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Mark Georgiev, Owner and Lead Physiotherapist joined Dr. Maddalena in 2009 to open Accelerated Health and Wellness Centre, creating the largest private Multidisciplanary Clinic in Niagara. Mark was born and raised in Fonthill, Ont. and is excited to have the opportunity to treat patients in his local community.
Mark studied Kinesiology and Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. During his time a...
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Dr. Patrick Maddalena is the lead chiropractor at Accelerated Health & Wellness Centre. Dr. Maddalena has experience treating a wide variety of patients, young athletes, professional athletes, motor vehicle accident patients and elderly patients.
While earning his Undergraduate Degree from Brock University, Dr. Maddalena studied Kinesiology with a focus on foot biomechanics and gait analysis.
With further post graduate tra...
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Certified in Concussion Management Courtney Franks joined the Accelerated Health Team in January of 2008. She was born and raised outside of Peterborough, Ontario and attended Brock University where she received her Bachelors of Kinesiology Degree with honors. Courtney attended D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Courtney has since become a licensed physiotherapist in both Canada a...
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Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Dr. Turner German is excited to begin his chiropractic career in
Fonthill at Accelerated
Health & Wellness Centre. Dr.
German has experience treating a wide assortment of patients from athletes to
elderly patients, including post operative patients and those with chronic
pain. Dr. German completed his
undergraduate degree at Brock University, where he received his Bachelor of
Scien...
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Carrie has been a part of the Accelerated Health & Wellness team since 2011. She has been practicing massage therapy since graduating with distinction in 2005 from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB, with a diploma in massage therapy studies. Having worked in various multi-disciplinary settings, in both Alberta and Ontario, Carrie has gained experience in treating a wide variety of conditions, including headaches, whiplash injurie...
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Anne-Marie Valerio joined our team at Accelerated Health and Wellness Centre in August of 2018 Anne-Marie is a Registered Massage Therapist and has
been practicing for almost 17 years. Her curiosity of massage therapy and its
benefits began during her teenage years as she was being treated for injuries
while training competitively in track and field. She was able to see the
value of regular therapy on ...
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Suzanne was born and raised in Niagara, completing a diploma in massage therapy from Ontario College of Health and Technology in
2011. She has worked in various clinical
settings, gaining experience in treating a wide range of conditions, while also
completing additional training in cupping therapy and prenatal massage. Helping people feel better and heal has
always been her passion, and she is excited to be joining th...
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Chantal is a graduate of the Ontario College of Health and Technology. From an early age, she has been involved in
health and fitness. This involvement eventually developed into the path of wanting
to help as many people as she could with their injuries, their mental, and
physical well being as well as their functional movement. While Chantal was at
Brock University studying to become an athletic therapist, something had
sparked in ...
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Amanda has been practicing massage therapy since 2008 as a certified equine massage therapist. She went back to school to expand her knowledge from horse anatomy and physiology to human anatomy and physiology, and started practicing as a Registered Massage Therapist in 2013. She brings ten years of experience to our health care team!
Amanda bases her treatments on each patient's needs and goals. She focuses on improving range of motion, re...
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Josh graduated from Niagara College in 2020 with a Occupational Therapy
Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant diploma. Josh went on to complete his
Advanced Diploma in Registered Massage Therapy in 2023. Josh's passion for rehabilitation and experience in physiotherapy, coupled
with his knowledge of numerous massage techniques enable him to tailor
treatments to meet an individual's needs, which allows for opitmal results
in re...
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Our resident Doctor of Osteopathic Manual Practice (DOMP) Jason has been interested and studying human physiology and sport rehabilitation since high
school. His love for sport and the workings of the human body led him to obtain
a degree focusing on Human Kinesiology and Biochemistry from the University of
Waterloo. While simultaneously finishing his degree at Waterloo, Jason
completed his Practical Nursing Diploma at Mohawk College...
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John is a British Osteopathic Manual Practitioner who studied at the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, England, and attained a Master's Degree in Osteopathy in 2013 as well as an award for "Clinical Student of the Year" at the graduation ceremony. He comes from a family of Osteopaths, with his Mother, Aunt, and Uncle all being Osteopaths in the UK for over 30 years. John and his Wife made the big move to Canada in the Fal...
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Dr. Ana Lara has been involved in the health industry for over 15 years. Her belief in natural medicine led her to complete a bachelor degree in Biochemistry and pursue an education as a Doctor in Naturopathic Medicine.
After completing the four year postgraduate program from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ana chose to return to her roots in Niagara and set up her practice. She is a member of the Board of Dir...
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Michelle has lived in the Niagara Region for most of her life. She attended Notre
Dame College School and then went on to Brock University to receive her BA in
Sociology. Her earlier work experience was in the retail and customer
service sectors, and then she entered the administrative field in 2007 where she has held the positions of office reception and office management.
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