Orthopedic Team Physicians for the Oakland Athletics
 

Maggi Cary, PT, NASM-PES

Maggi Cary received her professional training at UCSF. With over 20 years of experience, her areas of expertise include fitness, weight training, martial arts and equestrian hunter/jumper training. She is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist.

Maggi holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and was a member of the medical team for the US Olympic Tae Kwon Do competition. Her professional sports affiliations include San Francisco Demons (former XFL Pro Football Team). She has been PT Consultant to the Golden State Warriors basketball team for fifteen years.

Maggi’s interests include martial arts, weight training, horseback riding and canine field obedience competition.

John Nisbet, PT

John Nisbet received his professional training at UCSF and has over 25 years of experience in knee and shoulder rehabilitation.  John also has an interest in adult fitness including balance training.

John’s professional sports affiliations include PT Consultant for the Oakland Strings professional tennis team, the Oakland Stompers professional soccer team, the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team and the Golden State Warriors professional basketball team.

John’s interests include swimming, biking and running. He has finished the Hawaii Ironman Competition three times.

Julie Choate, MPT

Julie Choate received her Master of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Southern California in 1994.  Her primary area of practice has been orthopaedics and sports medicine.

Julie was an NCAA gymnast for four years, and minored in Spanish.  She has had countless hours of continuing education with an emphasis on manual techniques, including an extensive study of the Maitland/Australian method. Julie has devoted years of practice in developing post-operative rehabilitation of cervical and lumbar surgical patients. Her specialty areas are the spine, foot and ankle, knee and shoulder.  She works with past, present and future professional athletes, including but not limited to gymnastics, soccer, baseball, basketball, football, and golf, and also enjoys working with recreational athletes.

Julie enjoys nature walks, books, art, and wine tasting.

Debbie Anderson, OTR/L, CHT

Debbie Anderson received her BS in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from CSU Hayward, and a Masters degree of Occupational Therapy from Merritt College. She is an Occupational Therapist/Certified Hand Therapist with 11 years of  experience in the Tri-Valley Area, and is an Ergonomic Assessment Specialist.

Debbie co-authored a chapter entitled, "Wellness of the Hands" in the AOTA Self Study Guide, 1996. She is fluent in Sign Language and Medical Spanish. Her interests include outdoor activities, travel, cooking and entertaining.