Leo Albano, PT is a 1995 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina's Physical Therapy program. He has worked in the outpatient orthopedic setting for over 20 years. Before opening Olympic Physical Therapy in 2005 with Kent Holden, PT, he was the team leader of the MUSC Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapy department. He has been married to his wife and fellow physical therapist, Wendy Albano, PT for 21 years and they have 4 wonderful children, Leo Jr, Emma, Olivia, and Ava.
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Kent Holden, PT, MHA, CSCS is a 1993 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Physical Therapy program. He is a physical therapist with over 24 years of outpatient experience. After graduation from PT school, Kent moved back to Maryland and worked for several years in Annapolis and Baltimore. It was there that he worked with numerous professional athletes in baseball, ice hockey and indoor lacrosse. In 1998 he returned to Charleston and began working in the MUSC PT department, and also entered the MUSC Master of Health Administration program, which he completed in 2002. Additionally, he earned the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) designation from The National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2000. It is here in Mt. Pleasant that Kent and his wife Georgia have lived since 1998 and have raised their three children.
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Patrick Blair, PT, CHT earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1988 and his Physical Therapy degree from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1990. He obtained his certificate in Hand Therapy in 1997. He has 27 years of outpatient orthopedic experience working in the south suburbs of Chicago. Patrick and his wife Tracy, along with their three dogs moved to the Lowcountry from Chicago in late 2016 and live in Mount Pleasant. His area of clinical interest are all things orthopedic, hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. He joined the Olympic Physical Therapy team in May of 2017 and looks forward to serving the community.
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Janie Crossland, PT earned her Physical Therapy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1986 after attending Clemson University. Since then she has worked in a variety of settings here in the Charleston area including hospital, private practice, home health, and The Palms independent and assisted living facility. Her primary focus is Geriatrics, but she enjoys all patient populations. She is married with three children, and they all enjoy Clemson football games together.
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Lynn Snyder DeStefano, PT earned her Physical Therapy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1989 after completing her undergraduate work at the College of Charleston. She has been with Olympic Physical Therapy since 2011. Previously, she was an owner of a private practice for ten years, worked in Hospice, and also worked at Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community for ten years. Her clinical areas of interest include Geriatrics, vertigo, musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation, and general orthopedics. She is married with two children and enjoys paddle boarding and surfing.
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Tracy DeWitt, PT earned her Physical Therapy degree from Oakland University in Michigan in 1998. She has experience in outpatient and inpatient rehab as well as working as a school physical therapist. She has also worked in training athletes in sports medicine with a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist designation from the NSCA. She and her husband Dirk have three busy children.
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Kimberly Ethridge, PT joined the Olympic Physical Therapy team in 2011. She completed her Master's of Health Science in Physical Therapy in 2000 after her B.S. in Physical Therapy in 1996 from the Medical University of South Carolina where she graduated with honors. She also earned her B.A. in psychology with a minor in communication from Clemson University. Kimberly was a member of the Clemson Rally Cats dance team. Her physical therapy experience includes outpatient orthopedics, neurological rehabilitation, and geriatrics. Her clinical interests include orthopedics, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, spine health, and balance training. She is also a Certified Wellness Coach. Kimberly resides on Daniel Island with her husband Patrick and their two children.
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Ruth Hurley, PT earned her Physical Therapy degree with honors from Temple University. Her physical therapy experience includes different aspects of adult rehabilitation, including neurological, general orthopedic, and musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation. She also worked with special needs children as a school physical therapist. She was able to incorporate Hippotherapy and Aquatic therapy into her patient rehabilitation programs. More recently she has focused her therapy work in Geriatrics with a focus on helping her patients transition into a wellness-based exercise program after therapy. Ruth is married with four grown children and lives in Mount Pleasant.
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Dana Richards, PT DPT graduated with honors from the physical therapy program at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2018. She earned her B.A. in environmental sciences and Spanish from the University of Virginia in 2009. After college she moved to Spain to teach English and lived there for five years before returning to her hometown of Charleston, SC. Dana enjoys an active lifestyle that includes tennis, running, yoga, and spending time in the great outdoors. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoys giving back to the community by volunteering as a PT and Spanish medical interpreter at the pro bono CARES Therapy Clinic (at MUSC) and The Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic. Dana is excited to join the team at Olympic Physical Therapy and treat patients with a wide variety of conditions.
dana@olympicpt.net
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Luisa Benefield, Administration, earned her BS in Exercise and Sport's Science from USC-Aiken in 2014. She grew up in Mt. Pleasant and is happy to be back working at Olympic Physical Therapy now as full-time administrative supervisor. She is happy to assist all current and prospective patients with scheduling, checking insurance benefits, and answering any questions you may have. She and her husband, Chad, live an active life with their golden retriever, Lincoln.
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