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Bret Spoehr, DPT

Bachelor of Exercise Science (Florida State University, 2008) Doctorate in Physical Therapy (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2013) Bret Spoehr, DPT Bret Spoehr is from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.  He began his love and study of human motion through mixed martial arts at the age of eight, and still trains every week.  That love lead him […]

Valerie Spees, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, MTC, MS

Dr. Valerie Spees is licensed physical therapist with more than 15 years of clinical expertise in orthopedics, sports medicine, and post-operative rehabilitation. Additionally, she has post-professional certifications as a strength and conditioning specialist, an orthopedic manual physical therapist, and is an Orthopedic Certified Specialist. Her personal interest beyond the general orthopedic setting include injury rehabilitation, […]

Amelia Son, PTA

Bachelors of Arts in Dance Studies (University of South Florida) Masters of Healthcare Administration (Purdue University Global) Amelia Son graduated from the University of South Florida with her Bachelors of Arts in Dance Studies.  There she combined her dance education with her future interests in physical therapy by presenting a dissertation on “Physical Therapy in […]

Laura Kreger, OTR/L, CHT

Bachelor or Science in Occupational Therapy (University of Illinois at Chicago 1988) Laura Kreger, OT, CHT Laura graduated with honors from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1988. She has spent her career focusing on orthopedic upper extremity rehabilitation. Laura became a Certified Hand Therapist in 1993. Since that time she has taken many opportunities […]

Stacey Foley, PT, DPT, MTC

JOI Rehab Nassau Site Coordinator Bachelor of Science for Allied Health (University of Central Florida, 2010) Doctorate of Physical Therapy (University of St. Augustine for Health Science, 2012) Stacey Foley graduated from the University of St. Augustine in 2012 with her doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.  She has a passion for treating orthopedic injuries and […]

Gregory N. Smith, MD

Dr. Smith is from Greensboro, NC and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Wake Forest University. He completed his Orthopedic Surgical residency with the University of Florida.  Dr. Smith has over thirty years of experience in a wide-range of orthopaedic conditions. […]