Maria grew up in Montgomery County. She attended Gaithersburg High School and graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a bachelor’s in Biological Sciences. Maria worked in biomedical research at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and volunteered at the Red Cross in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where she became interested in pursuing a career in Physical Therapy. She went on to earn a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Maria’s clinical experience encompasses subacute and outpatient orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. She enjoys working with general orthopedic cases and has an interest in sports medicine. Maria’s hobbies include running, playing tennis and dancing salsa. Maria is fluent in Spanish.
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“The Therapist, Maria, is a highly skilled and educated professional. She is extremely thorough giving excellent and gentle directions . Maria participates in the patient session–not just talks or stands using a computer! Maria is always watching details of each movement and repetition and correcting movements if needed and also gives gentle direction and encouragement. Front desk reception by Joe is beyond expectations. He is always above and beyond helpful, calm, encouraging and PATIENT! Joe is a true team player, always seeing what needs done and jumps to see the front desk runs smoothly! These 2 employees are why I highly recommend OrthoBethesda to everyone! They are the best asset of the practice! Thank you!”
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“Maria is wonderfully skilled! She is always evaluating and adjusting our routine depending on how I present. She is also full of helpful advice for behavior modifications at home.”
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“Maria has been a gem for helping me to understand the importance of the correct techniques to rehab. The entire staff is courteous and professional. The clinic is also very clean.”
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“My therapist, Maria, was very helpful, providing me with exercises and feedback all throughout the therapy timeline. I’ve made significant progress.”
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“Maria my therapist. She gets a 5/5 based solely on her performance, competency, knowledge, manner, plan of action, welcoming attitude, friendly encouragement and specific feedback & corrections, explanation of the reason for the exercises & skills developed, and CLEAR instruction for doing what she outlined. She is an outstanding PT!”
