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

Area of Specialty

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Education

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
B.S. Degree conferred May, 1981
Summa Cum Laude, 1977-1981

University of California, San Francisco
Regents Scholar
M.D. Degree conferred June, 1985
1981-1985

Internship
Internal Medicine, UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program
VAMC Sepulveda 1985-1986

Residency
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UCLA – VAMC
West Los Angeles Program
Training hospitals included Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and Sepulveda
VA Medical Center, 1987-1990

Certification

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 1991

Experience

Sun Valley Orthopaedic Surgeons
January 1998 – August 2006

Medical Director
Del E. Webb Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital
Sun City West, Arizona
November 1992 to Present

Medical Director
Sun Health Industrial Rehabilitation Center
Sun Health Corporation
Sun City, Arizona
January 1994 to September 1995

Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
7050 W. 2nd Avenue North
Phoenix, AZ 85021
January 1997 to January 1998

Partner
Center for Neurology and Rehabilitation, Ltd.
3330 North 2nd Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona
January 1994 to January 1997

Associate
Phoenix Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
1331 North 7th Street, Suite 150
Phoenix, Arizona
January 1992 to January 1994

Associate Medical Director
Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital
Glendale, Arizona
January 1991 to November 1992

Physical Medicine Staff Physician
Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
Woodland Hills, California
July 1990 to December 1990

General Medical Officer
Public Health Service – Indian Health Service
Barrow, Alaska
1986 to 1987 functioned as Medical Director for one month

Publications

Autonomic Dysfunction Syndrome
Report of a Case with Observations at Necropsy (Abstract)
L. Stone, R. Lucas, K. Craig, D. Shin
Arch Physical Medical Rehabilitation 1990; 71:814

Community Presentations

Big on Bones CORE Institute Community Lecture. Understanding Arthritis & Osteoarthritis, Surprise Senior Center, March 2008.

Memberships

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Biography