Greenbelt Location

Services at this Location:

• Physical Therapy
• Sports Medicine/Concussion Therapy
• Dry Needling
• Balance/Vestibular Program
• Neuro Physical Therapy

Providers at this Location:

Greenbelt Office Manager

T. Gordon Cort is a graduate of Howard University and a doctoral candidate of the University of St. Augustine. Since graduating in 1990, he has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of orthopedic physical therapy and has treated many patients with a variety of diagnoses. PTSMC is pleased to have him join our team as the Office Manager of our Greenbelt location.

One of the sub-specialties in which he has been trained and finds tremendous pleasure, is in the treatment of patients with chronic pain. He was trained and certified by Myopain Seminars, the premier authority on myofascial trigger point pain. Through the use of Dry Needling, he has brought relief to a number of patients who had been suffering in silence with chronic pain.

Another sub-specialty in which he was trained is in the treatment of injured workers. He skillfully uses chronic pain techniques to resolve worker compensation cases, return the injured worker to his/her pre-injury state while significantly decreasing the number of days off of work.

He finds relaxation in spending time with family, including his two grandchildren Isaiah and Kennedy, friends and a large church family.

Pallavi Agawane, PT, MSPT completed post graduation from Loma Linda University, California in 2017 and bachelor’s from K.J. Somaiya College of Physiotherapy, India. While studying for her bachelor’s she conducted research study on the effects of foam rolling to increase flexibility of muscles and reduce delayed onset of muscle soreness.

She is competent in treating musculoskeletal, neurological conditions and the geriatric population. Pallavi thrives to increase her knowledge in order to provide the appropriate and best quality of treatment to her patients in order to return to their highest level of functioning.

She enjoys hiking, waterfalls, reading biographies and novels.

Bryan L. Bing, DPT is a recent graduate of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, completing both his undergraduate in 2016 and post-baccalaureate doctoral degree in 2019. During his time in academia Bryan completed research regarding the efficacy of case-based learning strategies in the area of Human Anatomy.

Having begun his training in the clinical certification of McKenzie Method of Clinical Diagnosis and Therapy, Bryan is seeking to continue his pursuit of clinical excellence by becoming a Board certified specialist in both Orthopedics and Sports. He is also en-route to complete his Certification exam to be a Strength & Conditioning Specialist in order to serve local sports organizations and recreational athletes alike.

In his free time Bryan enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing golf and aspires to train his new-puppy to become a certified Therapy Dog.

Mr. Hardik Parekh, PT, MPT has done post-graduation in physical therapy field from Rajiv Gandhi University , where he conducted a research to validate  fall efficacy scale  on the geriatric population.  He later graduated with a Masters in Physical Therapy with a concentration in neurological and psychosomatic disorders.

Hardik is excited to bring to PTSMC, his expertise in sports injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation including total knee and hip replacements, shoulder, knee and spinal injuries, TMJ as well as neurological and vestibular dysfunction.

Before devoting his time to physical therapy and sports medicine in the US, Parekh served as an assistant professor at a prestigious KM Patel Institute of Physical Therapy in India and was clinic supervisor for the pediatric department.   He is passionate about improving the quality of life for his patients of all ages. “It does not matter how slow you have to go; as long as you don’t stop.”

During his spare time, Mr. Parekh enjoys reading, hiking, and visiting new places with family and friends.

Raahatara Mohammed Irfan (Raahat) is the valedictorian from K. J . Somaiya college of Physiotherapy (Mumbai, India) where she obtained her Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree in 2015 and completed her Masters from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017.

Having catered to the needs of patients belonging to all age groups in both orthopedic and neurological clinical settings, versatility is her strongest asset. She strives hard to bring relief (which happens to be the meaning of ‘Raahat’ in her native language, Urdu) to her patient’s lives and leaves no stone unturned in the attempt to help her patients walk towards their set goals.

Raahatara seeks pleasure and solace in cooking, traveling, weaving dream catchers, and taking up D.I.Y projects.