To learn more about our staff, click
on their names below:
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David M. Ochs, MPT, Clinic Director
David has a master's degree in Physical Therapy from Nova
Southeastern University, and has been practicing outpatient
orthopedics for the past 6 years in Gainesville and Ocala.
He received his undergraduate degree at the University of
Delaware in Exercise Science and was a scholarship athlete
in football. David has also been active in the past with the
American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength
and Conditioning Association. Much of his post education over
the past few years has been focused on manual therapeutic
skills for the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic patients. |
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Charlene M. Frazer, PT
Charlene received her bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy
from the University of Florida in 1989. She has worked in
a number of private outpatient clinics both in Florida and
California. Her clinical interest is in orthopedics. Charlene
specializes in manual therapy techniques and has extensive
experience working with the foot and ankle. |
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Donovan J. Lott, PT, PhD,
CSCS
Donovan completed his undergraduate in Exercise
Science at Bringham Young University
and his MSPT degree at Washington University School of
Medicine. After 3.5 years of clinical work as a physical
therapist in both outpatient and home-health settings, he
returned to
Washington
University to obtain a PhD
in Movement Science. Donovan is currently a post-doctoral
fellow in the Muscle Physiology Laboratory within the
Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida while he continues to enjoy
providing patient care on a part-time basis at Fit for Life
Physical Therapy.
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Danielle Whittaker, PT
Danielle received her Mater’s degree in
Physical Therapy from the
University of South Florida in 2006 after receiving her degree in
Psychology from the
University
of Florida
in 2004. She has worked in the acute care settings, as well
as short-term rehab and outpatient settings. Her clinical
interests are in orthopedics, strengthening and
conditioning, and vestibular rehabilitation.
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Ludo De Wolf, PT, Clinic Manager
Ludo received his bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from
the University of Leuven in Belgium in 1988. He relocated
to Florida in 1989 working in neuro rehabilitation. In 1991
he received his master's degree from the University of Florida
in Health Science and for the past 11 years he has been focusing
more on patients with orthopedic problems. |
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Mark F.
Juario, PT
Mark received his Bachelor of Science in
Physical Therapy from Cebu Doctors' University in the
Philippines in 1999. During his clinical internship, he was
exposed to different clinical settings such as geriatric,
pediatrics, acute and long term care, cardiac and sports
rehabilitation. He relocated to Florida in March 2007 and
joined Fit for Life last December 2007. His areas of
interest are in orthopaedics and aquatics. |
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Desireé
Padrón, PT, DPT
Desireé
received both her Bachelors in Health Science
and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the
University of Florida. Originally from Miami, she
decided to remain in Gainesville following her doctoral
studies to practice physical therapy in the outpatient
setting. Her clinical areas of interests are sports
rehabilitation and orthopedics. |
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Genné
McDonald, PT
Genné
is a 1989 graduate of Oakland University and has
spent the past 19 years treating women's health,
outpatient orthopedic and oncologic conditions. She has
successfully developed and been the lead clinician for
three women's health programs in Colorado Springs,
Colorado and in Gainesville Florida. Most recently she
was the lead clinician in developing the Rehab Services
at the Davis Cancer Center and as a clinical faculty
member in the University of Florida Department of
Physical Therapy. She has presented at national nursing
and physical therapy conferences on the treatment of
pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, and postural
evaluation of the pregnant patient, and written articles
on rehabilitation for the breast cancer patient and
pregnant patients with musculoskeletal pain. She has
won numerous state and national awards for her volunteer
work on behalf of cancer survivors.
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Nicholas Machupa, PT,
OCS
Nick is a graduate of Columbia University with 25 years experience
with the last 15 years focused on outpatient orthopedics with
a emphasis in unusual pain patterns in spinal rehabilitation,
both cervical and lumbar. Nick has training in joint and soft
tissue mobilization and use of proprioceptive neuromuscular
facilitation related to orthopedic problems. Board-certified
by the American Physical Therapy since 1990 in orthopedics. |
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Kimmer
O'Neill, MOTR/L
Kimmer
received her master’s degree in occupational therapy
from the
University of
Florida and specializes in
outpatient orthopedic hand therapy. She is originally
from Hilton Head Island,
SC and has practiced in
Bradenton and Ocala before joining the FFL staff.
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Ginny McLeod, PTA
Ginny has over 27 years of experience as a licensed physical therapy assistant, receiving her degree from St. Petersburg College in 1977. She has worked in a variety of settings including, acute and sub-acute hospital care, home health, and orthopedic outpatient facilities. Her areas of interest and experience include manual therapy, as well as body mechanics, posturing, positioning, and strength building.
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Cindy Miller,
PTA
Cindy is a graduate of Herkimer County Community College in Upstate New York. She is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant that has worked primarily in outpatient orthopedic settings. Her experience ranges from orthopedic sports related injuries to Aquatic and gait/balance disorders. |
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Derly Munoz,
PT, MTC, ATRI
Derly received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Rosario University in Colombia in 1990. She relocated to Florida in 1993 where she received her Manual Therapy Certification at the University of St. Augustine in 1995 and her Aquatic Therapy Certification in 2001. Her experience has been in outpatient and sports medicine using osteopathic and manual therapy techniques, as well aquatic therapy. |
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Christina Pettie,
PT, MHA, CKTP
Christina received her physical therapy degree in 1993 from the University of Florida. She has worked in outpatient orthopedics in Gainesville since graduation. Her areas of interest include foot, ankle, wrist, and hand disorders, spinal dysfunction, and injuries among dancers and gymnasts. Christina has been a member of the APTA / FPTA since starting her career. She continues to be active in the FPTA with a position on the Board of Directors and in various membership committees. |
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Keith Juario, PT
Keith received his Bachelor of Science in
Physical Therapy from Cebu Doctors' University in the
Philippines in 2000. He relocated in Florida in March 2007
and joined the company in December 2007. His clinical area
of interest is in orthopedics. |
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