Education

Doctor of Chiropractic – New York Chiropractic College Fellowship in Medical Acupuncture – International Academy of Medical Acupuncture B.S. Kinesiology Movement Science – The Pennsylvania State University B.S. Health Policy & Administration – The Pennsylvania State University 12 Pain Management Certificates – American Medical Association 6 Pain Management Certificates - American Academy of Family Physicians  Whiplash and Brain Traumatology Certificate – SRISD Motor Vehicle Crash Forensics Risk Analysis Certification – SRISD Elite Sports Science Rotation – United States Olympic Training Center (NY) VA Chiropractic Internship – Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital Certified Kinesiologist - Ontario Kinesiology Association     Certified Brain Injury Specialist - Brain Injury Association of America Diplomat American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress - AAETS Certified Pain Management - AAETS Certification in Acute Traumatic Stress Management - AAETS Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management - AAPM Diplomate Canadian Academy of Pain Management - CAPM Crash (Event) Data Retrieval Certification - CATAIR/Crash Data Specialists  Crash (Event) Data Technician Certification - CATAIR/Crash Data Specialists  Accident Investigation - Northwestern University Advanced Whiplash and Brain Traumatology - SRISD

Hospital Experience and Training

Over the last 10 years Dr. Mazzarella has had the opportunity to see the healthcare system from both the financial and clinical side of healthcare. As a student at Penn State University, Dr. Mazzarella applied for and was accepted into an Internship at Windber Medical Center where he was involved in Business Development.  Dr. Mazzarella, through his internship participated in several projects including Hospice, HealthStyles (physical and cardiac rehabilitation), and the Dr. Dean Ornish Program.  The Dr. Dean Ornish Program was developed in California by Dr. Dean Ornish.  This program was a nutritional program designed to help patients with severe heart disease.  Dr. Mazzarella worked along with others at Windber Medical Center and Walter Reed Medical Center to bring this program to the east coast and give severe heart disease patients a chance at a healthier happier life.  Dr. Mazzarella was also involved in several clinical rotations in hospital settings.  Dr. Mazzarella was a student intern at the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital and Erie County Medical Center .  Dr. Mazzarella was involved in externships with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and Prince William Health Systems. Dr. Mazzarella, after a competitive application process was the first of his class to be accepted and participate in ground-braking new Chiropractic and Orthopaedic internship program through New York Chiropractic College and the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital (1).  The benefit of this program is that it provides chiropractic students with the opportunity to share common educational ground with medical students, thus helping to bridge the clinical gap between the two healthcare fields (2). Dr. Mazzarella’s VA internship experience provided him with approximately 270 clinical hours of patient care and management in a hospital setting dealing with patients suffering from chronic pain, disability and post traumatic stress (1).  In addition, he was exposed to approximately 80 hours of orthopaedic patient management and surgical observations under the supervision of Dr. Israel Ziv, Head Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital and liaison between the chiropractic and orthopedic fields (1).  Lastly, his VA internship training provided him with approximately 40 hours of research training which has helped him develop skills that he now uses in his own medical/chiropractic sponsored seminar series on whiplash treatment and traumatology (1). The VA internship program is the basis for which Dr. Dunn, staff chiropractor at the Buffalo New York Veterans Hospital is using to develop the first Chiropractic Residency Program (1). Dr. Dunn made the following statements in regards to the internship program the Dr. Mazzarella was part of.  “The significance of this VA chiropractic internship is that it represents the only educational opportunity of its kind currently available to chiropractic student interns (1)”  “The implications of the VA chiropractic internship program are significant with relation to research, the development of a chiropractic residency program within the VA Health Care System (1)”  1.         Dunn, AS: A Chiropractic Internship Program in the Department of Veteran Affairs Healthcare System: J. Chiropr Educ Vol. 19, No 2: 2005 2.         Dunn, AS: A survey of chiropractic academic affiliations within the department of veteran’s affairs health care system. Chiropr Educ. 2007 Fall; 21(2): 138–143

Rehabilitation Training and Experience

Dr. Mazzarella has over 3000 hours of clinical training under the supervision of a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapist treating patients suffering from whiplash, chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder, shoulder/knee injuries, and post surgical cases such as shoulder reconstruction, knee reconstruction, and amputee’s functional rehabilitation.    In addition, Dr. Mazzarella was selected into a clinical rotation at the United States Olympic Training Facility in Lake Placid New York.  This rotation concentrated on sports medicine and the rehabilitation of elite athletes.  During Dr. Mazzarella’s stay at the Olympic Training Facility, he was introduced to different training and rehabilitative techniques to help speed up the recovery process and prevent future injury and pain.    Dr. Mazzarella now uses some of these same techniques in treating his patients that are suffering from sports injuries, whiplash and chronic pain.

Whiplash Training and Experience

Dr. Mazzarella has devoted his career to whiplash injuries, both in treating patients suffering from this disorder and teaching healthcare providers about the basic principals of this injury and how to use a multidisciplinary approach to care to help alleviate symptoms in a time frame that is usually quicker then the current guidelines.    Dr. Mazzarella’s training involves over 30 post graduate courses, on whiplash, whiplash traumatology, and whiplash treatment.  Including a certificate in whiplash and brain traumatology, an advanced certificate in whiplash and brain traumatology, a certification in motor vehicle trauma and a specialized certification in motor vehicle crash forensic risk analysis.    In addition, Dr. Mazzarella reviews approximately 500-2500 peer reviewed literature articles on whiplash, whiplash associated disorders, and pain management each year, so that he can keep up with the most up-to-date information to better serve his patients and the doctors taking his post graduate continuing education courses.                     During Dr. Mazzarella’s whiplash training, he also attended the 2006 International Whiplash Conference held in San Diego California and participated in crash test studies involving pedestrians.    Dr. Mazzarella stated, “This Conference provided attending physicians the opportunity to see first hand live full scale human volunteer crashes at low speed.  By having the opportunity to actually see how the injury mechanism occurs, I believe that I can now provide a more complete and detailed treatment plan for my patients. This will hopefully not only decrease the chance of the patient developing chronic pain, but also decrease the duration of care needed by each patient due to the specificity of the treatment plan I can develop for each individual person.  Each person is unique and each person’s treatment plan should be unique and detailed to their needs to receive the best results possible.”   Lastly, Dr. Mazzarella has joined with the American Chiropractic Association to teach a whiplash teleseminar series that was offered in October 2009 and will be offered again in September 2010.  Please see the ACA's website for further information about this CE approved teleseminar.   ACA Teleseminar: Whiplash

Pain Management Training and Experience

Dr. Mazzarella has both clinical and academic experience in treating patients suffering from chronic pain and disability.    During Dr. Mazzarella’s clinical rotations at the Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital, he was directly involved in patient care for both chiropractic patients and orthopedic patients.  This provided Dr. Mazzarella a unique opportunity to treat patients suffering from severe chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder, and cognitive impairments in a hospital setting.   Academically, Dr. Mazzarella has taken over 50 post graduate course on several different topics in pain management.  He has 12 certificates in pain management from the American Medical Association and participated in 5 post graduate pain management courses through the American Pain Society and 6 post graduate pain management courses through the American Academy of Family Physicians.  In addition he has Diplomate status with the American Academy of Pain Management and Diplomate Status with the Canadian Academy of Pain Management.  Lastly he has a certification in Chronic Pain Management related to traumatic stress.    Due to Dr. Mazzarella’s clinical and academic work in pain management and treatment he/the NASI is currently listed on the following pain web sites:   Canadian Pain Society Canadian Pain Coalition Pain.com National Pain Foundation Chronic Pain Association of Canada Hospitals World Wide Dr. Mazzarella is also a member of the following organizations: National Pain Foundation American Pain Foundation National Pain Education Council American Academy of Pain Management Lastly, Dr. Mazzarella has joined with the American Chiropractic Association to teach a pain management teleseminar series that will be offered in May 2010.  Please see the ACA's website for further information about this CE approved teleseminar.   ACA Teleseminar – May 27, 2010: Pain Management Treatment Options and Research

Brain Injury Training and Experience

A great number of people suffer traumatic brain injury from MVA, slip and falls and work related accidents. Over 30% of mild traumatic brain injuries occur from motor vehicle accidents.  The most common result is that the person experiences lowered concentration, trouble reading, mental slowness, and sleep disruption. The difficult part of brain injury is that after an injury you can appear normal to friends, family and even your doctor.    Dr. Mazzarella’s training involves several post graduate courses as well as a Certification from the Brain Injury Association of America.  Dr. Mazzarella has taken several post graduate courses covering topics associated with traumatic brain injury including the following:   Ontario Brain Injury Association: Module 1- 7 Brain Injury Association of America Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment, Impact and Recovery Lifestyle Medicine for Stress Management Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Applied Behavior Analysis Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Brain Anatomy and Function Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Recognizing and treating insomnia in primary care practice Recognizing and Treating Insomnia Neurology  Dr. Mazzarella is also a member of the following organizations:  Brain Injury Association of America Ontario Brain Injury Association Brain Injury Society of Toronto

Traumatic Stress Training and Experience

Dr. Mazzarella has been involved with the evaluation and treatment of Traumatic stress disorders throughout his career with both whiplash/motor vehicle accident patients and as an intern at the Buffalo New York Veteran’s Hospital.    Traumatic stress refers to an overpowering experience that effect both the mind and the body.  Traumatic stress can occur due to motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, and in general with work/financial stressors or in reaction to chronic pain.  This traumatic stress or trauma will affect each individual person in a unique way.  Some of those who have undergone trauma can rebound quickly while other may take days, weeks, months or even years before seeing signs of recovery.  Motor vehicle accidents can be a traumatic event due to the injury itself, dealing with the insurance companies, lawyers and treatment facilities in general and due to the lack of overall understanding of the injury mechanism as may special imaging tests are not sensitive enough to show “whiplash type injuries”.  In addition traumatic stress has been shown to elevate symptoms of pain in those suffering from chronic pain, pain lasting longer then 3-6 months (in general).   Dr. Mazzarella’s has taken several post graduate courses covering topics associated with traumatic stress and has obtained the following Certificates/Certification listed below:   Certification in Pain Management (CPM*) Diplomat Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (DAAETS*) University of Texas Medical School Harvard Medical School   Brain Injury Association of America  Dr. Mazzarella is also a member of the following organizations   American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress Brain Injury Association of America   *The National Center for Crisis Management in collaboration with The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

Post Graduate Teaching Experience

Dr. Jason Mazzarella is the developer and instructor for a CE approved Whiplash Traumatology and Treatment Seminar series that is offered in North American and which provides those attending (Medical Doctors, Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, and Osteopathic Doctors etc) a post graduate educational experience in the field of whiplash traumatology.      American Chiropractic Association National University of Health Sciences. University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2009) American Academy of Family Physicians (2009)    Dr. Mazzarella has also joined with the American Chiropractic Association to teach a pain management and whiplash teleseminar series that will be offered in 2010.  Please see the ACA's website for further information about this CE approved teleseminar.   ACA Teleseminar – May 27, 2010: Pain Management Treatment Options and Research   ACA Teleseminar – September 21, 2010 Whiplash

Certificates and Professional Post Graduate Training

Dr. Mazzarella has Certificates for Post Graduate Training from the following schools and organizations:   Harvard Medical School Yale University School of Medicine                                                  Baylor College of Medicine Johns Hopkins University                                         University of Texas Medical School University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine University of Michigan School of Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine The Cleveland Clinic The American Medical Association The United States Olympic Training Center The Department of Veteran’s Affairs American College of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology The Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation The Spine Research Institute of San Diego University of Florida College of Medicine Duke Medicine University of Alabama Medical School University of Nebraska Medical School Ontario Brain Injury Association

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