Chad was born and raised in Hilo, graduated with an exercise science degree at Pacific University, and obtained his DPT at Wheeling Jesuit university in 2012. He has always been passionate about outpatient physical therapy and has completed an APTA accredited Orthopedic Residency program in the state of Washington where he was trained by orthopedic specialists and has honed his skills as a Physical Therapist. He has special interests in manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and functional movement assessments which allows him to identify underlying root problems efficiently and treat them with the most effective interventions. When Chad is not in the clinic, you can probably find him fishing, diving, or coaching high school Judo.