Foundation Fitness is proud to utilize the expertise and clinical experience of Dr. Christopher Kyriakides and Dr. David DeFouw. They act as a sounding board to validate our continued knowledge of biomechanics and functional anatomy.
dr. christopher kyriakides
Dr. Kyriakides is a Board-Certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). A graduate of the New York School of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), Dr. Kyriakides has run his own successful New York City based Orthopaedic and PM&R practice for nearly 30 years. He is also co-founder and medical director of Health East Medical Alliance, a multi-specialty practice and ambulatory surgery center. In close to 3 decades of practicing medicine, Dr. Kyriakides and his practice associates have evaluated and treated over 20,000 patients with sports related and musculoskeletal injuries.
Beyond his clinical work, he has spearheaded ventures in academia, serving as Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded biotechnology company.
During his tenure as CEO, Dr. Kyriakides successfully collaborated with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a patient-specific immunotherapeutic vaccine for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma. He currently serves as managing director for two other biotechnology companies involved in drug discovery; Anaplasi Pharmaceuticals and Trixogenesis. Dr. Kyriakides completed residency training at both New York University’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Hospital for Joint Disease.
dr. david defouw
Dr. DeFouw holds both an MS and PhD in Anatomy from Michigan State University. He is currently a full-time Professor at the Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School and also serves as both the Vice Chairman for the Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine and Director of Medical Education Programs. Dr. DeFouw has completed over 30 years of cell biology research, mainly through National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. With over 100 publications to his credit, he has also reviewed numerous research papers being published in journals such as The American Journal of Physiology. Dr. DeFouw is a former Division I collegiate football player and an avid fitness and nutrition enthusiast.
