca College
• Bachelor of Science, Clinical Health Studies

Certifications

• Graston/IASTM

Membership

• APTA

Clinical Interests

• Physical Therapy
• Work Conditioning
• Sports related injuries

Bio

Growing up as a dancer, Melanie was always interested in how the body worked and moved. Throughout her years as we became more serious in ballet, she had a knee injury that sent her to PT. She was so moved by the Service provided and the ability to get her back dancing that this began her path to becoming a physical therapist. Melanie attended Frank Sinatra School of the Arts for dance for high school and there she studied kinesiology for a semester as part of the curriculum. After that semester, she solidified her love for understanding how the body moves and made her want to be a PT even more. Melanie attended Ithaca College for the 6 year combined undergrad and graduate DPT program and loved every second of the program. During school, Melanie served as an aide in the queens location of Professional PT. This is where she realized how great this company is. After graduation, Melanie started working for Professional PT and has been with the company every since.

Joanna Spivack, OTR/L, CHT

Director of Occupational/Hand Therapy

Treating Since

• October 2008

Education

• Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy, Columbia University

Certifications

• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)

Memberships

• ASHT

Clinical Interest

• Occupational Hand Therapy
• Fractures and injuries to tendons and nerves
• Expert in fabrication of custom splints for the elbow wrist and hand

Bio

I received my Masters in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University where I developed a passion for the specialty area of Hand Therapy. While spending the first years of my career at two major NYC Hospitals, I was able to gain experience with a vast patient population consisting of many different diagnoses. After five years of licensed practice and over 2,000 hours in direct patient contact in an outpatient hand therapy setting, I earned my advanced certification in hand therapy. I have continued to expand my knowledge through continued coursework and staying current with the latest evidence based practice techniques. I am very adept at custom splinting for both protection and treatment of upper extremity conditions. I began working with Professional Hand Therapy in 6/2018 and have since grown the Hand Therapy Practice in Westchester from the ground up and have spearheaded a clinical mentorship program for novice therapists to learn from their more experienced counterparts.

Nesser Rabadi, MS OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist 

Treating Since

• July 1998

Education

• Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy, Mercy College

Certifications

• Certified Hand Therapist

Memberships

• AOTA

Clinical Interest

• Occupational Hand Therapy
• Splinting

Bio

Neser has been practicing Occupational Hand therapy since 2009. He takes a holistic, hands-on, and proactive approach to his
patients’ treatment. He is passionate about helping his patients alleviate their pain and return to the activities they enjoy. Neser Rabadi
has been an athlete and involved in soccer, chest at young age. He played soccer through college and beyond. His personal
experience, education, and training, give him a unique insight into the special rehabilitative needs of different sports and athletes at all
levels. Neser graduated with high honors program from Mercy College with BS of health and sciences. He also earned his Master of
Occupational Therapy degree from Mercy College. Following graduation, He was recruited by Outpatient Hand therapy clinic and
worked with different Hand orthopedic surgeons through out the Westchester county and Rockland county. In 2016 Neser became
certified Hand Therapist/Upper Extremity specialist where he master his evidence-based treatment approaches and clinical skills as
hand therapist in the areas of Manual Therapy, creative therapeutic interventions, patient education, and static/ dynamic splinting
custom fabrications at all age levels. Neser has developed and led successful, private outpatient orthopedic Hand clinics for over 12
years. Neser continues to thrive and motivated to be patient advocate to improve overall patient's care in the area of Occupational
Hand therapy.

Ryan Dishaw, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Treating Since

• November 2020

Education

• Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy, Touro College

Clinical Interest

• Physical Therapy
• Work Conditioning

Bio

In high school I was involved in many sports including baseball, basketball, karate and was always an active person. In high school I had a couple major injuries that sidelined me and required months of PT. I always admired my PTs dedication to not only me but all patients and how they were able to make a positive difference in these individuals lives and get them back to the things they love doing. I strive to do the same for all individuals that I work with.

Janine Mackey, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist 

Treating Since

• July 2020

Education

• Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy, University of Scranton

Memberships

• AOTA

Clinical Interest

• Occupational (Hand) Therapy

Bio

My cousin is a SLP who works with OTs and suggested I look into what OT was. I student observed OT at Helen Hayes Hospital where I found my love for OT. From there I studied OT at The University of Scranton for their accelerated accredited OT Masters program. I fell in love with hand therapy during my hand courses. Once graduated & passed the NBCOT, I completed the mentorship program at Pro PT & now continue to work as a ProPT member in the hand therapy locations of Westchester.

Dana Town, OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist

Treating Since

• January 2014

Education

• Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Certifications

• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)

Clinical Interest

• Occupational Hand Therapy

Bio

Upon obtaining my occupational therapy license, I was fortunate to find an entry level hand therapy position within a small private practice. For 6 years, I worked alongside an experienced hand therapist with more than 30 years in the field. I was able to learn and grow as a hand therapist and went on to obtain a certification as a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT). I then came on board with Professional PT in January of 2020.

Joseph Socha, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Treating Since

• July 2018

Education

• Doctoral Degree, Physical Therapy, American International College
• Physical Therapy Assistant, Springfield Technical Community College

Clinical Interest

• Physical Therapy
• Work Conditioning

Bio

I began my career treating patient's in 2013 as a physical therapist assistant. At that time, I was primarily treating trauma and neurological cases. In 2015, I began the Doctoral program to become a physical therapist. Since then, I've been treating orthopedic patients of all conditions.