The CORE Institute, Inc.

• CORE Physicians
  • Damon Adamany, MD
  • Arash Araghi, DO
  • David A. Ben-Aviv, MD
  • John A. Brown, MD
  • Mark D. Campbell, MD
  • Robert M. Cercek, MD
  • William J. Ciccone II, MD
  • Eric M. Feldman, MD
  • Matthew L. Hansen, MD
  • David J. Jacofsky, MD
  • John A. Kearney Jr., MD
  • Edward W. Lee, MD
  • Rene A. Lucas, MD
  • Andrew J. Marcus, DO
  • Steven L. Myerthall, MD
  • Frank J. Raia, MD
  • Jason J. Scalise, MD
  • Scott W. Siverhus, MD, MS
  • John Thompson, DO
  • Bryan Wall, MD
  • Matthew T. Weichbrodt, DO
• Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
• Physical Therapy Team
• Research Faculty

Areas of Specialty 

Advanced Arthroscopic Knee and Shoulder Surgery
Knee and Shoulder Reconstructive Surgery
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Fracture Care

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science,Biology
Rider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Old Westbury, New York 

Internship
Community General Osteopathic Hospital
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Community General Osteopathic Hospital
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

Fellowship Training
Advanced Specialty Training Program in Arthroscopic Surgery, Shoulder Reconstruction and Sports Medicine
The CORE Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Professional Appointments

Orthopedic Surgeon
Mahoning Valley Orthopedics
Lehighton, Palmerton, and Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Medical Director
Novacare Rehab Services
Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Chief of Surgery
Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital
Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Vice President and Owner-Mahoning Valley Orthopedics
Mahoning Valley MRI
Mahoning Valley Physical Therapy
Lehighton, Palmerton and Tamaqua Pennsylvania

Orthopedic Surgeon
Catskill Orange Orthopedics
Goshen, Middletown and Ferndale, New York 

Orthopedic Surgeon
Mohawk Valley Orthopedics
Utica, New York 

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Marshall University Orthopedics
Huntington, West Virginia

Orthopedic Team Physician
Marshall University Athletics
Huntington, West Virginia

Orthopedic Team Physician
Huntington Heroes-Professional Arena Football Team
Huntington, West Virginia

Lectures
11/2008 Acute Knee Injuries in Adolescent Athletes (Big on Bones CORE Institute Community Lecture)
9/2008 Common Disorders of the Shoulder (Big on Bones CORE Institute Community Lecture)
11/2006 Shoulder Injuries in Adolescent Athletes (Marshall University)
12/2006 Rotator Cuff Tears (MU Medical Center-Medical Grand Rounds) 
1/2007 Ortho Grand Rounds (MU Medical Center) 
2/2007 Shoulder Trauma (MU Medical Center) 
4/2007 Spondylolysis in Adolescent Athletes (MU Medical Center) 
5/2007 Musculoskeletal System (Geneva Kent Elementary School) 
6/2007 Open Fractures (MU Medical Center) 
6/2007 Shoulder Anatomy Lecture (MU Medical School) 
6/2007 Shoulder Anatomy Surgical Dissection (MU Medical School)

Professional Membership

• American Osteopathic Association 
• American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics 
• American Osteopathic Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine

Biography