Dr. David J. BenEliyahu
Doctor of Chiropractic
Coram-Selden Chiropractic
636 Middle Country Road
Selden, New York 11784
PH: (631) 736-4414
FAX: (631) 736-7490
Email: DrBenel@aol.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
1979-Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Binghamton University, New York
1982-Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, National College Of Chiropractic, Illinois
1982-Doctor of Chiropractic, National College of Chiropractic, Illinois
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
1982-Diplomate, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
1983-Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, in New York and Connecticut
1983-Certified Doctor, NYS Workers Compensation Board
1987-Diplomate, National Academy of Thermography
1988-Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management
1991-Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP),NYCC
1991-Board Certified, American Academy of Medical Infra-Red Imaging
1991-Board Certified, American Board of Clinical Thermography
1993-Fellow, American Back Society
1993-CPR Certification for Health care professionals
1994-Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Sports Physicians (DABCSP), NYCC
1994-Diplomate, and Fellow, American Board of Forensic Examiners
1995-Diplomate, American Board of Disability Analysts
1997-Diplomate, and Fellow, American Board of Forensic Medicine
1998-Two courses in Clinical Nutrition in Masters program at Univ. at Bridgeport
2002-Fellow, American Academy of Integrative Medicine
2007-Functional Medicine Certification, Functional Medicine University, SUHS
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1991-1994-Editorial Board, Journal of Chiropractic Research
1991-1993-Postgraduate Faculty, Sports Chiropractic Diplomate program
1992-1994-Board of Directors, American Academy of Medical Infra-Red Imaging
1993-1994-Vice President, American Academy of Medical Infra-Red Imaging
1994-2002-Chairman, Clinical Research Committee, NYS Chiropractic Association(D7)
1995-2002-Chairman, Committee on Electro-diagnosis, NYS Chiropractic Association
1992-1998-Member of the Board of Directors- Suffolk County Chapter of NYSCA
1995-2001-Editorial Review Board, Journal of Chiropractic Sports and Rehabilitation
1998-2002-Editorial Review Board, Topics in Clinical Chiropractic
1998-Postgraduate Faculty, Cervical Spine Pain Syndromes, NYCC
1998-Guest Lecturer on Chiropractic, at Stony Brook University Medical School
1999-Guest Lecturer on Chiropractic, at J.T. Mather Hospital, Pt. Jefferson, NY
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA)
ACA Council on Sports Injuries
American Academy of Pain Management
American Back Society
United States Olympic Medical Society
Institute for Functional Medicine
HONORS AND AWARDS
1991-Cardiac Imaging Research at Stony Brook University Hospital, Department
of Non-Invasive Cardiology
1995-Awarded third place honors at World Chiropractic Congress for research paper,
MRI Follow-Up Study of 27 patients treated with Chiropractic for disc herniation
1996-Selected by the United States Olympic Medical Society Committee to intern at
the USOC Training Center in Colorado Springs. Treated elite athletes and USA
national teams.
1999-Selected to ‘America’s Best Chiropractors’
1999-Community Honor Award- Middle Country PTA and school district
2007-2009. Selected to 2007, 2008, 2009 Editions ‘America’s Best Chiropractors’
COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEER WORK
1987-1996 Team Chiropractor/ Sports Injury Consultant Newfield High School;
1987-Girls Track team
1988-Girls track, girls basketball, boys football
1989-Girls track, girls basketball, boys football
1990-Boys football team
1991-Boys basketball, wrestling, baseball, and football
1992-Boys baseball, boys football, track, and basketball teams
1993-Boys and girls track team and boys football
1994-Football team
1995-Boys football and girls track
1996-Boys football and girls soccer team
1996- Two weeks at the US Olympic Training Center treating USA elite athletes,
Olympic hopefuls, and US National teams
1999-Ward Melville High School Boys Lacrosse Team-Plyometric and Speed Training
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PUBLICATIONS
1983-Lateral Recess Syndrome, JMPT
1989-Cervical Disc Herniations, JMPT
1989-Sympathetic Maintained Pain, Am. J. of Chiropractic Medicine
1989-Thermography in Clinical Practice, ACA Journal
1990-Whiplash Injuries, J. of Chiropractic Research and Clinical Investigation
1990-Significance of CT/MRI documented disc bulges, Todays Chiropractic
1990-Management of Sports Injuries, Chiropractic Sports Medicine
1990-MRI Findings in patients with cervical disc herniation, J. of Chiro. Med.
1991-Lumbar Dysautonomia in lumbar disc patients, J. of Manual Medicine
1991-Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, JMPT
1991-2000 Columnist for ‘Dynamic Chiropractic’, a national Chiropractic
periodical. Including about 30 articles on imaging, sports, technique,
and neuro-musculoskeletal conditions such as :
Whiplash Injuries, Myofascial Pain, Fibromyalgia, Sports Injuries
TMJ, Lumbar Disc Disease, Cervical Spine Pain, nerve entrapments,
Cervical Myelopathy, Restless Legs Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis,
Lumbar Disc Herniations, Cervical Disc Herniations, Tarsal Tunnel Syn.,
Carpal Tunnel Syn., Radial Tunnel Syn., Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy,
SSEP/DSSEP in clinical practice, CPT Neurometer, Lumbar HIZ’s
1992-Sympathetic Dysfunction of the Knee, JMPT
1992-Differential Diagnosis of Nerve, Muscle, and Joint Pain, ACA Imaging J.
1992-Plyometric Training in Sports, Chiropractic Sports Medicine
1992-Authored chapter on InfraRed Thermal Imaging in Sports Injuries.
Chiropractic Sports Medicine, Williams & Wilkins
1992-Imaging applications in Chiropractic Practice, Chiropractic Research J.
1993-Chiropractic Care for Cervical Disc Injury, JMPT
1993-Non-Invasive Detection of Coronary Artery Disease, Am. J. of Cardiology
1995-Electrodiagnosis, and Chiropractic Management of Sural Nerve Injury,
Chiropractic Sports Medicine
1995-Electrodiagnosis of Exertional Compartment Syndrome, Chiropractic
Sports Medicine
1995-Chiropractic Management of Cervical Intersegmental Instability and
Anterior Subluxation, JMPT
1996-Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasonography and SSEP in the diagnosis of
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Topics in Clinical Chiropractic
1996-MRI followup of 27 patients receiving chiropractic care for cervical and
lumbar disc herniations. JMPT
1996-Developing power and speed for the soccer player. Journal of Sports
Chiropractic and Rehabilitation
1997-Diagnostic Utility of Radionuclide Imaging in Sports Injuries, Topics
in Clinical Chiropractic
2000-The use of Quantitative Sensory Testing and the CPT Neurometer in
the diagnosis of disc herniations, J. of the American Academy Of Pain
2000-Lumbar Disc High Intensity Zones, Diagnostic Imaging Journal of the ACA
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RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS
1990-Assesment of Chiropractic Care for Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation
ICSM Conference/ FCER in Washington, DC
1990-Detection of RSDS in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, American College of
Sports Medicine Conference in Salt Lake City
1990-Efficacy of Chiropractic Care for Cervical Disc Herniations, International
Symposium of Manipulative and Back Sciences, Toronto, Canada
1991-InfraRed Thermal Imaging as a diagnostic aid for disc herniation patients
ICSM Conference/ FCER
1992-Cervical Spine Instability in athletic injuries, Plyometric training in Sport,
ICSM/FCER conference in Chicago Illinois
1992-Post-traumatic cervical spine instability in football injuries. American
College of Sports Medicine, Dallas TX
1995-MRI follow-up study of 27 patients with disc herniation. ICSM/FCER
conference , Washington DC
1995-Speed, Agility, and Plyometric training for the athlete.
ACA Sports Council Sports and Science Symposium. Maui, Hawaii
1996-Quantitative Sensory testing with the CPT Neurometer for patients
with disc herniation. American Academy of Pain Management, Atlanta
1997-Diagnosis and Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. American
Academy of Pain Management, Las Vegas NV
1998-Chiropractic Management of Cervical Spine Pain Syndromes. NYSCA
annual conference, Atlantic City NJ
1998-Chiropractic treatment . Lecture at University Hospital at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
1999-Medicolegal Aspects of traumatically induced disc herniations. Suffolk
County Bar Association, Hauppauge NY
1999-Chiropractic Care, indications and contraindications. Presented at
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Pt. Jefferson NY
2000-Medicolegal Aspects of traumatically induced Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
and other nerve entrapment syndromes. Suffolk County Bar Association
Hauppauge NY
2001-Chiropractic management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Collaboration at Stony Brook University Hospital
2007-Interview and Contributor to article-‘Lumbar Spinal Stenosis’-ACA Journal
CLINICAL PRACTICE
1983-2010- Continuous practice of Chiropractic in the State of New York