Staff
Jason Whigham, PT,CSCS - Clinical Director
E-mail: jwhigham@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Jason graduated from the University of Hartford in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a certified Graston Technician®. Jason served as the fitness specialist at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School for 2 years where he managed a federal grant to implement a fitness and wellness program. During this period, Jason was directly involved in the facilitation and development of a new state-of-the-art fitness facility at the school. He has guest lectured at area high schools on topics including sport specific conditioning, proper flexibility techniques, and injury prevention. Born and raised in Worcester county, Jason's interests include sports medicine and orthopedic postoperative rehabilitation.
Dave Marsh, PT
E-mail: dave@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University and has been practicing in Central Massachusetts for 10 years. He has held certifications with the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a performance enhancement specialist, and is currently certified in the Graston Technique® and as a core strengthening specialist. Dave has volunteered over several years with the Boston Marathon and with Quabbin Regional School District, educating athletes, trainers, coaches and parents with injury prevention. He has particular interest in orthopedics, sports medicine, sports conditioning and injury prevention.
Laura Kidman, PT
E-mail: lkidman@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Laura Kidman has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from California State University, Long Beach. She worked at an outpatient orthopedic clinic at Long Beach Memorial in Long Beach California from 1994 until she moved to the Boston area in 2001. While she was at Memorial, she was also a part-time instructor for the PT department at CSULB. Special interests include orthopedics, sports medicine, sport conditioning, and injury prevention.
Grant Pattee, DPT, CSCS
E-mail: gpattee@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Grant holds a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Massachusettss - Lowell, and a Bachelor of Science from Westfield State College. Grant is also a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the NSCA. He has spent over 5 years working in an orthopedic clinical setting, with particular interest in sports medicine. During his undergraduate studies Grant took several courses in Athletic Training and Physical Education, with aspirations to someday become a college professor. Grant enjoys being with his wife Emily and son Cole, playing the acoustic guitar, and spending time outdoors.
Maryann Boulay, PTA, Massage Therapist
Email: mboulay@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Maryann holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Fitchburg State College and an Associates Degree in Physical Therapy from Mount Wachusett Community College Maryann is also a licensed massage therapist and certified Graston Technician®. She has an extensive background in coaching athletes from the ages of 7 -21.
Effie Chacharone, DPT
E-mail: effie@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Effie holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and a Master's degree in Physical Therapy both from Quinnipiac University. She also received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy degree from Temple University. Effie has been an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) since 2001. Her special interests include pediatrics and post-operative rehabilitation of total joint replacements.
Pat O'Malley, PTA
Email: pomalley@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Pat has a BS with Honours in Physical Therapy from The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also is a graduate of Becker College where he earned his Associates degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant. Pat gained experience in a variety of rehabilitation settings including neurological, acute care, and inpatient rehab before finding his niche in outpatient orthopedics.
Shellie Parkinson, MSPT
E-mail: sparkinson@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Shellie graduated with honors in 2003 with her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy (MSPT) from Northeastern University. Since then, she has worked at two orthopedic and sport based outpatient clinics in Rhode Island and the Boston area until joining the PTI staff in the spring of 2008. Her most recent focus for continuing education has been a series of courses in the Maitland Australian Physiotherapy approach to assessment and manual therapy, and she recently attended sessions to become a certified Graston Technician®. Athletics and physical fitness have always played a large role in Shellie's life, as she played collegiate soccer at NU and continues to stay active. In the near future, she plans to introduce, along with PTI, a program in the area for healthy athletes. This will allow her to combine her love of sports and competition with her professional knowledge to assist these athletes in specific training to maximize their performance and provide injury prevention.
Jason Hantavis, MSPT, CSCS
E-mail: jhantavis@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Jason graduated with distinction from Northeastern University with a Masters degree in Physical Therapy in 2004. After graduation, he had the opportunity to intern at Brown University and with the New England Patriots. Before joining PTI in May 2009, he worked at several orthopedic clinics in Metro-Boston, including the New England Baptist Hospital. Jason is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and an APTA Member since 2004. He is a competitive tennis player and golfer.
Stephanie T. Collier, PT
E-mail: scollier@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Stephanie graduated in 2000 with her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University. Since that time she has worked with adult and pediatric patients with a variety of diagnoses in the outpatient setting. In addition to being a part time member of the PTI staff, Stephanie spends several hours a week working as a P.T. in a local school system. Her passion is working with children of all ability levels.
Kim Barrow, PTA, CSCS
E-mail: kbarrow@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Kim received her Physical Therapist Assistant Degree (AS) at MassBay Community College and holds a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science from Southern Connecticut State University. She has over 15 years of experience as a Personal Trainer creating workouts from both land and pool settings. Kim is a certified Graston Technician® as well as ACE Personal Trainer, ACSM Health Fitness Instructor, and NSCA Certified Strength Conditioning Specialist. She enjoys swimming, biking, and cheering on the New England Revolution soccer team.
Wendy McCurley, MSPT, AFFA
Email: wmccurley@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Wendy received an Elementary Education Degree from Worcester State College and a Master's degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She has worked in the Worcester and Grafton Public Schools as a Physical Therapist/Teacher and before joining PTI at Whittier Rehabilitation where she specialized in pediatric, neurological, orthopedic and aquatic rehabilitation. Wendy's strongest interest is with the evaluation and rehabilitation of the injured athlete. Wendy is AFFA certified in personal training/aerobics and is an aquatic physical therapy specialist. She has 2 teenage boys and enjoys watching them play lacrosse and hockey and is an avid runner.
Patty Devine, PT
Email: pdevine@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Patty holds a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell and has been practicing PT for over 20 years. Although she specializes in outpatient sports medicine, she has also worked in short term rehab, acute care, skilled nursing, and home health care. She has focused her continuing education on manual therapy techniques for spinal and joint mobilization, as well as, therapeutic exercise.
Cathy Durose - Administrative Director
E-mail: cdurose@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Cathy Durose is the Administrative Director at Physical Therapy Innovations. She has worked at Physical Therapy Innovations since March of 2003. Prior to working at PTI Cathy managed Gymnastics Training Center in Holliston, Massachusetts for seven years. Athletically, Cathy was a nationally recognized softball player in Canada. She is in the Canadian Hall-of-Fame for softball.
Amy Seeley - Billing Manager
E-mail: aseeley@physicaltherapyinnovations.com
Amy is a graduate of Quinsigamond Community College with an Applied Arts Degree and has completed the medical billing and coding programs at the Salter School in Worcester.
