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Dr. Holly Garcia is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, women’s health, and pelvic health. She’s passionate about helping her patients address pain and limitations so they can actively live their lives.

Originally from California, Holly recently relocated to Rhode Island with her husband and son. She’s excited about this new adventure on the east coast and is always on the lookout for fun activities and restaurants in the area. She enjoys being outdoors, baking, doing puzzles, trying new restaurants, and traveling around the world.

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Specialities:

Orthopedics

Pelvic Health

Women’s Health

Kevin Silvia is a Physical Therapist Assistant at our Pawtucket clinic who specializes in orthopedics, sports-related injuries, athletes, children, and adolescents. He is a clinical instructor for high school Physical Therapist Assistant students and the Community College of Rhode Island’s Physical Therapist Assistant program.

He co-founded and was previously director of the Highbar Speed School, which is a comprehensive sports training and conditioning program for athletes. He served on the volunteer committee for the 1st Annual Performance 5K Road Race. Previously, Kevin founded and directed a state-wide fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, through which he helped raise $23,000 over five years.

Kevin spends his time away from the clinic biking, hiking, shooting, and spending time outside. He also loves strength training, cross-training, and mixed martial arts.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Sports Injuries

Athletes

Children

Adolescents

Dr. Jon Ferrara is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, sports-related injuries, and soccer-related injuries and conditions. He is passionate about helping his patients improve their quality of life and return to the activities they love to do. As a former collegiate soccer player, Jon certainly understands the importance of an active recovery. He has also earned certifications in functional dry needling and the Graston technique.

In his free time, you can typically find Jon spending time with his wife and their two children. He loves staying active by playing sports like snowboarding and disc golf.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Sports Injuries

Soccer

Dr. Jennifer Goyette-Mercier is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, lymphedema, and oncology. She’s passionate about working with her patients as they address their movement-related issues and take the steps to improve their own health. During her career, she’s earned certifications in lymphedema therapy, craniosacral therapy, and oncology.

In her free time, Jennifer enjoys gardening and using the veggies she plants in her cooking. She and her husband are often kept busy with their two children and their hockey and horseback lessons. Jennifer also loves hiking, especially when it means she can bring their dog, Rocky!

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Lymphedema

Oncology

Kelly Gavin is a Physical Therapist Assistant who specializes in orthopedics, weightlifting, and balance & falls. She loves making physical therapy a positive experience for her patients and helping them get back to their favorite activities.

In her free time, Kelly enjoys staying active at the gym, cooking, and trying new restaurants. You can usually find her spending time with her fiancé and two dogs.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Balance & Falls

Weightlifting

Dr. Victor Sandman is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, spine, sports-related injuries, and occupational health. He believes strongly in the power of an improved physical condition and has dedicated his career to educating his patients on how staying active can help their overall health. Victor loves treating in the community where he lives because he feels like he’s making it a better place one appointment at a time.

Now residing in Newport with his wife and two children, Victor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has lived in the Boston area for over 20 years. A fun fact about Victor is that his first career was in music as a vocalist and he released an album in 2008.

Specialties:

Orthopedics

Spine

Sports Injuries

Occupational Health

Dr. Sydney Fournier is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics. She may be a familiar face to many patients at our Pawtucket clinic as she was a student with Performance while in PT school! Sydney is passionate about forming close connections with patients while being able to help them return to the activities they love.

When she’s not treating patients, Sydney likes to travel and spend time outdoors. She likes to keep active by hiking and playing volleyball.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Dr. Hilary Bicknell is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics. Her passion is helping people find relief from pain or limitation to get them back to the activities they love. Throughout her career, she has earned a certification in Neurological Dry Needling for pain management and sports rehabilitation from Integrative Dry Needling.

In her free time, Hilary enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, and exploring new places. You can find her snowboarding in the winter and boating during the summer.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Dr. Melissa Robidoux is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, vestibular, and concussions. She loves that she can make an immediate difference in someone’s life through physical therapy. Whether it’s decreasing pain, improving strength or motion, or getting someone back to work or sport, she is passionate about improving her patients’ quality of life.

When she’s not in the clinic, she likes to spend her time with family and friends, especially if she’s able to do so outside. She also loves to hike and go camping. As an avid New England sports fan, you’ll likely find her watching any game!

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Specialities:

Orthopedics

Vestibular

Concussions

Dr. Rachel DeBlois is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, vestibular, and balance & falls. She is passionate about taking someone from a painful or limited place to being able to live a healthy, unlimited, and pain-free life.

While she’s not treating patients in the clinic, Rachel loves to dance, cook, and bake. She has recently started cycling and is working towards her goal of riding 100 miles with the NE Parkinson’s Ride. She is also a New England/Boston sports fan!

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Vestibular

Balance & Falls

Aquatics Director Dr. Amanda DeMagistris is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, balance & falls, and aquatics. Her passion for helping patients return to the activities they love inspired her to pursue a career in physical therapy.

In her free time, she enjoys staying active with her family, traveling, and reading. A fun fact about Amanda is that she has run a full or half marathon in every state!

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Balance & Falls

Aquatics

Alexis Williams is a Physical Therapist Assistant specializing in orthopedics, sports injuries, and balance & falls. She loves working as a Physical Therapist Assistant so she can help people achieve their own personal goals, whether that be getting back to work, playing with their grandchildren, or returning to their favorite physical activities.

Originally from Brooklyn NY, Alexis loves spending time outdoors and traveling with her husband and dog. She has been a runner for 20+ years and has completed 13 half marathons, 1 full marathon, and countless 5K races!

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Specialities:

Orthopedics

Sports injuries

Balance & Falls

Britany Gonsalves is a Physical Therapist Assistant who specializes in orthopedics. She is passionate about helping her patients grow in confidence and function levels so they can return to the activities they love.

In her free time, Britany enjoys hiking, camping, playing video games, and spending time with her husband and daughter. She also loves doing crafts like crochet and embroidery.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Dr. Michael Glassman is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, spine, sports-related injuries, headaches, football, and track. He is passionate about educating the community and helping patients achieve a better level of activity.

A former college football player, Mike first experienced physical therapy as a patient. After suffering an ACL tear, he successfully returned to play three years of college football and continues to be active today. He now strives to recreate his success with physical therapy for all his patients.

When he’s not in the clinic, Mike is likely eating chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream or being active in any way he can. He plays in a full-contact flag football league in Pawtucket, but is always on the lookout for new activities and experiences!

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Spine

Sports Injuries

Headaches

Football

Track (Sprinting & Jumping)

Dr. Angela Lostritto is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, specializing in general and post-surgical orthopedics, spine, vestibular, balance & falls, and hand & wrist. She also speaks proficient Spanish and Portuguese. She loves helping her patients achieve their functional goals. She finds the healing process rewarding, as she’s able to help her patients by giving them relief from their pain.

When she’s not treating patients, she loves spending time with her husband and daughter. She also loves to explore other cultures through travel.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Spine

Vestibular

Balance & Falls

Hand/Wrist

Dr. Kelly Dowd is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, neuro, balance & falls, and yoga/Pilates-based rehabilitation. Her passion is helping her patients live their best, most active, healthy lives. In addition, Kelly is a Yoga Anatomy and Biomechanics Instructor for the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program at Hot Power Yoga Center in Worcester, MA.

Kelly likes to stay active by being outdoors, trail running, hiking, and kayaking. She spends much of her free time practicing and teaching yoga, working on DIY projects, cooking, and taking care of her 2 cats, Elvis and Leroy, her dog, Buddy, and her 7 chickens.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Neuro

Balance & Falls

Yoga/Pilates Based Rehab

Dr. Ashley Cummings is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, sports-related injuries, vestibular, figure skating, and performing arts. She is passionate about helping people get back to the activities they enjoy and loves watching the progress her patients make during each step of their treatment. As a formerly competitive figure skater, Ashley has firsthand experience with recovering from sports-related injuries and now she loves to figure skate for fun.

In her free time, Ashley enjoys exploring new restaurants, going to live music events, hiking, and Pilates.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Sports Injuries

Vestibular

Figure Skating

Performing Arts

Dr. Jennifer Furlong is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in general and post-surgical orthopedic rehabilitation as well as balance & falls. She is passionate about helping her patients get back to what they love to do, whether that be playing sports, going back to work, or spending time with family and friends without pain.

When she’s not in the clinic, she loves spending time with her husband, Ryan, and her two daughters, Mackenzie and Madison. Her favorite sports to watch are football and hockey and she loves to go camping.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Balance & Falls

Dr. Katherine Meschisen is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in orthopedics, spine, pelvic health, women’s health, volleyball, aquatics, and pregnancy & postpartum conditions. She is passionate about helping patients get back to the activities they love the most and empowering them to make improvements in their lives.

In her free time, Katherine loves reading, going to the beach, baking, cooking, and spending time with her husband and son. She enjoys staying active, especially if it’s through playing volleyball. If there’s a Patriots or Red Sox game on, you can usually find her cheering on her favorite teams!

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Spine

Pelvic Health

Women’s Health

Volleyball

Aquatics

Pregnancy & Postpartum

Kerry Giroux is a Physical Therapist who specializes in orthopedics, neurological and post-surgical rehabilitation, shoulder and knee rehabilitation, and sports medicine. With over 15 years of clinical experience, Kerry is a clinical instructor and member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her sons, Garrett and Luke. She also enjoys boating, watching the Patriots, Red Sox, and college basketball. She likes to keep active by tubing, water skiing, and paddleboarding around Johnson's Pond with her friends and family.

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Specialties:

Orthopedics

Neurological Rehabilitation

Post-Surgical Rehabilitation

Shoulder

Knee

Sports Medicine