Cortino Darden PT, DPT

Physical Therapist / Pima

Kate Schnall PT, DPT

Director of Pima

Kate is originally from Tucson and moved at a young age to upstate New York. She completed her undergraduate and graduate coursework at the University at Buffalo. She graduated with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2020, and participated in the University’s first ever “virtual graduation ceremony”.
Kate enjoys working with a wide variety of patients. She especially enjoys working with athletes and dancers. She spent several years volunteering at Danceability in NY, a dance studio that specializes in working with dancers with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Kate loves to stay active. You can often find her hiking, biking or at the gym. She spends her free time with the company of friends and family or watching a Buffalo Bills game. This year she’s confident they’ll be in the Superbowl!

Marissa Fuhrman PT, DPT

Pima Clinic

Marissa is a Tucson native who graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Kinesiology and minor in Psychology, going on to receive her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northern Arizona University.
Marissa has a 3 part approach to helping others achieve their goals, utilizing clinical expertise with evidence-based and patient-centered practice to treat the problem at the source. She specializes in sports medicine, orthopedics, pediatric orthopedics, post-op recovery, manual therapy, and dry needling.
Marissa is certified in Parkinson Wellness Recovery and is passionate about working with patients from all walks of life to form a therapeutic alliance.
Marissa enjoys traveling, watching baseball, and spending time camping and hiking with her fiancée and 3 dogs in her spare time.

Roma Casey PT, DPT

Roma is originally from Manhattan, New York City. She completed the 3+3 combined B.S. in Exercise Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University at Buffalo. She graduated in May 2024 and a couple months later moved to Tucson. At UB, Roma pursued clinical rotations across the country in outpatient orthopedic settings, and inpatient rehabilitation. Roma has experience with general orthopedic conditions, geriatric patients, post-op knee/hip, athletic individuals and adolescents. She aims to educate and individualize her patients’ plans to help them return to their prior level of function. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family/friends, play volleyball, soccer and pickleball and cheer on the Buffalo Bills and New York Knicks!