He received his physical therapy degree from Utica College in 1999, his DPT from Utica College in 2007, and became board certified in Orthopaedics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists in 2009. Dave is actively involved with research related to injury prevention in athletes and has presented at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Meeting, the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Section Meeting, the American Academy of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, and the New York Physical Therapy Association Conference.