Staff

SVETLANA LAZAREV PT, OCS
After graduating from Hunter College Summa Cum Laude she worked at the Hospital for Joint Diseases gaining experience in sports and orthopedic rehabilitation. She is a certified yoga teacher. Her treatment approach incorporates yoga and Pilates based exercises.

BORIS GILZON PT, CHT, OCS
Graduated from Hunter College Summa Cum Laude in 1989. Boris gained orthopeaedic and sports rehabilitation experience at Hospital for Joint Diseases - NYU Medical Center. From 1993 to 1999, he worked as Chief PT at Brooklyn Spine and Arthritis Center of New York Methodist Hospital. Became Board Certified Hand Therapist in 2001. Received certification in Pilates instruction in 2003. Obtained Orthopedic Specialist Certification in 2009. Former national level track and field competitor. Presently, a competitive triathlete.

JENNIFER RAAKER ORT/L-CHT
Graduated from SJSU in 1994 with a B.S. in Occupational Therapy.

Jennifer spent her first eight years of practice specializing in Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury and is NDT certified. She began specializing in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in 2002 and became Board Certified as a Hand Therapist in 2005.

Jennifer is also certified in Pilates since 2004.