Staff

Natalie Byrnes OTD, OTR/L

Natalie graduated from the University of Virginia in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science, concentration in Neuroscience, and Spanish.  She continued her education at Virginia  Commonwealth University, where she obtained her Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree in 2023. Natalie found her passion for orthopedics and hand therapy in graduate school and has been working in the field ever since graduation. Natalie specializes in the rehabilitation of the shoulder,... Read More

Whitney Yoder, PT, DPT, Cert. DN

Whitney graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a BS in Exercise Science in 2018. She continued her education at Nova Southeastern University where she obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in 2021. Whitney has worked in outpatient orthopedics for the last three years and utilizes manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and stability training. Her favorite joint to treat is the shoulder and she enjoys inventing creative shoulder stabilization and postural... Read More

Sarah Spore, PT, DPT

Sarah graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Health and Exercise Science in 2018. She continued her education at the University of Saint Mary where she obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in 2022. Sarah enjoys working with patients of all ages that have a variety of orthopaedic conditions. Her treatment approach includes a combination of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and functional training tailored to achieve... Read More

Maria Petrella OTD, OTR/L

Maria graduated from Roanoke College in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in Public Health. She continued her education at Methodist University where she received a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy in 2021. Maria has been working in orthopedics and hand therapy since graduation, as she has special interest in various upper extremity injuries and conditions, as well as custom orthotic fabrication. Maria specializes... Read More

Sandesh Rao, MD

Sandesh Rao, MD

Sandesh Rao, MD, specializes in joint reconstruction and replacements of the hip and knee and fracture care. His expertise is minimally invasive primary hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement, outpatient joint replacement, and robotic assisted joint replacements. He has a special interest in complex and revision hip and knee replacements. Additionally, he has training in multiple approaches to hip replacement surgery including direct anterior, anterolateral, direct lateral, and posterolateral... Read More

Jodi Maram, PT

Jodi graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy. Jodi worked in Johannesburg and St Louis, MO before joining SMART. She has spent most of her working career in outpatient orthopedic clinics where she has treated a broad spectrum of patients. Jodi's treatment approach includes Maitland mobilisation techniques, neuromuscular re-education, postural re-education and other therapeutic exercises to ensure... Read More

Sasha Chedalavada

Sasha Chedalavada PA-C

Sasha’s smile is contagious and reflects how much she believes in how we at WOSM can affect such positive change in our patients daily life activities. Having graduated from Southern Adventist University with a BS in Health Sciences in 2009, she then went to PA School at Salus University graduating in 2014. She joined WOSM in 2017 bringing a prior experience in surgery. You can find her on the weekends... Read More

Emily Collins, PA-C

Emily Collins PA-C

Emily joined WOSM in 2019 and has embraced her personal motto with how she cares for her patients, believing that if you try to focus on being happy in the present moment without worrying about the future, you can find your peace within circumstances you may not have control over. Born and raised in South Carolina, Emily attended undergrad at Wake Forest and graduated from PA school at the Medical... Read More

Grey Davenport

Grey Davenport PA-C

Grey joined WOSM in 2018 and brought a background in athletic training, with her prior experience as the Head Athletic Trainer for Oakdale Highschool in Frederick, MD prior to starting PA school at Campbell University. She is a North Carolina native having been raised in Rocky Mount and graduating from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Athletic Training in 2012. Grey was involved with athletic training for the football,... Read More

Amanda Plumb, PT, DPT

Amanda graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Science and a Certificate in Pathokinesiology. She then received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute of Health Professions in Boston in January 2014. Amanda enjoys working with patients across the life span with various orthopedic conditions, taking a special interest in treatment of the knee and... Read More