The CORE Institute, Inc.

• CORE Physicians
  • Damon Adamany, MD
  • Arash Araghi, DO
  • Clifford Baker, MD
  • David A. Ben-Aviv, MD
  • John A. Brown, MD
  • Mark D. Campbell, MD
  • Robert M. Cercek, MD
  • Amalia M. De Comas, MD
  • Eric M. Feldman, MD
  • Matthew L. Hansen, MD
  • David J. Jacofsky, MD
  • John A. Kearney Jr., MD
  • Edward W. Lee, MD
  • Olivia E. Morris, DO
  • Rene A. Lucas, MD
  • Andrew J. Marcus, DO
  • Steven L. Myerthall, MD
  • Tony Nguyen, 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

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Areas of Specialty

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

Chief Resident
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
April 2007- April 2008

Resident Physician
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
July 2005- June 2008

Internship
Internal Medicine
Santa Clara Valley Hospital
San Jose, California
June 2004- June 2005

Medical Degree
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 2000- June 2004

Bachelor of Science
Human Biology, Health, and Society
Cornell University
August 1997- May 2000

Publications

Rotator Cuff Injuries.
Ben-Aviv D, Fredericson M.
Handbook for Musculokeletal Disorders Chapter (publishing pending)

Poster Presentations

The Efficacy of Suprascapular Nerve block in Treating Shoulder Pain.
Ben-Aviv D, Boparal N, Wong D, Luu B, Kim E, and Mitra R.
Poster presentation AAPMR
September 2007

The Efficacy of Fluoroscopically Guided Anesthetic Injection for Treatment of Piriformis Strain.
Kim E, Han E, Ben-Aviv D, Boparai N, Wong D, Perrty P, and Mitra R.
Poster presentation AAPM
September 2007

The clinical correlation between physical findings of weakness or positive dural tensions signs on examination and the response to transforaminal epidural injections.
Luu B, Kim E, Han E, Ben-Aviv D, Boparai N, and Mitra R.
Poster presentation AAPMR
September 2007

The Significance of Radiographs in Hip Pain.
Wong D, Don D, Kim E, Boporai N, Ben-Aviv D, and Mitra R.
Poster presentation AAPMR
September 2007

Awards

Chief Resident
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stanford University
April 2007- April 2008

The Peter T. Singleton MD Award for Exemplified Excellence, Loyalty and Special Dedication to the Stanford PM&R Program
2007-2008

Resident of the Year Award
Stanford PM&R
2007-2008
Chief Resident Arbor Free Clinic
April 2006- June 2008

Elected to Subcommittee for Graduate Medical Educations

Honors in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Palo Alto VA Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Honors in Spinal Cord Injury
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Honors in Rehab Trauma
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Honors in General Rehabilitation
St. Mary’s Medical Center

Honors in General Rehabilitation
Stanford University Hospital

Customer Service Award
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Semifinalist
Westinghouse Research Competition

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
California Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American College of Sports Medicine

Biography