Your Care Team

GLENN GOLDFINGER has been practicing physical therapy for fifty plus years while maintaining an affiliation with NYU Langone Medical Center and teaching at the NYU Medical School.

He studied under the late Dr. Howard A. Rusk, the founder of Rehabilitation Medicine. Glenn Goldfinger has been Assistant Director of Research and Training at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and was Director of The Spinal Cord Injury Center’s Research Division.

He has been the Physical Therapist for the NY Rangers and The Julliard School of Dance and Music.

The Practice is based in general rehabilitation with specialties in orthopedics, sports medicine, pain management and spinal alignment. He has done advanced studies in vestibular physical therapy and TMJ therapy, osteoporosis management and fall risk and balance training.

Glenn Goldfinger graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Physical Therapy in 1967. He received his MA degree from NYU in 1974 and completed his Ph.D coursework in 1987.

MICHELE SEMLER a native New Yorker, graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Hunter College School of Physical Therapy in 1990 and in her 25 plus years practicing she has worked in a variety of specialties, such as geriatrics, kinesiology, balance, soft tissue dysfunction and General Rehabilitation. As a Physical Therapist at the Juilliard School for ten years, she had developed great expertise in treating musicians, dancers, and others in the performing arts. While working at the Miller Institute for Performing Arts she specialized in treating Repetitive Strain Injuries. When employed at Lenox Hill Hospital she gained expertise treating chronic pain syndromes. A major component of Michele’s practice for many years has been home care therapy, especially post-surgical care, such as joint-replacement and general orthopedic conditions. Michele’s positive attitude, warm and caring nature, and superlative clinical skills combine to make her an extraordinary physical therapist.

IVONNE MALDONADO Just as our office prides itself in physical therapy excellence, our office manager epitomizes a high level of service. Ivonne has managed medical offices for 35 years. She is a licensed medical technologist who has mastered office management and insurance strategies. Whether fixing a scheduling problem or solving an insurance problem, Ivonne’s warm and intelligent skills make resolutions easy and comfortable.