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work out with us. It’s been a lifesaver for me.”
Shafer, a Vero Beach High school graduate,
received his medical degree from the University
of Miami in 1993 and completed his adult
neurology residency at Shands Hospital at
the University of Florida in 1997. He brought
his expertise back to his hometown where he
currently serves as vice-chairman of neurology
and medical director of stroke services
at Indian River Medical Center. He has been
affiliated with Geodyssey Research, LLC, since
2004, conducting more than 40 clinical trials
for multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, Parkinson’s
disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, peripheral
neuropathy and a wide variety of neurological
diseases. He opened the Vero Beach
Neurology and Research Institute in 2016 and
is the founder and medical director of the MS
Center of Vero Beach, started in 1999.
“I’ve conducted many clinical trials and I’m
convinced that there is no pill that can produce
the same benefits for Parkinson’s patients
as Rock Steady Boxing,” he says. “I’ve seen the
determination and I’ve seen the results. I’ve
had patients who couldn’t walk start the program
and become mobile again. The workouts
basically wake up the brain and keep the body
moving! Giving patients more balance so they
fall less is perhaps the biggest plus. Medical
treatment is always necessary with a degenerative
disease, but I still say fight back!”
Dennis Quinlan, left, and Gus Curren work out in the Rock Steady Boxing program while
Shafer looks on.
COMPASSIONATE COORDINATED CARE
Life should not have a “STOP” button
• Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Osteoporosis Evaluation and Treatment
• Physical Therapy
Peter G. Wernicki, M.D. Marcus Malone, M.D.
Worthington Keville, PA-C
1355 37th Street, Suite 301
Vero Beach, FL
Same day appointments (772) 978-7808