Henry Prince, MD, FACOG
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Henry Prince has led Hyperbaric Medical Solutions since its inception in 2011, forging important clinical relationships in the medical community and pioneering the practice’s effort to help patients experience optimal health using the incredible healing properties of HBOT. He has been practicing medicine on Long Island and the New York metropolitan area for over 30 years with extensive experience in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as HBOT. After graduating cum laude from Downstate Medical School, with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction, Dr. Prince completed his residency at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and accredited in HBOT. Dr. Prince is the President and Founder of Women’s Health Professionals, a large women’s health practice, a Mount Sinai affiliated physician, and an active member in both the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
ALAN KATZ, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, UHM/ABEM
Medical Director
Dr. Alan Katz is double board certified in Emergency Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine, one of only a few in the U.S. with that distinction. Dr. Katz directs clinical operations, as well as education and research initiatives for HMS, particularly in exploring the use of HBOT in the treatment of traumatic brain injury, Lyme disease, and other inflammatory processes. In practice in New York for over 27 years and a leader in the field of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Katz is a Site Director for STAT Health Urgent Care and Chief Clinical Excellence and Quality Officer for STAT Health Management. Prior to joining Hyperbaric Medical Solutions, Dr. Katz served for 10 years as the Director of Quality Assurance for the Hyperbaric Medicine program within Winthrop University Hospital’s Department of Wound Care and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Katz earned his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Katz is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, as well as being actively involved in the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and the International Society of Regenerative Medicine (ISREGEN).
Jodi Velocci, RPA-C
Lead Physician Assistant
Jodi Velocci is our Lead Physician Assistant. She comes from a background of Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, and 15 years in Internal Medicine after graduating magna cum laude from the St. John’s University Physician Assistant Program in 1988. Jodi became certified in hyperbaric oxygen treatment in May 2015 while looking to be more integrative in her approach to healthcare. The most rewarding part of working in hyperbaric medicine at HMS, is that she is able to provide care to patients like she would her loved ones: with focus, dignity, and compassion.
Randy Parr, RPA
Physician Assistant
Randy has been a Physician Assistant for 28 years after graduating from Stony Brook University‘s Physician Assistant program. She went on to be a professor in that same program where, among other things, she taught alternative medicine lectures for the Oncology section. As a former Marine, Randy is a natural leader. She was the first Physician Assistant in New York to be granted unassisted vaginal delivery privileges and the first physician assistant intensivist at Stony Brook University Hospital, where she spent ten years in the Cardio-thoracic ICU. Randy is passionate, thorough, and caring and has taken a pivotal lead in the Veterans Program at HMS, leading outreach to the veteran community about the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Rhonda Daniels, RPA
Physician Assistant
Rhonda received her Physician Assistant degree from Touro College in 2011. Along with working at Hyperbaric Medical Solutions in the field of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, she also works in Neurosurgery/Neurotrauma at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Beyond her professional interests, together with her husband, Rhonda owns and operates a confectionary store called Chocolate Works in Stony Brook, Long Island. Rhonda is also an Interfaith Minister, Reiki Master, and Certified Gong Healer.
