Since 2019, Dr. Donald Counihan has served as the Director of Recruitment for MedVadis Research. Prior to joining MedVadis Research, Dr. Counihan held the position of Director of Functional Rehabilitation and Physical Performance Assessment at Boston Advanced Medicine for more than 12 years. As MedVadis’ recruitment director, Dr. Counihan is responsible for the initial screening of our research subjects and excels in building rapport to create a positive connection with each participant.

With over 35 years of experience caring for patients with musculoskeletal pain and neurodegenerative conditions, Dr. Counihan possesses the clinical knowledge needed to evaluate, identify and educate qualified participants for our research studies. Additionally, his extensive clinical experience allows him to provide the research subject the information needed to make informed decisions regarding study participation. Dr. Counihan works closely with MedVadis’ regulatory and marketing personnel as well as with study sponsors and central recruitment vendors to facilitate MedVadis’ recruitment efforts.

Dr. Counihan also serves as a certified Psychometric Rater for Medvadis’ neurodegenerative study programs. A graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Dr. Counihan is also certified as a Functional Capacity Evaluator.