MEET THE PURSUIT TEAM

Dr. Michael Fabrick was born and raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania and attended Slippery Rock University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. He then went on to receive his Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy in May of 2020. While in school, Dr. Fabrick worked as both the assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach for the SRU Women’s Tennis team. In 2017 he designed both a sports performance and injury prevention program that is still utilized by the tennis team at SRU today. During his final tenure as a Doctoral intern, he trained underneath Todd Ellenbecker, who is one of the world’s leading experts on shoulder rehabilitation and is the Vice President of Medical Services for the ATP World Tour. It was at this time, Dr. Fabrick gained his experience in the rehabilitation of recreational, junior, and elite tennis players.

Upon graduating from school, Dr. Fabrick immediately began working and travelling on the professional tennis tour as a Private Physical Therapist to top American, CiCi Bellis. Here he was tasked with handling all aspects of rehabilitation, match preparation, and physical recovery efforts while training in the States and traveling to tournaments abroad. His expertise lies in treating upper extremity injuries, but also enjoys helping patients with back, hip, or leg pain. He is passionate about connecting with his patients and finding a way to lead them back to full health. Additionally, Dr. Fabrick also has his training in advanced manual therapy techniques and dry needling through the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy in order to further specialize.

In his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities like tennis, golf, spikeball, frisbee, disc golf, hiking, and swimming. When he’s not being active, he enjoys the challenge of learning guitar, finding new music, and serving others. He loves being challenged to become better at something new and achieve lofty goals. Most importantly, he is passionate about his faith and serving in his local church and community.

Maryann was originally born in Connecticut but moved to Florida with her family at the age of 9 and she grew up in Jupiter, Florida. She then went to college at the University of Central Florida for her undergraduate degree and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy in 1996.

She started her career by gaining valuable experience with orthopedic patients at locally here Florida Hospital Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Then, in 2002, she moved to California where she received advanced training in manual therapy through Hands On Seminars and Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos, DPT, MD, PHD, DSc.  There in California, she worked at an outpatient orthopedic clinic where she became proficient with spinal, pelvic, SI Joint, and various other orthopedic dysfunctions.

After starting a family with her husband, she moved back to the Central Florida area and began working at a physician owned orthopedic practice in 2007.  Here she continued her advanced manual therapy training and gained valuable knowledge while working alongside some of the top orthopedic physicians in Orlando.  In 2014 she received her Mastery Certification in Manual Therapy from Hands On Seminars. Then in 2021 she became certified in Intramuscular Dry Needling from the University of St Augustine. She then continued to become proficient with various orthopedic dysfunctions with developing a love for the pelvic girdle and spine. Additionally, she received advance training in women’s health and pelvic floor dysfunctions through Herman Wallace Training.

Maryann has developed a very strong background in biomechanics and orthopedics which enables her to provide the highest level of care for her patients.  She believes strongly in integrating a hands-on- therapy with exercise and education to allow her clients to learn about their bodies and take ownership of their health.  In her free time, she loves being active with her husband and kids. She enjoys camping, biking, and going to the beach.

Dr. Kayla Cook was born and raised in Northern California and received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from California State University in Sacramento.  She then received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The University of St Augustine for Health Sciences.  After doing her physical therapy clinical rotations in Florida, she loved it so much that she decided to move to Florida.  Kayla has extensive manual training through her training at St. Augustine and then built it through her clinical rotations where she worked under our very own Maryann Daniels, PT where she continued to learn advanced manual therapy techniques.  From there, Kayla took an invested interest in the sacro-iliac joint and took advanced training from renowned specialist Dr. Hesch and the Hesch Institute to earn her certification as a Sacroiliac Joint Practitioner.  Kayla also specializes in working with patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). As an EDS patient herself, Kayla has a unique insight on the condition and how to work with patient’s symptoms. She spent many years herself going through the motions with no answers and wants to make sure that no one else goes through the same experience and everyone is heard.   She has advanced training with EDS which allows her to perform the most latest and innovative techniques with EDS patients.

Kayla has a background as a volleyball athlete and coached competitively for 9 years working with young athletes from ages 12-18. She has taken her love of coaching and applied it into a continued love for physical therapy and analyzing and breaking down movements and teaching others.  As a former athlete and coach, Kayla has a love for mechanics and getting to the root of a problem.  She likes to address mechanics with manual therapy in conjunction with strengthening in order to help her patients achieve their goals. She enjoys working with young athletes, volleyball plyers, cervical pain pathologies, and sacro-iliac dysfunctions.  In her free time she loves to travel, be outdoors camping and hiking, attending sporting events, and has a goal of going to every MLB ballpark.

Pursuit Physical Therapy is committed to providing the best treatment and to exceed expectations throughout your patient experience. We take every measure possible to make sure every patient’s journey towards recovery is an easy one. We are pleased to introduce Jade Geiger, as our Pursuit Concierge Specialist!

Jade was born in Orlando, Florida but spent her childhood in Germany and England. She attended Stetson University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Her passion is helping others and making a positive impact in people’s  lives. In her free time, Jade enjoys exercising, spending time with her 2 dogs, acting in short films, and trying new activities.

As Pursuit’s concierge specialist her role will include answering patient’s questions and helping to ensure you receive the best possible care before, during, and after treatment has started. She will also assist with scheduling initial evaluations, treatment sessions, and social media marketing.  We are thrilled to have Jade join the Pursuit family and feel this will benefit our patients greatly by offering an additional level of support and guidance.

Dr. Raymond Butts graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Engineering and served as a 1st Armored Division Army officer in Bosnia-Kosovo and Iraq. He also received a post-graduate, International Masters of Neuroscience from the University of Tubingen, Germany, where he investigated central mediated aspects of chronic pain with magnetoencephalography and fMRI. In addition, Dr. Butts completed a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and a Doctorate of Philosophy in motor rehabilitation from the University of South Carolina. His PhD thesis explored the use of transcranial magnetic and direct current stimulation to disinhibit the motor cortex and facilitate plasticity-dependent, motor recovery. He is one of 350 physical therapists in the U.S. to have earned a Diploma in Osteopractic.

In 2022, he also became a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy, a title earned by only 2% of the physical therapy profession. Dr. Butts has a strong track record of teaching and research. He has authored or co-authored 30 publications and 31 scholarly BLOG articles on physical therapy topics. Over the course of 16 years, Dr. Butts taught anatomy/physiology and biomechanics to pre healthcare professionals at Midlands Technical College and the University of South Carolina, respectively, for which he was awarded the distinguished graduate award. He was also an Assistant Professor at Gannon University, where he taught gross anatomy, neuroscience, and advanced orthopedics to Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate students. From 2013 to 2022, he coordinated the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical and taught over 500 seminars nationally and internationally on spinal manipulation, dry needling, research methodology, cadaver-based anatomy and pain science. He recently presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Conference (St. Louis, MO), Ecole d’Assas Physiotherapy School (Paris, France), and the Centre Européen d’Enseignement en Rééducation et Réadaptation Fonctionnelle (Paris, France).

Dr. Butts has treated patients with orthopaedic and chronic pain conditions since 2008. During 2023, he served as clinical manager and research director for Symmetry Physical Therapy, a concierge-style PT practice in downtown Miami. A recent part of a medical mission to Armenia and Lebanon to help soldiers and families ravaged by war, he consistently strives to provide exceptional care and achieve extraordinary, patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Butts is a former competitive rower and has had the unique opportunity to compete in numerous international and world-class rowing championships. He enjoys the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment where quality patient care is the standard.