Joal Miller, PT
I grew up in Washington state living mostly on the wet (west) side in a suburb of Seattle. My wife and I decided to find a drier climate and moved to Arizona shortly after I graduated from The University of Puget Sound in 1999. I loved sports and outdoor activities growing up. Later, I was fortunate to be able to swim in college and specialized in the 200 butterfly. I continue to be involved in athletics as a recreational cyclist and triathlete. I also love to travel and am usually looking forward to our next adventure. My wife is an occupational therapist and has a gift for working with special needs children. Our son was a swimmer as well and has graduated college. He is now in the working world doing sales and marketing. Our daughter excelled in gymnastics and is currently in college working toward a career in healthcare. It’s hard to believe but we opened San Tan Physical Therapy back when there was one stoplight in Queen Creek.
Carl Newton, PT
Carl originally grew up in rural Central Oregon, and practiced in Washington before moving to Arizona. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a Master of Science in Human Movement and Performance from Western Washington University, as well as his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Puget Sound. Previous to clinical work, Carl taught and conducted research at WWU as a full-time Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology. He has also worked for various sports teams and in industrial ergonomics developing and implementing injury prevention programs, as well as developing special expertise in management and prevention of injuries in competitive runners and triathletes. Carl has experience treating orthopedics for the whole body but has particular interest in foot/ankle, spine disorders, balance/fall prevention, and vestibular dysfunctions. Carl is also an avid outdoorsman. He has extensive personal experience as a competitive triathlete, competing in several World Championship races and numerous top finishes of high profile events. In his free time he enjoys woodworking, landscape and carpentry projects, trivia, running with his Vizslas, and spending time with his family.
Kimberly Marston, PT
Kim is an Arizona native who attended ASU for her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology before completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Franklin Pierce University. Kim also has her comprehensive Pilates certification and has been teaching for over 10 years, most recently training professional baseball players for the Cleveland Guardians organization. When she is not working with patients or training athletes, Kim can be found, passport in hand, checking another country off of her bucket list. She has been to about 30 countries.
Robyn Escobedo, PTA
Robyn is an Arizona native who graduated from Arizona State University in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. She received massage therapy training at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts and was an ACE certified personal trainer. During her career as a personal trainer she received advanced exercise education in pilates and core conditioning. Her passion for health and wellness led her to a job in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic, and after several years returned to school to become a Physical Therapist Assistant. She graduated from the PTA program at Gateway Community College in 2011 and has enjoyed helping people recover from pain and injury ever since. Robyn has 4 children that keep on her toes and a terrific husband that helps make our community a better place.
Jillian Garbera, PTA
Jillian has spent the large majority of her life in Arizona and is happy to claim Arizona as home. She spent her childhood dancing competitively and became interested in the rehab world through her own experiences with physical therapy. In high school, she was a student athletic trainer working primarily with football and baseball players. It was there that she found her passion for rehab and returning people to the activities they love. She graduated from Pima Medical Institute in 2011 with her PTA degrees and has been specializing in outpatient orthopedics ever since. When she is not in the clinic, she is spending time with her husband and sweating while cheering on her 2 kids at the pool or baseball field.
