FACULTY
FULL FACULTY DIRECTORY
- Emily Abbott, PT, DPT, CCS
- Rebecca Abeles Sverdlov, PT, DPT
- Alex Abzug, PT, DPT, OCS
- Claire Castiglioni Al-Rayess, PT, DPT, CWS
- Ginelle C. Amormino, PT, DPT
- Michael Andersen, PT, DPT, OCS
- Gwendolyne Aquije, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jessica Axelrod, PT, DPT, NCS
- Marina Babaan, MSPT
- Lucinda Baker, PT, PhD
- Agnes Bañez, PT, DPT
- Sandra Boctor, PT, DPT, OCS
- Hilary Brown, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Marland Browning, PT, DPT, OCS
- Christiana Butera
- Rubi Buxton PT, DPT, PCS, CBIS
- Amber Calderon, PT, DPT
- Cynthia Cancelosi, PT, OCS
- Madison Catalano, PT, DPT
- Daniel Cervantes, PT, DPT
- Marissa Chichester, DPT
- Lyssa Cleary, PT, DPT, OCS
- Mariella Crespo, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jessica Cuellar, PT, DPT
- Manjiri Dahdul, PT, DPT, ATP
- Nora Darakjian, PT, DPT
- Lauren Decker, PT, DPT
- Joseph M. Derian, PT, DPT, OCS
- Aimee M. Diaz, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Jared Dicioco, PT, DPT
- Darlene Dirstine, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jesus Dominguez, PhD, MPT
- Austin Donley, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Stacey Dusing PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Tyler Eng, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Twyla Evano
- James Finley, PhD
- Beth Fisher, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Allison Frickman, PT, DPT, NCS
- Lisa Fukuzato, PT, DPT, NCS
- Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS
- Janelle Gilmer PT, DPT, GCS
- Lori Ginoza, PT, DPT, NCS
- Carole Gong, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- James Gordon, EdD, PT, FAPTA
- Nicole Greenberg, PT, DPT
- Sabir Greenwell, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jesse Grullon, PT, DPT, ATC, SCS
- Alexandra Gryder, PT, DPT
- Jari Haile, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, PES
- Holly Hart, PT, DPT
- Evan Harvey, PT, DPT
- Erin Hassett, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Kathryn Havens, PhD
- Marisa Hentis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS
- Aaron Hewus, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jing-Ching (Sally) Ho, PT, DPT, OCS
- Larry Ho, PT, DPT, OCS
- Robbin Howard, DPT, NCS
- Patrick Huang, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Lydia In, PT, DPT, MSPT, GCS
- Nicole Irizarry, PT, DPT, CCS
- Minnie Jan, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Eileen Johnson, PT, DPT, WCS
- Kelsie Kaiser, PT, DPT, OCS
- Yasuyuki Kasayama, PT, DPT, MHA, OCS
- Amir Khastoo, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kenneth Kim, PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
- Daniel Kirages, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Libby Krause, PT, DPT, NCS
- Kari Kretch, PhD, PT, DPT
- Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Jason Kutch, PhD
- Angela Kwan, PT, DPT, CWS
- Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA
- Justin Lantz, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, DFNS
- William Lee, PT
- Kristan Leech PhD, DPT, PT
- Carly Lochala, PT, DPT, NCS
- Emily Lundstrom, PhD
- Timothy Macaulay, PhD
- Stephanie Malaspina, PT, DPT
- Lila Marcial-Hernandez, PT, DPT
- Clarisa Martinez, PT, DPT, MS
- Yogi Matharu, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kellen Matsuno, PT, DPT, OCS
- Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, EdD
- Kathryn McLeland, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS
- Brian McNeill, PT, DPT, OCS
- Courtney Mears, PT, DPT, OCS
- Laura Mesches, PT, DPT
- Lisa Meyer, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lori Michener, PhD, PT, ATC, FAPTA, FNATA
- Christopher Milano, PT, DPT
- Edwin Monroy, PT, DPT, CLT
- Emily Moon, PT, DPT
- Valerie Mumper, PT, DPT, CCS
- Michelle Ng, PT, DPT
- Michael Nieraeth, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Nicole Nishimura, PT, DPT
- Lisa Noceti-Dewit, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, SCS
- Juliette Norman, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jennifer Okuno, MPT, GCS
- Esai Orozco, PT, DPT
- Kevin Ortega, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Gabrielle Ortiz, PT, DPT, NCS
- Tara Pai, PT, MS, MPH
- Jennifer Penn, PT, DPT, NCS
- Sara Peterson, PT, DPT, PCS
- Shannon Plosser, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Amy Pomrantz, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC
- Liz Poppert, PT, DPT, MS, OCS
- Carly Post, PT, DPT
- Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FASCM, FAPTA
- Sarah Powner, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Joanne Quevedo, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS
- Kevin Reichel, PT, DPT
- Cheryl Resnik, PT, DPT, MSHCM, FNAP, FAPTA
- Pamela Ressler, PT, DPT, NCS
- Terry Richardson II, PT, DPT
- Gemma Rosas, PT, DPT, NCS
- Anneliese Ruggeri Juhasz PT, DPT, PCS
- Scott Russell, PT, DPT, GCS, CCS
- George J. Salem, PhD
- Daniel Salinas, PT, DPT
- Robert Santana, PT, DPT, SCS
- Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS
- E. Todd Schroeder, PhD
- Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD
- Romina Shafikhani, PT, DPT, NCS
- Laila Sheikh, PT, DPT, NCS
- Don Shimabukuro, PT, MPT, GCS
- Gina Shin, PT, DPT
- Erica Sigman, PT, DPT, OCS
- Susan Sigward, PT, PhD
- Michael S. Simpson, PT, DPT, CCS
- Marissa Smola Jaramillo PT, DPT, NCS
- Jenna Somasundaram, PT, DPT
- Gary Souza, PT, DPT, OCS
- April Spina, PT, DPT, OCS
- Ricardo Suarez, PT, DPT
- Jonathan C. Sum, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, FASSET
- Anna Suskin, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
- Laura Swan PT, DPT, NCS
- Terrance Sy
- Andrew Tai, PT, MPT, ATC
- Valerie Teglia, PT, DPT
- Sharae Tejada, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
- Jeff Thompson PT, DPT
- Julie Tilson, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
- Justin Tong PT, DPT, OCS
- Kimberly Tsuda, PT, DPT, NCS
- Vivienne Uytana, PT, DPT, CLT
- Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Francisco Valero-Cuevas, PhD
- Aram Vartanian, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jennifer Venegas, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lauren Vera, PT, DPT
- Alicia Wagner-Kaplan, PT, DPT, OCS
- Laurel Wallace, PT
- Sara Wallenrod, PT, DPT, OCS
- Carolee J. Winstein, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS
- Kimiko Yamada PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CLT, CSCS
- Janice Ying, PT, DPT, OCS
- Julie Yu, PT, DPT
- Alice Zayer, PT, DPT

Patrick Huang, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
patrick.huang@pt.usc.edu Clinical Faculty, DPT Faculty
Lydia In, PT, DPT, MSPT, GCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
lydia.in@med.usc.edu Clinical Faculty
Nicole Irizarry, PT, DPT, CCS
Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy
nicole.irizarry@pt.usc.edu Adjunct Faculty, DPT Faculty
Minnie Jan, PT, DPT, CSCS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
minniej@pt.usc.edu Clinical Faculty, DPT Faculty
Eileen Johnson, PT, DPT, WCS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Director, Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency
eileenjo@pt.usc.edu Adjunct Faculty, DPT Faculty

Kelsie Kaiser, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Director, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program

Yasuyuki Kasayama, PT, DPT, MHA, OCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
kasayama@pt.usc.edu Clinical Faculty, DPT Faculty
Amir Khastoo, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
khastoo@usc.edu Clinical Faculty, DPT Faculty
Kenneth Kim, PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
kennettk@pt.usc.edu Clinical Faculty, DPT Faculty
Daniel Kirages, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
kirages@pt.usc.edu DPT Faculty