Our Team

Stephanie Bolling MS, PT, OCS

Stephanie Bolling founded Physical Therapy Specialists in 1994 and expanded the company to four locations and four specialized areas of physical therapy before bringing all four back to one location. Stephanie has been practicing as an orthopedic and pediatric physical therapist for 25 years. She is board certified orthopedic specialist and has worked with professional hockey players, Summer NBA players, as well as many celebrities in their homes or on their movie set. She has been the developer of a pain cream sold through Guthy Ranker and the developer of several unique posture and therapeutic physical therapy supports. Her vision is for her company to continue to be the leader in accelerated recovery but also focus on prevention and helping each patient return to optimal health. Each one of her staff/partners is highly skilled in advanced manual and functional exercise and either a board certified orthopedic specialist, women’s specialist, or doctor of physical therapy.

Jeff Bradley DPT, OCS, ATC

Jeff Bradley, DPT, OCS, ATC, graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Exercise Science. He then went on to graduate from CSU-Long Beach with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 2001. Jeff completed the Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Physical Therapy residency program and later received his athletic training certification to help improve his passion for treating athletes. He recently received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Temple University and has special training from the Titleist Performance Institute to which gave him the skills to perform a golf-specific physical examination to improve performance and prevent injury.

Jeff’s interests include watching musicals, taking care of his pets, and instructing suspension exercise by use of the Redcord.

Jesiree Dizon PT

Marlene Frankiel MS, PT

Marlene graduated from University of California with a specialized degree in Exercise Physiology of the Disabled. She continued her education at the the University of Southern California with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy. After running her own Home Physical Therapy practice for 15 years, she is thrilled to return to the outpatient setting.Marlene’s interests include Bluegrass music and playing her banjo, yoga, travel and family.

Milad Ghasemitabar DPT

Milad graduated from York University in Toronta, Canada with a Bachelor of Exercise Science. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy from D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York. He has a lifelong interest in anatomy, a love and appreciation for exercise and a desire to help people improve their quality of life. He is using different manual techniques to help patients achieve their short and long term goals.When he is not treating patients, he reads journals, watch sitcoms or takes weekend getaways.

Rekha Kawankar PT

Lark Kendall

Ehsan Khayambashi DPT

Gigi Kone

Alisa Kostukovsky DPT

Alisa Kostukovsky, DPT, graduated from University of Michigan with a B.A. in Psychology. Her previous experience going through physical therapy and desire to help others led her to USC where she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Alisa is passionate about treating patients with balance and neurologic issues and helping them return to living independently and improving quality of life.Alisa enjoys playing beach volleyball, traveling, and bike riding with her husband.

Patrick Magno DPT

Patrick is a transplant originally from Chicago. He received his bachelors degree in biochemistry from California State University Long beach. He worked as a certified NASM personal trainer at 24 hour fitness where he fell in love with the human body. When Patrick realized he wanted to help his clients achieve a higher level of function he decided to pursue a doctorate in physical therapy. Since graduating and receiving his Physical Therapy degree from USC in 2017, Patrick has been practicing as an orthopedic physical therapist.

When he is not working with patients he spends his free time outdoors with his puppy and his friends. Some of his favorite hobbies include hiking, swimming, running, and working out. He enjoys friendly competition and you can find him competing in races such as the Spartan race, tough mudder, and marathons. He is currently training for his first triathlon.

Jamaea Martin PTA

Jamaea received her Physical Therapy Assistant degree from PSI in Maumee, OH in 2015. Her previous experience as a PT Aide led her to further her career in physical therapy. She is passionate about improving the quality of life of her patients by showing compassion, incorporating manual therapy, as well as functional and postural training. She has enjoyed continuing her professional development as a Certified Level one specialist in pelvic floor dysfunctions. She hopes to finish her online B.A. in Health Care Management soon and eventually enroll in DPT school in the near future.

Sherri Olevsky

Sherry has been healing and transforming people’s bodies for the past 25 years. As a complement to her passion for dancing, Sherry began to teach Pilates at The Ron Fletcher Pilates Studio in 1989. This new endeavor ignited her interest in kinetics and how the physical body functions and led to additional training under the leading Pilates experts. During her Hellerwork studies, Sherry was introduced to the Gyrotonic Expansion System. From pain relief to fitness to total transformations, she has worked with individuals of all ages to improve their lives through movement, healing and meditation. In the constant pursuit of new ways to heal clients, Sherry is continuing her education by most recently completing the Visceral Manipulation Trainings through the Barral Institute. She is also currently enrolled in both the Upledger and Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy Schools to better learn how restrictions in the CranioSacral system affects her clients.

Lujaye Ramirez DPT

Lujaye Ramirez, DPT, received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from California State University of Long Beach. Lujaye has a passion for manual therapy but also puts strong emphasis on therapeutic exercises that reinforce his treatments for long term results and relief. He continues to train under Alex Reyes and Dr. Yu with emphasis on 5 grades of spinal mobilization and neuro-muscular soft tissue techniques.

On his spare time, Lujaye enjoys weight training, reading and hiking.

Angela Rangel

Alex Reyes PT, MPT, OCS

Alex Reyes, PT, OCS, graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Physiological Science and continued his education at USC for a Masters in Physical Therapy. He completed both the Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency and Maitland programs and became a Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2003. In the clinic, he specializes in Grade V Passive Mobilizations, especially of the spine.

In his spare time, Alex has developed an exercise program for his son’s basketball team and teaches martial arts to provide a safe way to train while promoting injury prevention.