Scott Hoffinger, MD
Director Pediatric Orthopaedics Department

Dr. Scott Hoffinger has been the director of the Pediatric Orthopaedics Department at Children’s Hospital Oakland since 1993. Dr. Hoffinger attended a six-year medical program at the University of Michigan. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopaedic residency at Yale University, and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics at UC Davis Medical Center.

He spent four years as an Assistant Professor at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington, where he was also the medical director of the Gait Analysis Laboratory. His areas of interest include cerebral palsy, limb reconstruction and lengthening, trauma reconstruction and hip dysplasia.

Dr. Hoffinger is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, as well as the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is currently serving on the board of the Northern California Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic.

Dr. Hoffinger’s skill as a clinician and teacher has been recognized by the residents at The University of California, San Francisco, who presented him with the Resident Teaching Award in 1995. He is also an associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and is frequently invited to give lectures at conferences and meetings throughout the Bay Area. Dr. Hoffinger was the medical staff vice at Children’s Hospital in 2003.

Nirav Pandya, MD
Co-Director Pediatric Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program

Dr. Nirav K. Pandya joined the Pediatric Orthopaedic Department at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland in September 2011. His areas of interest include sports medicine, arthroscopy, pediatric trauma, and disorders of the hip as well as general pediatric orthopaedics.

Originally from Chicago, Dr. Pandya received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. While at the University of Chicago, Dr. Pandya was a member of the track and field team, and was elected captain his senior year. He remains one of the top 10 triple jumpers in the school’s history. He then received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. While in medical school, he served as an assistant coach for the University of Chicago track and field team, coaching several national qualifiers.

Dr. Pandya then went on to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He served as academic chief resident his final year, and was the recipient of the DeForest Willard Award for outstanding performance. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego where he was awarded the Lena Sefton Clark endowed fellowship award. Dr. Pandya has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, and has spoken at several national conferences.

Jim Policy, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Policy received his MD from the College of Medicine at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Stanford University and a Pediatric Orthopaedic fellowship at Shriners Hospital in Portland, Oregon where he received specialized training in scoliosis surgery as well as Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Since joining the Children's Hospital Oakland Orthopaedic group in 1999, he has taken the Scoliosis program to a new level by applying the most current surgical techniques. He has changed the care of scoliosis at Children’s by performing some surgeries endoscopically, and now performs a scoliosis correction with multiple pedicle screw fixation, which provides excellent results with a single approach. Dr. Policy has also allowed the Children's group to offer more sports medicine surgery by using a voice activated computer in the operating room while he performs arthroscopy. Jim has also helped grow and improve the Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Program at Children’s Hospital in Oakland.

Michelle Cappello, MSPT
Management Coordinator, Physical Therapist

Michelle Cappello received her MS in physical therapy from Boston University. She is certified in PNF, a manual training method for stretching and strengthening. Michelle has worked with local young athletes in a variety of sports, including rowing, soccer, baseball, swimming, basketball, track, skiing, gymnastics and volleyball. Her rehabilitation programs are based on function and performance tailored to each individual athlete. Michelle is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association in both the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine sections. She is also an avid soccer player.

David Arakawa, MPT, CSCS
Management Coordinator - Walnut Creek, Physical Therapist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
    
David earned his master’s degree in physical therapy from Western University of Health Sciences in 2000. He has been a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) since 2002. David has worked with young athletes in a variety of sports, including baseball, swimming, basketball, volleyball, football and wrestling. His extensive knowledge of functional anatomy, biomechanics and rehabilitation/training principles enables him to provide optimal interventions for young athletes. 

Bruce Valentine, PTA, ATC
Program Manager for Athletic Training Services,
Physical Therapist Assistant
    
Bruce received his BS from California State University at Hayward in 1993. He majored in Kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training. He has been a board-certified member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) since 1993. Bruce became licensed as a physical therapy assistant with a degree from Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado in 2003.
   
Bruce served for 13 years as an athletic trainer and later as program director of the Sequoia Hospital Center for Sports Health. Bruce was a head athletic trainer at the high school and collegiate levels during that period of time. He has extensive experience working with football, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball teams as well as cross-country, track and field, and swimming. Bruce joined the Children's Hospital Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes in 2005. His particularly enjoys his teenage son’s soccer and baseball participation and the many outdoor activities that his family does together.

Robin Bousquet, MPT
Senior Physical Therapist

Robin received her BA in physical education from California State University, Chico, in 1992 and her MPT in physical therapy from Western University of Health Sciences in 1997.        

While at Chico, Robin taught swimming, played for the Chico State Women’s LaCrosse team, and was director of aerobics at Chico State University. At Western University, she presented her thesis on "Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Land versus Aquatic Therapy." After completing her education, Robin practiced throughout Southern California, working in outpatient and inpatient clinics at Shriner's Hospital, UCLA, St. Joseph's Hospital, and USC University Hospital

Robin was an avid ice skater with several courses in ballet and jazz. Other interests include running, rollerblading and hiking in the local foothills. She is very happy to return to the Bay Area and continues to pursue her interests in the rehabilitation and training of young athletes.

Stacy Wong, DPT
Physical Therapist
    
Stacy was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. She attended UCLA and earned her BS in physiological science in 2000. Stacy received her doctorate in physical therapy at USC in 2007. Stacy played both, varsity basketball and volleyball, in high school and participated in a variety of club sports while in college. Despite undergoing multiple knee surgeries, she maintains an active lifestyle by playing with a club basketball team, surfing, rock climbing, and kickboxing. Stacy has also coached a variety of youth basketball teams and clinics throughout the years.

In addition to her physical therapy experience Stacy has also worked with Loyola Marymount University's athletic teams. Stacy's love for sport and passion to help people has brought her to northern California to work at the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes. Stacy draws on her different experiences, as a patient and a clinician, to relate to her patients and to return them to function in a safe and effective manner.

Kelli Adams, PTA, ATC
Physical Therapist Assistant, Athletic Trainer

Kelli Adams has been with Childrens Hospital and Research Center Oakland since July 2009. Kelli went to Xavier University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training in 1999 and San Jose State University with a Master of Arts Degree in Kinesiology in 2002. She became a licensed physical therapist assistant in the Fall of 2007. She has worked with Pop Warner Football and various high school sports, ranging from football to softball and wrestling, in the Bay Area since 2001. Kelli works in the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes both in the rehab clinic as well as in the Orthopedic clinic to assist the sports medicine physicians. She is currently the head Athletic Trainer for Albany High School. Kelli's hobbies include Brazilian and Latin dance.

Mikel Jackson, ATC
Athletic Trainer

Mikel graduated from the San Jose State University in 2009 with a B.S. in Athletic Training and Minor in African-American Studies. The Bay Area native (and Amador Valley High alum) is an active member of the NATA and California Athletic Trainer’s Association. He has worked with competitive and recreational young athletes in a variety of sports including basketball, wrestling, volleyball, softball and gymnastics.

Mikel’s professional interests include sports performance nutrition and athletic training in non-traditional sports settings. An active sportsman, his leisure time is spent white water rafting, skydiving, snowboarding, hang gliding, or rock climbing.

Jamie Faison, ATC, CSCS
Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Jamie earned his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from UC Davis in 2003, and became a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) in 2004. In addition to working as an Athletic Trainer at the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes, he is also the Head Athletic Trainer at Berkeley High School. Jamie has worked at Berkeley High school since 2005 and he also teaches the Sports Medicine class. In 2008 Jamie became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Jamie loves working with athletes of all ages and sports, especially in baseball, football, wrestling, and swimming. He works hard with his athletes to get them FIT, FAST and STRONG for their sport!

Jasmine Gittens, ATC
Athletic Trainer

Daniel Kamenetzky
Kinesiologist & Biomechanist

Daniel received his BS in Physical Education from the National School of Physical Education Romero Brest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1991. In 2010 he earned a Master Degree in Kinesiology from the California State University.

Daniel worked 13 years in the Argentinean educational and sports performance system with children and youths, teaching physical education and a number of different sports. He also worked in a High Performance Laboratory studying athlete’s physical capacity, and together with a multidisciplinary team in training and rehabilitating competitive and recreational athletes. In line with his interest in sport education, he created several programs for schools and sports teams and worked as a consultant for different sports programs. Since his arrival to the U.S. in 2000, he worked as the fitness coach for the women's rugby team at the University of California, Berkeley (CA), he started the women's rugby team at St. Mary's College in Moraga (CA). He also created several projects for the Club at The Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley (CA), and performed sport evaluation projects with many local sports teams.

Daniel's specialties include Applied Sciences to Performance, Sports Evaluations and Movement Reeducation and Rehabilitation.

Amanda Powell
Physical Therapy Aide

Maricela Guzman
Office Coordinator

Latasha Dunn
Office Associate

Carol Herndon
Office Associate

Andrea Martinez
Office Associate

Janis Miller
Office Associate