CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
As Zeel’s National Director of Physical Therapy John Gallagher leads the expansion of the company’s physical therapy services and provider network. He is a New Jersey and New York State licensed PT with over two decades of experience in the field of orthopedics and sports rehabilitation.
Dr. Gallagher is passionate about maximizing physical therapy’s potential to not only see patients through rehabilitation and recovery, but to stop pain and mobility issues in their tracks and prevent the conditions that lead to injury in the first place.
He has served as Head of Physical Therapy for a Fortune 500 company and was the Official Physical Therapist for the New York Saints professional lacrosse team. He is certified as an Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (EAS) and earned his degrees from the University of Delaware and CUNY Staten Island.
Bringing over 20 years of PT expertise directly to the patient’s home.
During his 20+ years of physical therapy experience in sport and orthopedics, Dr. Gallagher has worked with patients ranging in age from three months to 98 years, as well as athletes from youth to professional levels. In recent years, John has developed an affinity for working with runners (Certified Running Gait Analyst) and golfers (Certified TPI level 1 Titleist Performance Institute and FMS functional movement screen). He has served as a Regional director for a sports and rehabilitation company, a partner in two private-owned physical therapy practices, worked for a Fortune 500 company, becoming certified as an Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (EAS). John also served as the Official Physical Therapist for the New York Saints professional lacrosse team, traveling with the team across the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Gallagher holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware, as well as a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from City College of New York’s College of Staten Island, graduating with Highest Honors. His Master’s thesis and research centered on the analysis of gait and balance in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. John also holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Dominican College of Blauvelt in New York.
Changing the Physical Therapy Experience Together
With John Gallagher’s clinical leadership, Zeel is pursuing a mission to remove patients’ obstacles to effective, lasting physical therapy, starting with bringing the treatment directly to the patient.
Every Zeel PT session takes place where it’s most convenient for the patient, whether that’s in the home, in a private gym or studio, or even outdoors. Patients spend the entirety of each 45-minute session working 1-on-1 with their therapist. The result is improved commitment and outcomes for patients and a more rewarding experience for therapists.
Zeel helps empower clinicians to have better oversight and access to their patients while assisting them on their recovery journey, wherever that might be.