Eriks career started at the University of Montana where he was first exposed to the physical therapy profession due to a sports-related ankle injury. After graduating with a BA in liberal studies, his experience in the field stuck with him and he returned to school in Portland, Oregon and eventually earned his degree in physical therapy at Daemen college in Buffalo, NY. His work and clinical experience includes inpatient rehabs at Healthsouth in Reno, Nevada, The Rehabilitation institute of Oregon (RIO), Good Samaritan Children’s Nursing Center, and the Alzheimer’s and dementia unit at Regency Park assisted living center in Portland. His acute care experience includes Good Samaritan (OR) and Southampton Hospital. Erik’s Outpatient experience over the years includes the Northern Rockies Rehabilitation and Athletic Training Center in Missoula, Montana, and Active Care Physical Therapy in San Francisco where he had the good fortune to learn amongst some of the nations top football athletes of the time. Locally Erik completed the hospice volunteer program and has worked for the Child Development Center of the Hamptons, Southampton Hospital’s acute care and outpatient orthopedic clinics, and had a year working with a local chiropractor before starting his own home care business. This developed into a combined home care and outpatient physical therapy practice. Continuing education includes coursework in kinesiotaping, Mulligan concept for mobilization with movement. Advances topics for treatment of shoulder disorders, Balance and vestibular rehabilitation, and ergonomic evaluation. Erik was a featured speaker at East Hampton Town’s forum on aging, and spoke at the Mayors luncheon in 2017. Erik has two children that keep him young and active on the water or participating in many of the sports East Hampton has to offer.

Maizy received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from SUNY Geneseo in 2021 and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in 2023. She completed clinical affiliations in outpatient orthopedics and pediatrics, as well as school-based pediatrics. Upon graduating, Maizy returned home to the East End of Long Island with a passion for improving the quality of life and enhancing function in patients of all ages. Maizy has been with Peterson Physical Therapy since November of 2023. Maizy is CPR and first aide certified.

Received his Bachelor of Rehabilitative Sciences in 2013 and Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2014 from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Having grown up on eastern Long Island, Brenden returned home and has been serving the East End community for the past 6 years. He has an interest in sports rehabilitation and orthopedics. He has focused his continuing education on learning and staying up to date on the latest information and techniques surrounding orthopedics, geriatrics, and manual therapies. Brenden is CPR and first aide certified.

Graduated from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a major in Exercise Physiology. Chelsea has been working in the physical therapy industry for 9 years now as a certified exercise physiologist. In 2018 Chelsea published her first research study in the Journal of Physical Activity Research on the topic of physical activity and sedentary behavior. She presented this study at a National American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) conference in Rhode Island. Chelsea is also CPR and first aide certified.

John's career started at Susquehanna University playing varsity sports. Multiple injuries over 4 years exposed john to physical therapy and the world of rehabilitation. John graduated with a bachelors in business science but decided to pursue physical therapy instead. John graduated PT from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He started his work at Columbia University Medical Center rotating through Cardiopulmonary Service, Neurologic Institute, and finally the Orthopedic Service where he found his interest in shoulder and elbow rehabilitation. While keeping ties with Columbia, John moved on to St. Vincent Medical Center in Staten Island and became Assistant Coordinator of Rehabilitation Services. He then opened a private practice named Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Associates of New Jersey, and subsequently a second practice in Bayridge, Brooklyn. 

        In pursuit of more communication, learning, exchange of information, and fellowship, John was one of three founding members of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists (ASSET). In addition, he was adjunct clinical faculty at the Columbia University Physical Therapy Program from 1999-2001 and SUNY Downstate from 1993-2010. John was appointed clinical faculty at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Department or Orthopedics from 2002-2015, and lectured nationally and internationally during those years.  Since 2009, he has continued as guest faculty at Cleveland Clinic. He was a peer reviewer of The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery from 2011-2016. In 2004, he was the Chairman of the First International Congress of Shoulder Therapy in Washington DC. John also continues to be a member of the European Shoulder and Elbow Society (EUSSER) and has consulted, contributed, and  been published in multiple text books and articles over the years. He comes to Peterson Physical Therapy with 42 years of experience in Physical Therapy.