About Us

Received his B.S. in Biology from St. John’s University. He also graduated with top honors from the Occupational Therapy Program at Touro College Manhattan in 2001 with advanced education in Hand Therapy. Michael became a certified hand therapist in 2007 and often lectures at Maimonides Medical Center on advanced therapy and splinting techniques for upper extremity rehabilitation. He specializes in post-operative upper extremity rehabilitation including flexor and extensor tendon repairs and custom splinting. Michael is also a fieldwork supervisor for students from various Occupational Therapy Programs throughout the U.S. and has been in private practice since 2004. Michael also speaks Italian fluently.

Has been a practicing physical therapist since 1991. She received her bachelors of physical therapy from Boston University and then furthered her studies by receiving her Masters in musculoskeletal physical therapy from Long Island University. Daniella then went on to receive her clinical doctorate in physical therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. During her career, she has worked in a variety of settings including hospital, cardiac rehab, home care and outpatient facilities. Daniella has extensive clinical experience in sports medicine, orthopedics, post-operative rehabilitation, manual therapy and functional training techniques. She is dedicated in providing the highest quality of individualized care to her patients through comprehensive examination, biomechanical analysis of the human body and integrated exercise approaches.

Ashley McAuley, M.S., OTR/L, received her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Stony Brook University. Ashley is a licensed occupational therapist specializing in upper extremity rehabilitation. She has experience treating individuals of all ages with a variety of diagnoses, including post-operative, orthopedic, neurological, and congenital conditions. She is skilled in custom splint fabrication for both post-operative and non-operative patients and provides personalized care to help patients restore independence in their meaningful activities.

Eric Ginzburg MS, OTR/L received his MS in Occupational Therapy from Kean University in 2017. Eric’s passion for hand therapy began even before graduate school and was strengthened when he became the only member of his class to complete both Level I and Level II fieldwork in a Level 1 trauma hospital’s outpatient hand therapy program. Since then, he has gained broad clinical experience across subacute rehabilitation, outpatient neurorehabilitation, and home health care, ultimately finding his greatest fulfillment in hand therapy. Eric is proficient in custom splint fabrication and in treating a wide variety of conditions affecting the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. Eric values building strong connections with his patients and is dedicated to helping them regain independence, function, and quality of life. He is also fluent in Russian.