Thomas Mandala Pt, Dpt, Scs, Ocs,Cscs Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Wilmington, Delaware

• Work with players, coaches, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning staff to keep professional athletes healthy and at peak performance levels during a 50-game schedule.• Provide athletes with treatment and direction for both in-season rehabilitation and pre-game/practice preparation.

Newark, De

• Work as a staff therapist in the University of Delaware’s Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinic.• Treat general variety of orthopedic injuries as well as Club and Division I athletes, including both Division I football players and members of the University’s nationally ranked rugby team.• Lead weekly Sports Injury Clinics to determine acutely injured club athletes’ fitness for return to sport.• Receive weekly mentoring in a clinical setting from a variety of experienced physical therapists each holding sports (SCS) and/or orthopedic (OCS) clinical specialist designations.• Serve as a clinical instructor for two DPT students during their first clinical experience (2:1 model).

Newark, De

• Evaluated and treated student-athletes with acute injuries during practices and games.• Led injured student-athletes through both preseason and in-season rehabilitation, helping them to safely compete.• Worked with other medical staff to make return-to-play determinations during games, as well as from week to week.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Nine-week, full time clinical experience treating a variety of athletes in a world-renowned sports clinic.• Observed surgical and office hours with physicians from Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center.• Participated in weekly sports medicine conferences with Andrews Sports Medicine Fellows.

Staten Island, Ny

• Designed and completed a project with applications for patients with neurological disorders, evaluating the effects of transspinal pulsed current stimulation on neuroplasticity in healthy human subjects.

Union, New Jersey

• Ten-week, full time clinical experience in a fast-paced outpatient orthopedic setting.• Directed the treatment of a wide variety of orthopedic and vestibular patients.

Staten Island, New York

• Nine-week, full time inpatient clinical experience evaluating and treating patients from various populations.• Discussed treatment and discharge plans as a member of the healthcare team during interdisciplinary rounds.

Staten Island, Ny

• Six-week, full time clinical experience as a student physical therapist in a skilled nursing facility.• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary medical team to determine patients’ readiness for discharge.

• Worked under graduate assistant and doctoral researcher on research study involving the effects of a 12-week exercise program on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).• Performed data collection and Vo2 max testing, as well as monitoring of blood pressure, heart rate, O2 saturation, and rate of perceived exertion during exercise trials.

Sports Residency, Physical Therapy/Therapist

Doctor Of Physical Therapy (Dpt)

Activities and Societies: • Award for Highest Academic Honors May 2018 • Faculty Award for Excellence in Physical Therapy May 2018 • CSM.

High School, Graduated

Bachelor’S Degree, Exercise Physiology, Graduated

Activities and Societies: University of Delaware Honors Program College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Research University of Delaware.