Healing MS Newsletter
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Dr. Stephen Kanter is a licensed physical therapist in New York and New Jersey. He was hired as the Supervisor of Rehabilitation Services in April 2008 after spending the previous five years as a homecare specialist, working primarily with patients with Multiple Sclerosis and patients with balance, gait, and endurance impairments. Dr. Kanter has been a consultant for the New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, providing home consultations including home modification assessments and recommendations. As a homecare clinician and having taken several professional courses on accessible design, Dr. Kanter has consulted on many home and business remodeling projects.
Along with his clinical work, Dr. Kanter has been a professor at Seton Hall University, Touro College, and York College, CUNY. Dr. Kanter has taught at Seton Hall in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and Graduate Athletic Training Program for eight years (since its inception). Dr. Kanter was an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Touro College in New York City and currently is an adjunct in the Occupational Therapy Departments at Touro and at York College.
Dr. Kanter earned his undergraduate degree in Human Biology at the University at Albany, SUNY, then went on to earn his Masters of Science and Doctorate Degrees in Physical Therapy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in Newark, NJ.
Prior to earning his doctorate, Dr. Kanter, who is also a board certified athletic trainer (ATC), served as Director of Medical Services and Head Athletic Trainer for the Arena Football League's New Jersey Gladiators for five seasons. In 1999, Dr. Kanter was the Physical Therapy Consultant and an Athletic Trainer for the NFL's New York Giants after working parts of the previous three seasons as an Athletic Training Intern.
Dr. Kanter is an active member American Physical Therapy Association, including the Neurology Section and Home Health Section. He is also active member of the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association, and is a volunteer for the NYC Medical Reserve Corps.
