Our Team

Ruggie Canizares

PT, MS, CMPT, MBA

Ruggie Canizares completed his bachelors in physical therapy in 1985 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines.

Joe Brazill

PT, DPT

Joe graduated with his doctorate of physical therapy from the University of Washington in 2009. He continued his education further by completing a residency in orthopedic manual therapy at the Ola Grimsby Institute while working in Seattle. He moved to Montana in 2011 to work in a rural outpatient clinic in a small farming community.

Andréa Leiserowitz

Oncology PT, DPT, CLT

Andréa Leiserowitz, DPT, CLT, graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy in 1996 and has specialized in oncology since graduation. She received her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Montana in 2012, her certification in lymphedema in 2005 from Klose Training and a second certification in lymphedema from the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in 2015.

Jessica Carlson

PT Assistant

Jessica Carlson Physical Therapist Assistant graduated from Lane Community College in 2011. I have previous experience in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health, and Outpatient settings.

Brittany Newton

PT Assistant

Brittany was born and raised in the Eugene/Springfield area. She graduated from Lane Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant program in June of 2019. She did her clinical rotations in an outpatient and Skilled Nursing Facility setting before doing her last rotation here at PTS and jumping into our team as an employee right after graduation.

Kelsi Tidball

LMT

Kelsi graduated from Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon. She received her license and her Associates of Massage Therapy in 2010.

Gina Montel

LMT

Gina graduated from Fullerton College in Southern California in 2003 with her Massage Certificate and Music Degree. She has worked in medical settings, spa environments, and has owned a Corporate Massage business.

Mai Tran

PT Aide

Born and raised in beautiful Roseburg, OR, I graduated from Oregon State University in 2018 with a B.S. in Kinesiology with an option in Pre-Therapy and Allied Health. I am currently working in Eugene to learn and gain experience in the field and am anticipating on applying to a PT graduate program with goals of becoming a physical therapist. Further, I am currently working as a Patient Access Specialist and Physical Therapy Aide at the clinic. My hobbies include hiking, painting, going to the movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Tiffany Wagner

Billing Specialist

In 2008 I joined PTS as a Physical Therapist Aide. Since then I have transitioned to do authorizations and billing. I love meeting all of our patients and seeing how therapy can help them reach their goals of being pain free.

Mary Sakakibara

Office Manager and Prior Authorization Specialist

Mary was born and raised in Oregon. She attended college at the U of O, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Public Relations. Mary worked in Eugene for 21 years, before moving to the mid-west to marry and raise two daughters. She returned to Eugene in 2015 and calls it home. It is the perfect mix of mountains and beach, small town and city for her. She loves to hike, run, cook and spend as much time as possible with friends and family.

Joyce Canizares

Administrative Support

I graduated from Linfield College with a bachelor’s in Business Information Systems many moons ago, and am quite content with my rudimentary knowledge of computers :-).

When I’m not performing support staff duties at the clinic, I work for PeaceHealth full time as an Analytic Reporting Developer. Whew!

I absolutely love to spend time with my boys when I can, especially when they are home from college. In the in-between time, I’m digging all that Oregon offers, especially gardening, walking, and hiking, regardless of weather. When it’s a bit chilly outside, I really love to get creative in the kitchen and watch the news.