My goal is to help patients return to an active lifestyle and improve their quality of life.
I take a personalized approach, including guidance through a physical rehabilitation course, medications, lifestyle modifications for daily activity and exercise, and if indicated, injection therapies.
I specialize in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal and nerve disorders, including neck pain, low back pain, spinal disc disorders, radiculopathy (sciatica), spinal stenosis, joint issues (such as hip, knee, and shoulder pain), tendinitis, neuropathies, and sports injuries.
I work at Hartford Healthcare and practice in the greater Hartford area.
schoolEducation
- Spine and Sports Medicine Fellowship Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ
- Internship Lemuel Shattuck Hospital/Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Medical School University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
editor_choice Honors & Awards
- Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, UPMC PM&R Program 2023
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2020
- Resident Teacher of the Year, Rutgers-NJMS PM&R Program 2020
- Academic Chief Resident, Rutgers-NJMS PM&R Program 2019-2020
menu_book Selected Publications
- Bitterman J, Lew HL, Kirshblum S, Enam N, Pierce D, Ma RT. Design and implementation of a musculoskeletal ultrasound curriculum for physical medicine and rehabilitation residents: pilot data on improvement of palpation accuracy in physical examination. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020;99(12):1177-1183.
- Bitterman J, Oh-Park M, Lew HL, Ma RT. Identifying and Monitoring Deficiencies in Physical Examination of the Foot and Ankle with Diagnostic Ultrasound: Experience from a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020;99(10): 961-967.
- Bitterman J, Donovan J, Lam M. Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of a Pregnant Woman with Spinal Cord Disorder due to Spinal Cord Tumor. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2019;5:8.
- Malhotra G, Bitterman J, Chae I. Systematic Approach to Learning and Performing Nerve Conduction Studies. In: Chu S, Jayabalan P, Visco C, eds. McLean Guide to Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Second Edition. Springer Publishing Company, STM Signatory; 2019.
- Oh-Park M, Zamplini M, Bitterman J. Stroke Syndromes. In: Cifu D, Lew H, eds. Braddom's Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc; 2018.
- Bitterman J. The Crisis in Our Neighborhood. AMA J Ethics. 2018; 20(1):195-196.