Wellesley

2 Laurel Ave
Wellesley, MA 02481
Tel: (781) 237-5585
Fax: (781) 237-5633
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Name: Carl Gustafson, co-founder
DOB: March 27th
Graduate: Northeastern University
Resides: Medfield, MA
Credentials: PT, LATC, CSCS

Hobbies/Interests:
Carl has a specialty in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. His association with Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine Foundation exposes him to a number of sports medicine and adolescent injuries. Carl has written and presented papers internationally on sports medicine issues. He has also published a number of articles and chapters in sports medicine rehabilitation of the knee, shoulder, and spine related pathologies.

Carl sees patients in our Wellesley clinic Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He is also available Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in Medfield at the Kingsbury Club.

Carl is married and has four children that are all very active in sports and recreational activities. His family is involved in community projects and charitable events in and around the greater Boston area.

Name: Craig Parsons, co-founder
DOB: June 7th
Graduate: Lafayette College, Boston University
Resides: Dover, MA
Credentials: MS, PT

Hobbies/Interests:
Craig specializes in Adolescent Sports Medicine; he developed and has grown the SPTA community outreach with a number of area high schools (Wellesley, Weston, Needham, Dover-Sherborn, Newton South, Medfield) and youth sports programs in the greater Boston area.

Craig sees patients in our Wellesley clinic Monday through Friday where he is surrounded by a great support staff.

Craig is married and has four children. His family is very active in sports and recreational activities in their community. He enjoys coaching his children and their friends in a number of town and youth sports programs.

Name: Andrew J. Rizza
DOB: July 25th
Graduate: Northeastern University
Resides: Holliston, MA
Credentials: MS, ATC, LAT, Head Athletic Trainer for Weston High School, clinical instructor for NU and Lassell College Athletic Training curriculum

Hobbies/Interests:
Andrew is a 1996 Graduate of Northeastern University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Athletic Training as well as a Masters of Science degree from Northeastern. He is a Dually Licensed and Certified Athletic Trainer who holds certifications with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals. He also serves as an approved clinical instructor for Northeastern University and Lassell College's Athletic Training curriculum. Andrew specializes in Orthopedics, Athletic Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, Sports specific programming and orthotic and brace fitting.

In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my wife, daughter, and family. My interests include skiing, scuba diving, and leading a healthy lifestyle.

Name: Alicia Molloy
DOB: December 11th
Graduate: Northeastern University
Resides: Westwood, MA
Credentials: BS, MSPT

Hobbies/Interests:

Alicia is a graduate of the Masters program at NEU. Her experienece includes Spaulding Rehab Hospital and the New England Baptist hospital of Boston, as well as a number of private orthopedic physical therapy clinics of Boston and Florida. Her focus is in musculoskeletal and spinal injuries with a particular interest in posture. Alicia also enjoys yoga, kayaking, tennis and leading a healthy lifestyle!

Name: Jesse Dimick
DOB: October 15th
Graduate: Lasell College
Resides: Westborough, MA
Credentials: PTA, LATC

Hobbies/Interests:
Jesse’s chief interest is in sports medicine and the rehabilitation of sports related injuries.

He is dual certified and covers a number of athletic events per week for a variety of high school and youth sports programs in and around the area.

Jesse is currently the Athletic Trainer for the boys and girls varsity Hockey teams at Wellesley High School.

Name: Joe Pirrone
DOB: October 21st
Graduate: Lasell College
Resides: West Roxbury, MA
Credentials: PTA, CSCS

Hobbies/Interests:
Joe specializes in sports medicine injuries and
sport specific training programs. Joe has a number of personal training clients that he sees both in the clinic as well as privately at people's homes.

He enjoys designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs that allow his clients to maximize their physical capacity while minimizing the potential for injury.

Name: Peter Givens
DOB: June 1st
Graduate: Northeastern University
Resides: Holliston, MA
Credentials: PTA, CSCS

Hobbies/Interests:
Peter is one of our strength and conditioning specialists in Wellesley. He enjoys designing and implementing sport specific training programs for athletes of all ages.

He has a number of personal training clients that he works with both in the clinic, as well as in and around the Boston area.

In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Name: Tanya Gallagher
DOB: February 9th
Graduate: Lasell College
Resides: Sharon, MA
Credentials: BS, LATC, Head Athletic Trainer for Dover-Sherborn High School

Hobbies/Interests:
Tanya treats patients in our Wellesley clinic Tuesday and Thursday mornings and spends her afternoons at Dover Sherborn High School. She is newly married and enjoys a variety of recreational activities.

Name: Kristen Lung
DOB: December 24th
Graduate: Northeastern University
Resides: Lexington, MA
Credentials: BS Rehabilitation Science, DPT, member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Hobbies/Interests:

Kristen graduated in 2008 with a doctorate in physical therapy. She enjoys treating a wide variety of patients, both in our Newton Center clinic Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and in our Wellesley clinic Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her specialties include the rehabilitation of dancers and performing artists as well as orthopedic and sports related injuries.

Kristen brings an intimate knowledge of dance and fitness to her treatment style, as she danced 12 years with the Boston Ballet School Center for Dance Education in the Intensive Division and one year professionally with the Boston Ballet Company. Throughout her time with Boston Ballet, Kristen has had the opportunity to train with many world renowned dancers and coaches such as Bruce Marks, Anna-Marie Holmes, Sydney Leonard, Laura Young and Tatiana Legat, widow of Yuri Soloviev and grand-daughter of Nicolai Legat of whom were choreographers, cartoonists, and pedagogues who worked to create the syllabus for the Vaganova School in Russia.

While dancing with the Boston Ballet, Kristen has performed in numerous productions of The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Paquita, La Bayadère, Études, Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Madame Butterfly, Giselle, Rodeo, and contemporary world premiere pieces choreographed by Rebecca Rice.

In 2009, after a seven year hiatus from dancing, Kristen finally returned to the stage and has since performed leading roles with the Boston Dance Company under the direction of James Reardon and Clyde Nantais, dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty, Odette in Swan Lake and an original piece by James Reardon entitled Lachrymae.

Kristen has firsthand experience in the arduous training of a professional dancer and a clear understanding of the mechanics and common injuries of a dancer’s body. Kristen’s main focus in the clinic is to develop an individualized exercise program that incorporates each patient’s unique needs and personal goals, with an approach to therapy that is both integrated and holistic.

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Name: Colleen Lively
DOB: April 3rd

Graduate: Simmons College

Resides: Medfield, MA
Credentials: BS, DPT, member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Hobbies/Interests:
Colleen graduated in 2009 with a doctorate in physical therapy. She enjoys treating a wide variety of patients at three of our locations; Medfield, Wellesley, and Needham. Colleen's specialties include the rehabilitation of dancers and performing artists as well as orthopedic and sports related injuries.

Colleen brings first hand knowledge and experience of dance to her rehabilitation style, as she has danced for 20 years as an Irish Dancer with the Harney Academy of Irish Dance. Through these years she has many accomplishments including the titles of North American Irish Dance Champion and New England Irish Dance Champion. She has also had the unique opportunity to tour with Celticfusion and the Liam Harney Irish Dance Company on their US and European tours; and perform for two presidents including President Mary Robinson of Ireland and President William Clinton.

While dancing, Colleen sustained her share of injuries and was able to return to dancing with the help of SPTA. Colleen combines her knowledge of dance and rehabilitation into her treatment plans to assist the performing artist in returning to the stage.