Dr. Derrick Nguyen, PT, DPT, CSCS, ERA

Physical Therapist

Specializations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Derrick excelled at high school football and track & field and was a Division I rugby player for the University of California, Irvine. His passion for sports and performance eventually led him to pursue his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California, a perennially top 5 physical therapy program.  While at USC, he also acquired his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. 

Through his clinical rotations, Derrick has extensive experience in Parkinsons, stroke rehabilitation, orthopedics, and sports injuries. However, his main area of expertise and passion lies in ACL recovery and returning athletes to sport. 

His extensive education and credentialing, along with first hand understanding of athletic performance and demands of sport, allows him to harmoniously integrate the principles of strength and conditioning into his rehabilitation and vice versa, providing athletes a unique, multidisciplinary approach to rehab and performance. 

He takes pride in establishing connections with his athletes and patients, helping empower them and bestowing a sense of physical and mental resiliency in them to allow them to be the best version of themselves.