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January 9, 2026 | Health

2026 Healing Goals: How Therapy Can Transform Your Year

New year, new healing goals. From easing long-standing pain to building lasting strength, personalized therapy can help turn small, consistent progress into powerful, life-changing results.

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January 9, 2026 |

Scott Berkenblit, MD

Education About After receiving his MD degree from Harvard Medical School and Ph.D. in Medical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Berkenblit completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then completed an additional year of specialized training...

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December 31, 2025 |

Robert Beer, MD

Education About Dr. Robert Beer is an orthopedist in Maryland. He received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has expertise in treating...

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August 12, 2025 |

Sameer Saxena, MD

Education About Dr. Sameer Saxena is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement, helping people of all ages move better, live stronger, and get back to doing what they love. Known for his precise technique and patient-centered care, Dr. Saxena combines the latest...

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March 10, 2025 |

Jeffrey Idol, DPM

Education About Dr. Idol was born in Beleville,IL, and moved to Maryland in 1968. He grew up in Calvert County and, after graduating from Northern High School, he went on to college and graduated from University of Maryland with a BS in Biochemistry, in...

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March 10, 2025 |

Ruth Devadas, DPM

Education About Dr. Devadas is board certified podiatrist. She has been working as a podiatrist in Southern Maryland for over a decade. Dr. Devadas received her undergraduate education at University of Maryland Baltimore County and attended podiatry school at Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine....

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March 10, 2025 |

Mary Clare Zavada, DPM

Education About Dr. Zavada was born in Connecticut and moved to Maryland when she was very young. She grew up in Anne Arundel County, and after graduating from Archbishop Spalding High School, she went on to college and graduated from Salisbury University. At that...

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January 16, 2025 |

Michael B. Jacobs, MD

Education About Dr. Michael Jacobs served over 20 years as a physician in the United States Navy Medical Corps. While completing his last tour of duty at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, he treated service members who developed chronic pain...

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September 10, 2024 |

Brittany E. Mayer, DPM, FACFAS

Education About Dr. Brittany Mayer is a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon and is double board certified with the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and American Board of Podiatric Medicine.  After graduating from New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Mayer completed a three-year PMSR/RRA surgical...

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July 8, 2024 |

Vipul Mangal, MD – President

Education About Dr. Mangal serves as Precision’s President and is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology. He was fellowship trained in pain management at the University of Virginia School of Medicine after training at Rush University in Chicago for medical school and his...

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December 22, 2023 |

Peter N. Brieloff, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM – Chief of Podiatry

Education About Dr. Peter Brieloff, DPM, serves as Precision’s Chief of Podiatry. Born and raised on Long Island, NY, Dr. Brieloff has been in private practice for over 37 years and has had a wide range of practice experiences and practice interests.  He was...

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