March 1, 2011 (Ithaca, NY) - Mark Jackson, PT, DPT, MPS, OCS with Cayuga Medical
Center’s Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine program at Island Health Center, recently
passed the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist exam. He was recently recognized as
a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedics on February 9, 2011 at
the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Section Meeting in New
Orleans, Louisiana. To earn board certification, candidates must submit
evidence of required clinical practice in Orthopaedics and complete a rigorous
written examination.
Jackson graduated Summa Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and a Master of
Professional Studies with Distinction, with a major in Physical Therapy, and
Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Summa Cum Laude, from Upstate Medical University
in Syracuse, NY. He joined Cayuga Medical
Center three years ago. He provides care to people of all ages and has been in
practice for 12 years. His specialties include: Orthopaedics (shoulder, spine, knee) and balance &
vestibular (inner ear) rehabilitation.
He is currently a
faculty member in the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program at Cayuga
Medical Center. Dr. Jackson is also one of the clinical instructors for physical
therapy students who have their clinical rotations at Cayuga Medical
Center. He is an active Member of
the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA - since
1996), and a past Physical Therapist Delegate at the New York State Physical
Therapy Association’s (NYPTA) Delegate Assembly. His awards include: the
Mary McMillan Scholarship Award (PT Professional Education Program Level), the
National Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Award, and the State University of New York
Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Mark Jackson is now one of eight physical therapists at
Cayuga Medical Center board certified in Orthopaedics. For more information,
please call the Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine office at Island Health
Center, 607-252-3500.
Cayuga Medical Center is a
204-bed, state-of-the art regional medical center and is affiliated with many
prestigious health care organizations including Cornell University's Weill
Medical College in New York City, the Rochester Heart Institute, the Roswell
Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, and Mayo Medical Laboratories. For more
information on services available at the medical center and its satellite
campuses, please visit cayugamed.org or call (607) 274-4498.
