Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Emily Overturf, DPT, is a compassionate and experienced physical therapist at Coastal Ortho in El Segundo and Torrance, California. At the practice, she works with her patients to improve their movement and manage pain.
Emily grew up in Cypress, California, and earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2016 from California State University in Long Beach, California. She enjoyed working as a personal trainer and physical therapy aide prior to returning to California State University for their Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2019.
During her time at Long Beach, Emily’s clinical focus was in orthopedics and hand therapy. She has been a licensed physical therapist since May 2022 and is excited to grow with the Coastal Ortho family.
As a previous caretaker, Emily is passionate about and skilled in working with the older adult population and believes in genuine care and functional movement as medicine at all stages of life.
In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family, playing beach volleyball, hiking, gardening, and taking her dog to the beach.
Jonathon Chong grew up in the South Bay/West Los Angeles Area and earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science at the University of California: Los Angeles. Jon subsequently earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Western University of Health Sciences. Jon has worked with Coastal Ortho since 2017 and has treated all diagnoses from head to toe. Jon enjoys developing individualized therapeutic exercise programs and teaching his patients tools to get back to the activities they love. In his free time, Jon likes to follow sports, surf, hike, and camp with family and friends.
Andrew Clark, DPT, is a physical therapist at Coastal Ortho with offices in El Segundo and Torrance, California. At the practice, he works with patients to relieve their pain and improve their mobility.
Originally from the greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, Andrew graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, earning his doctoral degree in physical therapy.
His interest in physical therapy comes from his own experiences as a patient due to sports-related injuries to his shoulders and low back. These experiences helped drive Andrew to become a therapist to help others get back to activities they enjoy, just as his therapists did for him.
Andrew believes in creating therapy goals with his patients to make sure they are working together as a team to get them better.
He enjoys continuing his education, exercising, swimming, bouldering, and exploring what the South Bay offers for outdoor activities in his free time.
Jason Ferine started working as a physical therapist in 2007 after receiving his Master’s in Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, along with a Bachelor’s in Health Science in 2005. Shortly after graduating, Jason began working as a physical therapist in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. A journey from the East to West coast began Jason’s expansion of his therapeutic modalities into outpatient therapy, aquatic rehab and fitness training. Jason’s experience grew once again, in running a center when he took a job as an assistant clinic director for a top physical therapy clinic in Santa Monica, CA. Finally, in September 2016, he opened his own facility, JFPT, a customized studio environment tailored to provide the ideal service for your individual needs. With all of the advanced forms of therapy and knowledge that he has gained over the years, this is where Jason Ferine Physical Therapy and Fitness Training has truly taken shape.
Leslie graduated with a B.S. in Health Education from California State University Northridge in 2000, and then received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from California State University Northridge in 2003. Leslie is a lifelong learner and has taken numerous courses since graduation.
Prior to becoming a team member at Goodlife Physical Medicine, she spent several years working at different integrated pain management clinics which specialized in non-surgical spinal decompression, chiropractic, physical therapy, and pilates.
Leslie took up running in 2016 with the goal to accomplish 40 races in one year, and she nearly met that goal with such races such as the 39 Mile Avon Breast Cancer Walk in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles Marathon, Bolder Boulder 10k, multiple Spartan Races, Mount Charleston Marathon, etc. In addition to running, she enjoys the outdoors, CrossFit, Krav Maga, athletic training, and working with kids.
She’s also an advocate for Breast Cancer awareness and is in the process of starting a Non-Profit to help educate and give support to people and their families going through breast cancer.
Physical Therapist Erica Fleischauer received both her Bachelor of Science Biology and Master of Science Exercise Physiology at Florida State University. She received her Master of Physical Therapy at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She regularly participates in continuing education classes to stay up-to-date on new techniques and other tools that can help her treat patients to the best of her ability.
She has been working in her field for over 20 years. The majority of her experience has been in an outpatient Orthopedic setting, ranging from teens to adults, athletes, post surgical patients, motor vehicle accident patients, sports injuries, and rehabilitation.
She enjoys helping people heal and getting them back to doing the activities they love, as well as educating her patients on their condition, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Erica is an active person, with a past history of triathlons and marathons. She also enjoys pilates and yoga, and is very active with her 4 children, taking them biking, rollerblading, and skateboarding.
Health Atlast approaches wellness differently. Together, Drs. Stephanie and Wayne Higashi, DC, had the vision of opening clinics that would provide the care and treatment they would want for themselves and their family. Where the best doctors are working together to provide the highest technology of health care all in one location.
Since graduating together in 2000, the practice took over a pre-existing practice in 2001 that had been in existence since 1987. They grew tremendously and soon found they needed more space and doctors to help keep up with the number of patients they were seeing.
Finding the need to provide a comprehensive approach to care and really needing to face the issue of a large number of medications prescribed, they built a team of board-certified medical doctors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and massage therapists to provide multidisciplinary care for patients. The team at Health Atlast treats your pain, injury, and illness in a cohesive way. They work together as one to optimize your health, increasing the effectiveness of your therapy.
The Higashis saw the need to have this comprehensive approach in more than just West LA and out of seeing the opioid crisis, high suicide rates and overdose problem they together established in 2012, Health Atlast – the first multidisciplinary health care franchise in the world. Each Health Atlast franchisee has been personally selected and each clinic offers convenient office locations across the Los Angeles metro area, including West LA, which was established in 2014, serving Mar Vista, Culver City, and Venice, Marina Del Rey, Inglewood and Playa del Rey, area as well as clinics located in Sherman Oaks, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley and Long Beach California. The team has helped thousands of patients find lasting relief through multidisciplinary pain and wellness management.
Patients often come to Health Atlast with messy histories of care. They have been prescribed multiple medications by numerous providers rather than receiving a complete treatment plan from one office. Founders Stephanie Higashi, DC, and Wayne Higashi, DC, created a medical clinic that offers patients holistic treatment options.
Health Atlast partners with you to better understand your condition and develop a custom treatment plan. They provide medical exams, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, have onsite x-ray. They have arthritis treatment therapies, chiropractic services, migraine headache treatment, and more all under one roof.
Call the office or schedule an appointment online to start your journey today.
Ping-Hsuan (Daphne) Chiao, PT, DPT, is a board-certified physical therapist who provides comprehensive care to patients at the West Los Angeles office of Health Atlast. Dr. Chiao, DPT completed her undergraduate studies at Rice University in 2016, and graduated with High Honors from University of St. Augustine, San Marcos in 2020 for physical therapy. Dr. Chiao, DPT has been working in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy settings and strives to provide excellent care to all patients with compassion and attentiveness.
With over 30 years of experience, my goal is to increase function and to decrease pain with innovative treatment techniques, modalities and exercise. I am continual learner and keep up to date on current and best practices. I have experience in in-patient (acute care), out-patient (clinic), sports rehab, acute rehab, worker's compensation and worksite ergonomics. I concentrate on prevention of disability and encourage return to activity. My plan of care centers on integration of their current lifestyle and adding home activity to advance healing and progress patients return to function. I concentrate on wellness-based education and activity to reach the patient's therapy goals.
“Shannon was amazing. Knew exactly what back issues I've been having since college and a realistic plan to attack it. Was able to clearly explain with photos and her indepth knowledge on the body. Can't wait to tackle the back now.”
Mary Ludloff, PT
Physical Therapist
1516 N Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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Tanya Balakrishnan, MPT
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