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MTI Faculty

Pieter Kroon PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Program director and Co-owner
Pieter graduated from the Haagsche Opleiding voor Fysiotherapie in Den Haag, the Netherlands in 1986. He completed the Gulf Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute's manual therapy fellowship program with Mike Rogers in 1992. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He is the co-owner of the Manual Therapy Institute and works for Sports Performance International in Austin, Texas.

Tim Kruchowsky PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Co-owner
Tim graduated from Cleveland State University with a BS in physical therapy in 1986. He completed the Gulf Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute's manual therapy fellowship program under Mike Rogers in 1990. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He is the co-owner of the Manual Therapy Institute and works for Sports Performance International in Austin, Texas.

Theresa Kroon
CFO and bookkeeper
Theresa can be contacted for all things financial and administrative in the Manual Therapy Institute. Contact her via e-mail at theresa@mtitx.com or by telephone at (512) 293-2803.

Kelly Cunningham MD
Dr. Cunningham graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School in 1983. He is Fellowship trained in knee and shoulder surgery. He is a partner in Austin Sports Medicine in Austin, Texas. He is a traveling team physician for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team and consulting surgeon for the University of Texas athletic department.

Brenda Boucher PT, PhD, OCS, CHT, FAAOMPT
Dr. Boucher graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas in 1982 with a BS in Physical Therapy. She has a M. Ed in Allied Health Education from the University of Houston and a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Texas in Austin. She is Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and is a Certified Hand Therapist. She completed the Fellowship program in Manual Therapy with the Manual Therapy Institute in 2004.She works as a physical therapist for Texas Physical Therapy Specialists in San Marcos, Texas.

Brian Duncan MS PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Brian graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a MS in Physical Therapy in 2002. He completed the Manual Therapy Institute’s fellowship program in manual therapy in 2007. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT and is Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He works as a physical therapist for Quentin Mease Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Doug Mallers PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Doug graduated from Indiana University Physical Therapy Program in Indianapolis with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1992. He completed the Gulf Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute manual therapy Fellowship program with Mike Rogers in 1998. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT and holds a Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He is the co-owner of Mallers and Swoverland, a private Physical therapy clinic in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dave Miers PT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS
Dave graduated from Slippery Rock University with a MPT in 1992. He completed the Manual Therapy Institute’s fellowship program in manual therapy in 2000. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT and holds a Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He works as a physical therapist for East Penn Sports Medicine in Easton, PA.

David Zeigler PT, MS, ATC, FAAOMPT
David graduated with a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1983. He obtained a MS in Kinesiology from the University of Texas in 1998. He completed the Gulf Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute manual therapy fellowship program under Mike Rogers in 1998. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT. He is the co-owner of the Institute for Sports and Spine Rehabilitation in Plano, Texas.

Stacy Fancher PT, MS, FAAOMPT
Stacy graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas with a MS in Physical Therapy in 1999. She completed the Fellowship program in Manual Therapy with the Manual Therapy Institute in 2002. She is a Fellow in the AAOMPT. She has a faculty position with Texas State University School for Physical Therapy.

Janet Bezner PT, PhD
Dr. Bezner graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1981. She has a PhD in Health Education from the University in Texas in Austin. She is a Professor at Rocky Mountain University, School of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Senior VP of Education for the APTA.

Ryan Stukel MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Ryan graduated from Texas State University School of Physical Therapy in 2005. She is Board Certified in Orthopedics. She graduated from MTI's fellowship program in 2008. She works for Sports Performance International in Austin, TX

Larry Wilson MD
Dr Wilson is a graduate of OU Medical School. He is the Director of Occupational Medicine at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center

Troy Winward MSPT, FAAOMPT
Troy graduated in 2002 from TWU School for Physical Therapy. He completed MTI's fellowship in manual therapy in 2007. He works for Sports Performance International in Austin, TX


MTI Clinical Faculty
Mentor Name Facility City, State
Debbie Ueda Concentra Medical Centers , CA
Rich Murray PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Waterbury, CT
Dave Bostic PT, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Windsor, CT
Alex Antonini DPT, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Bloomingdale, IL
Doug Mallers PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Mallers and Swoverland Fort Wayne, IN
Wes Wickwar MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Accelacare Physical Therapy Garden City, KS
Mark Gaddis PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Complete Joint and Spine Therapy Wichita, KS
Roy Film MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Maryland Physical Therapy Specialists Ellicott City, MD
Bill St. George MPT, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Portland, ME
Deepak Sebastian Alternative Rehab Livonia, MI
Jessie Mathers PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC
Ben Barnes PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Mountain Land Rehabilitation Las Vegas, NV
Bill Duffy PT, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Cincinnati, OH
Tyler Pomeroy MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT CORE Physical Therapy Edmond, OK
Shane Sims MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT CORE Physical Therapy Edmond, OK
Dave Miers PT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS Self Employed Easton, PA
Steven Gilman MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Plymouth Meeting, PA
Christine Osman PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Physiotherapy Associates Pottstown, PA
Matt Cecalek PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Austin, TX
James Harris MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Austin Manual Therapy Associates Austin, TX
Ben Keene MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Austin Manual Therapy Associates Austin, TX
Pieter Kroon PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Tim Kruchowsky PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Megan Nelson MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Concentra Medical Centers Austin, TX
Ryan Stukel MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Troy Winward MSPT, FAAOMPT Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Brian Duncan MS PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Quentin Mease Hospital Houston, TX
Leilani Connors PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Achieve Manual Physical Therapy Lakeway, TX
Toko Nguyen PT, MS, OCS, FAAOMPT Action Physical Therapy Missouri City, TX
David Zeigler PT, MS, ATC, FAAOMPT Sports and Spine PT Plano, TX
Jorge Guerrero MSPT, FAAOMPT Catalyst Physical Therapy, PLLC San Antonio, TX
Kirsten Harper PT, OCS, FAAOMPT Helotes Physical Therapy San Antonio, TX
Justin Martindale DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Promotion Physical Therapy San Antonio, TX
Brenda Boucher PT, PhD, OCS, CHT, FAAOMPT Texas Physical Therapy Specialists San Marcos, TX