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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 The Hague, the Netherlands in 1986. He successfully completed the Gulf Coast Graduate Physical Therapy Institute manual therapy Fellowship program with Mike Rogers in 1992. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT and holds a Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He is the co-owner of the Manual Therapy Institute and works as a physical therapist 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 manual therapy fellowship program under Mike Rogers in 1990. He is a Fellow in the AAOMPT and holds a Board Certification in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. He is the co-owner of the Manual Therapy Institute and works as a physical therapist for Sports Performance International in Austin, Texas.

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 New Braunfels, 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.


MTI Clinical Faculty

James Harris Austin Manual Therapy Associates Austin, TX
Ben Keene Austin Manual Therapy Associates Austin, TX
Tim Kruchowsky Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Pieter Kroon Sports Performance International Austin, TX
Megan Nelson Concentra Medical Centers Austin, TX
Matt Cecalek Concentra Medical Centers Austin, TX
Leilani Connors Achieve Manual Physical Therapy Austin, TX
Justin Martindale Promotion Physical Therapy San Antonio, TX
Mary Lou Lugo TSAOG San Antonio, TX
Kirsten Harper Helotes Physical Therapy San Antonio, TX
Brian Duncan Quentin Mease Hospital Houston, TX
Toko Nguyen Action Physical Therapy Missouri City, TX
Dave Zeigler Sports and Spine PT Plano, TX
Tyler Pomeroy CORE Physical Therapy Edmond, OK
Shane Sims CORE Physical Therapy Edmond, OK
Doug Mallers Mallers and Swoverland Fort Wayne, IN
Wes Wickwar Accelacare Physical Therapy Garden City, KS
Mark Gaddis Complete Joint and Spine Therapy Wichita, KS
Rich Bigalk Concentra Medical Centers Milwaukee, WI
Deepak Sebastian Alternative Rehab Livonia, MI
Dave Miers East Penn Sports Medicine Easton, PA
David Bostic Concentra Medical Centers Windsor, CT
Roy Film Advanced Medical Specialists of Greater Baltimore Elkridge, MD
Steven Gilman Concentra Medical Centers Plymouth Meeting, PA
Christine Osman Concentra Medical Centers Philadelphia, PA