Table Trainers

Jose Figueroa, DO
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU)
Physician, Osteopathic Manual Medicine, DMU Clinic

Biography.

Spencer Randazzo, DO, FDM-IC, R-3

Primary Instructor

Byron Perkins, DO

Dr. Perkins graduated from the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, MO, in 1984. He interned at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa and completed a residency in Osteopathic Family Practice at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Board-certified in Osteopathic Family Medicine, his current practice focuses on primary care, mental health, wellness, musculoskeletal injuries, and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. He maintains hospital privileges at Providence Alaska Medical Center and Alaska Regional Hospital.

He began his medical practice at the Norton Sound Health Corporation in Nome. He practiced at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage before co-founding Cornerstone Clinic Medical and Counseling Center. Dr. Stephen Typaldos, DO, introduced him to the Fascial Distortion Model in 2004 and has been practicing in the model ever since. He founded the American Fascial Distortion Association in 2007 and served as its President from 2009-2011. He became a Certified FDM Instructor in 2008 and has lectured nationally (Alaska, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Hawaii, California, Oklahoma, Florida) and internationally (Africa, Japan, Mongolia, Austria). In 2010, the Center for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) was dedicated to Cornerstone Clinic. For the past 16 years, 90% of Dr. Perkin's clinical work has involved Osteopathic Manipulation utilizing the FDM.

His current affiliations include the Alaska Osteopathic Medical Association, the Alaska State Medical Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, the American Fascial Distortion Model Association, and the American Osteopathic Association. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Fascial Distortion Model Association in Bangor, ME, Alaska Medical Missions in Anchorage, AK, and Northwest University in Kirkland, WA. He has held Associate Clinical Faculty appointments at the University of Washington, the School of Medicine (WWAMI), and Pacific Northwest University. He maintains teaching appointments with several other Osteopathic Colleges of Medicine, precepting medical students and Family Practice residents in Osteopathic Principles and Practice at Cornerstone Clinic.

Dr. Perkins grew up in Japan, where his parents were missionaries. He moved to Alaska in 1974 after graduating from High School in Tokyo. His lifelong desire has been to facilitate and participate in Medical Missions. He is an osteopathic physician who enjoys his work immensely. He is thankful for the opportunity to practice medicine and the gift he has received in the osteopathic profession. He values the opportunity to train others in the Fascial Distortion Model. He is gifted in teaching and is sought out by students and physicians for hands-on training in osteopathic medicine. He is passionate about treating the whole person, mind, body, and spirit. His legacy is in “Training the Next Generation.” He says, “Helping others is one of life’s greatest blessings and most meaningful rewards.