East Tennessee Spine and Sport Greg DeFilippo

Physical Therapist · Certified McKenzie Therapist · Founder & President

Greg graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Notre Dame in 1989. His interest in warmer climates...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Donnie Sharp

Physical Therapist · Certified McKenzie Therapist · Clinic Director

Donnie has been a Physical Therapist in the Oak Ridge area since graduating with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from ETSU...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Graeme Keys

Physical Therapist · Diplomaed McKenzie Therapist · Clinic Director

Graeme graduated from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland in Physiotherapy in 1995. After working...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Bill Pendergrass

Physical Therapist · Certified McKenzie Therapist · Clinic Director

Bill graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2006. Early in his career, he was challenged...

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Micah Reppuhn

Physical Therapist · Clinic Director · Certified McKenzie Therapist

Micah is a familiar face from his previous stint as a Physical Therapist Assistant with ETSS from 2014-2018. He completed a BS in Allied Health from...

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East Tennessee Spine and SportAngelina Reece

Physical Therapist Assistant · Clinic Director

Angelina is a graduate from South College-Asheville and has recently settled into Knoxville. She started out with her passion for bodybuilding and competing....

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Zane Banschbach

Physical Therapist · Clinic Director

Zane graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S in Kinesiology in 2015. After receiving his bachelor’s degree he had an opportunity to work as a physical therapist technician and personal trainer for several companies in Arizona.

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Emily Pace

Physical Therapist · Clinic Director

Emily has been treating pelvic health since graduating from ETSU in 2011. She has always had a passion for learning that hasn’t...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Hollie Hennessy

Physical Therapist

An Oregon Native and graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science, Hollie spent several years...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Kayla Beets

Physical Therapist

Kayla is a graduate of Maryville College with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Kristine Bedell Mongan

Physical Therapist

Kristine is an East Coast transplant just recently relocated to Tennessee and excited for all the opportunities the Spine and Sport family...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Eric Thomas

Physical Therapist · Certified McKenzie Therapist

Eric was born and raised in Knoxville and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in Exercise Science. Eric...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Enid Tate

Physical Therapist · Certified McKenzie Therapist

Enid is an experienced physical therapist that has been with Spine & Sport for over 15 years. Graduating from Ohio University with...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Greg Sills

Physical Therapist Assistant

Greg graduated from Ohio University in 1996 with a BS in Sports Science and obtained his PTA degree in 2003 from Trident...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Amy Merritt

Physical Therapist Assistant

Amy graduated from ETSU with her bachelor’s in Exercise Science and after being a Physical Therapy Tech for 3 years she returned to...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Vee Burden

Physical Therapist Assistant

Anna is a graduate of South College of Knoxville and became a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in 2018. Her interest for Physical...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Ian McKinley

Physical Therapist

Ian graduated from ETSU in 2017 with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He has worked in the greater Knoxville area since and joined the...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Joel Maher

Physical Therapist Assistant

Joel started as an avid Weightlifting and Powerlifting athlete competing locally and nationally. This fed his desire to become a personal trainer...

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East Tennessee Spine and Sport Amanda Carden-McKinley

Physical Therapist

Amanda graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2014 with a B.S.Ed. in Kinesiology. She went on to get my Doctorate of Physical Therapy at East Tennessee...

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Whitney Lensgraf

Physical Therapist

A Farragut High School graduate, Whitney earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Tennessee in 2008. She then gained interest in...

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Damon Deopere

Physical Therapist Assistant

Damon graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and obtained his license as a Physical Therapist Assistant in 2017. While working as a PTA...

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Zach Paul

Physical Therapist Assistant

Zach graduated from South College and obtained his PTA license in 2020. His interest in physical therapy came at an early age being a multi-sport athlete all of his life and dealing with injuries and rehab along the way.

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Erin Brown

Physical Therapist Assistant

Erin is a recent Knoxville transfer from Michigan, and is excited to continue her PTA career with East Tennessee Spine and Sport. She obtained her Physical Therapist Assistant degree from Mott Community College...

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Chris Yarrobino

Physical Therapist Assistant

Chris obtained his PTA degree from Norwalk Community college in Connecticut in 2019. He joined East Tennessee Spine & Sport in July of 2021 with 5 years of overall clinical experience, where he was able to work with patients of all ages and activity levels.

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Nic Brewton

Physical Therapist

Nic graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a B.S. in Kinesiology in 2016. He then went on to receive his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center located in Memphis and graduated in May of 2020.

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Kelsey Hornick

Physical Therapist

Kelsey is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. As an avid mountain biker and yoga practitioner, she has always enjoyed getting people back to what they love doing without pain.

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Jordan Durham

Physical Therapist Assistant

Jordan began her collegiate career with a business focus. After working in Human Resources for nearly 10 years, she discovered her desire to serve the community had shifted more towards health and fitness.

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Kristi Granger

Physical Therapist

Kristi is a Knoxville native and long time Vol Fan. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a BS in Kinesiology. She continued her studies at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga where she graduated with her DPT.

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Azana Ezekiel

Physical Therapist Assistant

Azana is a Knoxville native who graduated from South College-Parkside in 2021. She loves to stay active with yoga and strength training and is working towards obtaining her RYT200.

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Peyton Taylor

Physical Therapist

Peyton was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee and is a graduate of East Tennessee State University where he focused his undergraduate studies in Exercise Science.

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Robby McCarty

Physical Therapist

Robby is a Farragut native, and graduate of Farragut High School. He grew up cheering on the Admirals on Friday nights. After graduating, Robby stayed local attending University of Tennessee Knoxville where he studied Kinesiology and, of course, on Saturdays was fired up to support the Vols.

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Lindsey Von Hagen

Physical Therapist Assistant

Lindsey is a Knoxville native who graduated from Roane State as a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in 2020. Her interest in rehabilitation and wellness began at a young age when a PT shared their love for the career with her.

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Gretty Berry

Physical Therapist Assistant

Gretta graduated from South College as a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in 2022. She decided to become a PTA because she is amazed with human anatomy, and she hopes everyone can enjoy life to the full without pain being a limitation.

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Taryn Bader

Physical Therapist

Taryn graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester, NY in 2011. After spending seven years in the outpatient orthopedic setting, she began treating pelvic health conditions and has continued to pursue education and training for that specialty.

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Rachel Smith

Physical Therapist

Rachel was born and raised in Memphis, TN and received both her BS in Exercise Science and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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Gordon Rudell

Physical Therapist

Gordon graduated from University of Tennessee Chattanooga with a degree in Biology before going on to complete his Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

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Amber Griffin

Physical Therapist Assistant

Louisiana born and raised, Amber graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a B.S. in Kinesiology and a M.S. in Exercise Science.

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Patrick Blake

Physical Therapist

Patrick graduated from Carter High School in 2014, Carson-Newman University in 2018 with bachelor’s degree in exercise science then furthered his education at Marshall University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2022.

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Taylor Poe

Physical Therapist

Taylor is from Knoxville, TN. She is a graduate from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelors in Science and Education.

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Meghan Davis

Physical Therapist Assistant

Meghan graduated from East Tennessee State University with her B.S. in Exercise Science in 2018 and went on to complete her Physical Therapist Assistant degree from South College of Knoxville in 2020.

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