Dr. Anthony Fuentes, PT, DPT
Anthony came up through this profession the long way, from exercise science to physical therapist assistant to a doctorate. Patients recovering from surgery name him in their reviews.
He has done this job from almost every seat in the building.
Anthony started with a degree in exercise science from Adelphi University, then earned his licensure as a physical therapist assistant through Suffolk Community College in 2018. He kept going, and in 2023 he completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Stony Brook University.
He has been working in the field of physical therapy since 2012, which means he spent years doing the hands-on part of the work before he ever wrote a plan of care. Patients recovering from surgery tend to notice. The reviews that mention him by name are mostly people on their second knee replacement, or in the early weeks after a rotator cuff repair.
Away from the clinic he trains the way he asks his patients to move. CrossFit, hiking and pickleball, three of the things his own patients are usually trying to get back to.
The route he took to get here.
A degree in exercise science, licensure as an assistant, then the doctorate.
Stony Brook University, 2023
His Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, following a degree in exercise science from Adelphi University.
In the Field Since 2012
Licensed as a physical therapist assistant in 2018, with years of clinical work behind him before that.
Post-Surgical Recovery
Knee replacements and rotator cuff repairs are the cases patients credit him for in their own words.
Trains What He Treats
CrossFit, hiking and pickleball keep him in the same conversations his patients are having.
What Anthony works on.
The years Anthony spent as a physical therapist assistant before his doctorate mean he did the hands-on, set-by-set part of recovery long before he was the one writing the plan. He is comfortable in the slow middle of a rehab, the weeks where progress is real but small and a patient needs someone to notice it with them.
His caseload runs heavily to post-surgical work, shoulders and knees especially, and to the strength rebuilding that has to follow once the joint tolerates it.
No referral needed in New York for up to 30 days or 10 visits. In network with Medicare and Medicare Advantage, out of network with most other plans, and we submit claims on your behalf. Same-week appointments are usually available at both locations.
Asking for Anthony.
You can request Anthony by name when you book, and whoever you start with is who you keep. There are no handoffs to an assistant or an aide here, so the person who evaluates you is the person who treats you through discharge.
If you are not sure who fits, tell us what is going on when you call and we will match you with the therapist whose focus lines up, at whichever of our two locations is easier for you.
What his patients say.
"Anthony Fuentes at Greiner is hands down one of the best physical therapists around! Professional, friendly, & super effective at helping you recover and build strength safely."Toni C. · Google review
Schedule Your Appointment
No referral needed in New York. Same-week appointments available at both locations.
Your first visit is a full one-on-one evaluation with a licensed physical therapist: come in, tell us everything, and leave with a plan.
You’re all set.
We’ll reach out within one business day to confirm your appointment. If you need to speak with us sooner, call us directly.