Dooley Noted: 12/4/2015
The Person: Dr. Jake Altman
Profession: Chiropractor, manual therapist
How I met him:
I met Jake when we was a candidate for the doctorate in chiropractic program at NYCC. Thousands of students and hundreds upon hundreds of labs later, I still remember his table and some of his questions.
Dr. Altman is a hard man to forget, with his insatiable wit, his eagerness to learn, and his fearless jokes.
I had the honor of working with him at Manhattan Spine and Sports Medicine, where we were both chiropractic associates.
I was elated the day he decided to build his own practice with us at Catalyst SPORT, where I get to work alongside the most brilliant, talented, and hilarious people I’ve met in my life.
How he changed me:
Jake shows me the importance of finding humor in pretty much every situation.
While he is a brilliant diagnostician and manual therapist, he is always eager to learn more and get results even faster.
His tenacity also shows in his athletic endeavors. I was so impressed when he experienced a major injury to a finger and still took part in the Russian Kettlebell Challenge this past October.
We are so honored to have him as part of the Catalyst SPORT clinical team.
His responses to a list of my questions:
Hobbies:
Cooking, music, sports, spending time with my wife
Book that changed you:
Movement
Best website:
youtube
Biggest mentor:
3-way tie: Ralph Mangels, Kathy Dooley, and my mother.
Secret to success:
Continuing to learn and grow as a person and professional.
Secret to happiness:
ice cream
Secret to fitness:
Making it fun and a priority.
Secret to wealth:
Surrounding yourself with quality people that enrich your life.
Best advice you’ve been given:
Regardless of how many times you fall or fail, keep getting up and keep trying.
Your acronyms:
DC, FRCms, ART, SFMA
How you can be contacted for assessments/help:
jakealtmandc@gmail.com
www.drjakealtman.com
Honor and acknowledge the people that change you.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley