Uzair Molvi is a Physical Therapist Assistant at California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy. He began his career with the Cal Rehab team as a physical therapy aide in Huntington Beach, where the collaborative, patient-focused environment shaped his approach to care and inspired him to pursue a career as a PTA.

Uzair has a strong interest in sports and orthopedic rehabilitation and is passionate about helping patients reduce pain, improve movement, and return safely to the activities they enjoy. He values evidence-based treatment, teamwork, and takes pride in supporting each patient’s recovery journey with a focus on confidence, performance, and long-term success.

Outside of the clinic, Uzair enjoys playing and watching football and basketball, exploring local coffee shops, and spending time outdoors hiking and discovering waterfalls.

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Micayla was born and raised in Orange County and earned her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Stanbridge University. In undergraduate school at California State University, Fullerton, she was originally in the school of business before finding her calling in Kinesiology and Clinical Movement Science. Micayla has a passion for upper extremity rehabilitation and hand therapy, with a strong interest in evidence-based interventions across community settings. Her master’s thesis explored the benefits and limitations of therapy dog programs in healthcare environments, reflecting her holistic and client-centered emphasis on care. Micayla is passionate about providing quality care by building meaningful connections, empowering individuals, and helping patients achieve their functional goals. Outside of work, she enjoys crocheting, playing video games, reading, and spending time with her two dogs.

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Ryan grew up in Sunnyvale, California, and played collegiate soccer at Willamette University, where he studied Exercise and Health Science. He later earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Azusa Pacific University, developing a strong interest in sports and orthopedic rehabilitation. Ryan is passionate about helping patients return to the activities they enjoy through individualized, evidence-based care focused on improving strength, mobility, and overall function. Outside of the clinic, he enjoys running and continuing to play soccer in his free time.

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Lenice grew up as a local OC resident wanting to make an impact in healthcare. In her quest to determine what kind of healthcare provider she wanted to become, Lenice began to volunteer at Cal Rehab and was hired as an aide. She continued to work for the company while pursuing her undergraduate education at CSUF and later receiving her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Stanbridge University in 2019. Upon, graduating, just before the pandemic, Lenice chose to pursue her passion in hand therapy and continued to grow with Cal Rehab. She strives to improve patient outcomes with different techniques such as ASTYM and kinesio-taping. In her free time, she enjoys being with her family, traveling and working out.

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Dr. Ha has been practicing for over 8 years with clinical experience evaluating and treating orthopedic injuries and disorders. Her areas of specialty and interests include pre- and post-operative conditions, geriatrics, acute - chronic pain, sports injuries, and conditioning/strengthening. Lisa is a true manual therapist at heart and has excellent evaluative skills. She is also fluent in Vietnamese.

Lisa received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy degree from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Biology from University of California, Davis.

She enjoys camping, taking walks, and spending time with her husband and baby.

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Robert grew up in Connecticut, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training in 2004 from Canisius College. In 2004, Robert was a seasonal assistant athletic trainer with the Washington Commanders before going to graduate school at the University of Houston. Robert received his Master of Education in 2005 and worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the football team.

From there, Robert spent the next 12 years as a certified athletic trainer with St. John's University, Rutgers University, and UC Irvine. In 2020, Robert went back to school to obtain his Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Stanbridge University and has been working in hand therapy upon passing the NBCOT board exam in 2022.

Robert moved to Southern California with his wife in 2016 from the east coast. He enjoys going to the gym, being outdoors, scuba diving, and spending time with his wife and daughter.

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Tim has been health and fitness oriented his entire life. He grew up playing multiple sports & eventually ended up playing collegiate hockey for Hamilton College in New York. When he returned to California, he went to Chapman Law School, but quickly discovered that he had strayed from his career path. After a 10 year stint with personal training and enjoying training special populations v. athletes, he attended Occupational Therapy school at Loma Linda. He soon learned from his fieldwork experience at California Rehabilitation and Sports that he had a passion for hand therapy. He is now a certified hand therapist (CHT) and director of the Baldwin Park clinic. He cares about providing patients with excellent intervention techniques, facilitating good outcomes, connecting with patients on a personal level, educating them, and giving them an overall great experience.

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Brett first attained his BA in exercise science from Southern California College, followed by his Physical Therapy Assistant Degree from Cerritos College. He joined the Cal Rehab team in 1992. In addition to his PTA license, he is also certified in FMS, ASTYM, CSCS, as well as athletic training. Brett was a baseball player through high school and college, and continues to be active in the sport in the community. He can often be found in the clinic on weekends helping our local high school athletes recover from and prevent injuries, including Marina, Ocean View, Fountain Valley, and Huntington Beach. Brett specializes in treating the “overhead athletes.”

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Dr. Stewart has been in practice for over 12+ years, over the past 5 years in a clinic director role and managing partner at Cal Rehab Brea and most recently now in Huntington Beach. He graduated in 2006 with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Azusa Pacific University and went on to become certified in manual therapy in 2009 from the Manual Therapy Institute and board certified in Orthopedics in 2012. He currently serves roles with both the CPTA, APTA and is a clinical instructor as well as consultant in various avenues pertaining to physical therapy. He currently enjoys spending time with his wife and young son including seeing live music and taking in the occasional baseball game or round of golf.

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Chad has been practicing as a PTA for over 5 years graduating from Loma Linda University in 2017 with dean’s list honors. As an Orange County native, he enjoys working with members of the community in which he grew up. Chad has an extensive background and passion for working in the field of orthopedic physical therapy treating a wide range of diagnoses. He also has a significant background treating high school, college, and professional level athletes working to get back to peak performance in their sport.

As hobbies, Chad enjoys playing soccer, skiing, road cycling, and any outdoor activity. Chad also loves to spend quality with his family, friends, and adorable dog Abbey. Chad is also an avid sports fan supporting the Anaheim Angles and English soccer team Everton FC, COYB!

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Dana graduated with her Bachelors from Long Beach State in 1991. She went on to get her Physical Therapy Assistant degree from Cerritos College, graduating with honors in 1993. She has enjoyed working in outpatient orthopedics for the last 24 years, and joined the family at Cal Rehab in 2016. She loves working with all types of patients from young athletes to older adults. She has taken continuing education classes in Pilates based spine rehab, current concepts in shoulder and knee rehab, and kinesio-taping. Dana also has experience working in Aquatic Rehab, as well as leading a prenatal exercise class. She has had vast success relieving SI joint and sciatica symptoms in pregnant patients. Outside of the clinic, Dana enjoys taking yoga and Pilates classes, as well as spending time outdoors with her husband and children.

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Joel is Southern California native with nearly 20 years of experience of practicing in the field of Occupational Therapy. He obtained his degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from Loma Linda University and went on to obtain specializations in Hand therapy. Joel’s specializations include manual therapy certifications in ASYTM, Orthopedic Splinting, NDT training, neural mobilization training, and Kinesio Taping. Joel has extensive experiences working with CHT’s on complicated and traumatic injuries to the hand, wrist, and elbow. Joel enjoys working full time treating patients and serving as a mentor for many Level 1 and 2 COTA students. Joel is supported by his wife and two young kids and enjoys surfing both waves, and restaurants.

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Katie was born and raised in Orange County. She received her B.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Clinical Movement Studies from California State University, Fullerton in 2018. She then continued her education at Azusa Pacific University, graduating as a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). Katie comes from a sports background including years of participation in dance, basketball, track and cross country. Her love for sports created her interest in treating orthopedic injuries. Katie performed all her clinical rotations/experiences in different outpatient orthopedic clinics, making her love for treating orthopedic injuries much stronger. Katie had the privilege of working with great mentors, who were very experienced in the field of PT, who taught her how to perform myofascial decompression (MFD) and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) techniques. Her hobbies include hiking, camping, traveling, baseball games, and spending time with her family, friends, and two golden doodles. Katie looks forward to her growth at Cal Rehab and Sports Therapy.

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Stephan moved to Orange County from Santa Monica and began his young career at The University of California Irvine, where he received a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior.  Towards the end of his time at UCI, he discovered his passion for physical therapy, which sparked an interest in him to change his original career path. With that “spark” of newfound inspiration, he returned to school to fulfill the required pre-requisites to apply for graduate school. Stephan then attended Chapman University and graduated with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, and is currently licensed in the state of California as a physical therapist. Prior to joining the Cal Rehab Huntington Beach team in February 2020, he became a Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Certified Provider by Smart Tools, Graston Technique Provider, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by NSCA, Certified FMT Basic and Performance Kinesiology Taping by RockTape, Certified in Applied Functional Science (CAFS) by Gray Institute, and a Champion Performance Specialist (C-PS) by Mike Reinolds. Stephan applies this wide range of high-quality evidence-based practice to his patients in order to help guide patients through the recovery process in order to maximize their recovery.

In his free time, Stephan enjoys traveling and eating around the world at all of the various renowned and well-known food spots, staying active in the gym, but above all…Stephan loves tacos!

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