Staff

Linda King, PT, ECS, CHT

Linda received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from the University of Missouri. She established Valdosta Physical Therapy Inc. in 1979 and is the sole owner. She received her hand therapy certification in 1994 and electrophysiology clinical specialist certification in 2001. Linda is a member if the APTA and PTAG, where she has held past positions of state treasurer, PAC treasurer, national delegate, nominating committee and regional director.

Stephanie Kurrie, DPT, ECS

Stephanie received a Bachelor of Science in human biology and anthropology from Emory University. She then received her master's and doctorate degrees in physical therapy from the University of Miami. She has continued her education by specializing in lymphedema management with a certification in lymphedema therapy. She is also ABPTS board certified in clinical electrophysiology. She began her career at Valdosta Physical Therapy Inc. in 2003.

Jill Whatley, PTA

Jill is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. She has been a PTA for 16 years all of which she has been employed by VPT. Jill received an Associate of Business Administration from Bainbridge College and a diploma for Physical Therapist assistant from Southwest Georgia Technical College in 1995. She has taken special interest in hand therapy and sports rehabilitation.

Samantha Paradise, DPT

Samantha completed her doctorate of physical therapy in 2012 at Loma Linda University in Southern California. Her areas of interest in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation came from personal experience with knee injuries as a high school and college athlete. During college she spent a year working with orphaned children in El Salvador becoming fluent in Spanish. She is a native Kansan who moved to Valdosta in the summer of 2014.

Ashley Patterson, MS, ATC