Our Team
Upper East Side Team
We are a small practice of top therapists who have been in the community for years. We are personally dedicated to the Upper Eastside Community and love serving generations of families. Come get to know us!
Alex Gometz
Dr. Alex Gometz founded ESR Physical Therapy (aka Eastside Rehab) in 2001 and opened the doors to patients just a couple of days after the September 11th attacks. His mission was and still is to provide personalized physical therapy and rehabilitation services to the Upper East Side community in a family-owned setting without the bureaucracy of a larger entity. He has enjoyed serving generations of families with diverse needs and stages of life. He has a speciality in vestibular rehab, concussion and sports related injuries and conducts ongoing research with Mt. Sinai's Department of Neurosurgery. He is the co-author of research published in “Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery,” “The Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine” and several other journals. He also founded two other private clinics located near Bryant Park: Prehab and Concussion Management of NY.
James
James is the senior staff member and Director of ESR who joined the company in its infancy stage. James helped form ESR into one of the premier PT practices in the Upper East Side. He specializes in Orthopedics and has extensive experience with neuromuscular cases. James has also worked with pediatric and adult sports-related injuries and has served as a trainer to one of the exclusive Upper East Side prep schools. He is the schools on-call PT for athletic and wrestling meets. Along with Dr. Gomez, James is assisting in developing the Prehab Method, a groundbreaking process to reduce athletic injury. He lives with his wife and three daughters, who enjoy traveling and cooking.
Andrea
Andrea is ESR's lead staff physical therapist. She received her doctorate from Touro University and has practiced at NYU Langone and other clinics in NYC. Her specialties include sports, vestibular and orthopedics and she loves working with a diverse patient population to achieve the best results using the most advanced methods and latest research. Originally from Ecuador, Andrea is also a pro powerlifter and IFBB (body builder) pro. She enjoys living in NYC and eating the best food the city has to offer.