Bring Movement Back To Your Life
The primary goal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is to enable the participant to achieve optimal physical, psychological and social functioning through exercise training and lifestyle change. Quality Medical Fitness Cardiopulmonary Program provides a comprehensive approach to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation utilizing a multidisciplinary team of professionals under the supervision of our medical director. Our programs include exercise and education that is individualized for each patient. Participants will gain a greater understanding of their disease and learn ways to manage their health condition to stay healthy and active.
About Our Program
Our cardiopulmonary program provides comprehensive, knowledgeable, and thorough care of the highest quality to all patients. We strive to help improve patients’ cardiopulmonary health in a warm and supportive atmosphere which inspires confidence and hope for the future.
Excellence, expertise, encouraging and enthusiastic is how some patients describe Mountaser Khalifa, the Program Director who caringly motivates each patient at every session to achieve their highest potential with the ultimate goal of allowing patients to be able to do things they couldn’t do before!
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Experience less difficulty with breathing
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Increase muscle strength and endurance
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Improve quality of life
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Reduce hospitalizations
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Conditions Treated
COPD (Emphysema or Chronic Bronchitis)
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Sarcoidosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Interstitial Lung Disease
In addition, surgical procedures that might necessitate rehab would be lung cancer surgery, lung volume reduction surgery, and pre/post lung transplantation.
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Includes:
- Prescribed exercise to improve pulmonary function without exceeding safe limits
- Experience less difficulty with breathing
- Increase muscle strength and endurance
- Improve quality of life
- Reduce hospitalizations
- Education about lung disease along with counseling on ways to stabilize lung disease by improving risk factors
- Reduction/Cessation of Smoking
- Improve ability to cope with daily activities
- Understand how to use medications and oxygen appropriately
- Improve anxiety and depression
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Includes:
- Prescribed exercise to improve cardiovascular fitness without exceeding safe limits
- Live longer
- Lessen your chances for another heart attack
- Control heart disease symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath
- Stop or reverse damage to your blood vessels in your heart
- Lessen the physical and emotional effect of heart disease
- Improve your stamina and strength, getting you back to your usual activities, including work, hobbies, and regular exercise
- Improve your confidence and psychological well being
- Education about heart disease along with counseling on ways to stabilize or reverse heart disease by improving risk factors
- Reduction/Cessation of Smoking
- Lowering Cholesterol
- Controlling High Blood Pressure
- Weight Loss/Control
- Improve/Manage Diabetes
Our Team
Mountaser Khalifa
Program Director
Mountaser Khalifa has been devoted to serving the Huntington community in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation for the past 18 years.
Mr. Khalifa graduated from Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine with a M.B.CH.B. in Medicine and Surgery and is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) licensed by the University of the State of New York.
Mr. Khalifa's professional organization memberships include the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).
Mr. Khalifa comes highly regarded and recommended by the top cardiologists and pulmonologists on Long Island. He is dedicated to improving the quality of life for his patients by providing the latest education and applying the most advanced techniques and healthcare developments.
Vijay Gopal, MD
Internal Medicine
Medical Director
Medical Director
Harold Avella, MD, FAAPMR
Physical Medicine
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Behrouz Farahmandpour,DO
Family Medicine
Gina Langiulli, MS, RD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Quality Medical Fitness accepts Medicare and various insurance carriers for all of our services. For more information regarding accepted insurance plans please contact our office at
Patient Forms
Before receiving care as a patient at Quality Medical Fitness facility, we ask that you complete and sign several forms to make sure that you understand your rights and responsibilities.
We encourage you to read and understand the forms prior to signing them at your visit.
If you have any questions when reading these forms and preparing for your visit, please email at Info@qualitymedicalfitness.com or please contact us directly at (631)-686-6658.
The forms can be downloaded below.
Opening Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Get In Touch
Admission into the program may occur through physician referral or by directly contacting us. Please get it touch with us if you’re interested to join our program.
Address
389 Fort Salonga Road, Suite #2, Northport NY, 11768
Phone Number
(631)686-6658
E-Mail Address
info@qualitymedicalfitness.com
Fax Number
(631)651-8959
