Alex was born and raised in Ukraine. When he moved to Long Beach, California at 7 years old, he remembers thinking how weird it was moving from a country that had all four seasons to California, where it seemed like it was summer year-round. He spent his elementary, middle, and high school years in Long Beach and proceeded to achieve his B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine (Zot Zot Zot!).

While in his undergraduate years at UCI, Alex realized he wanted to go into PT after countless injuries that occurred while playing basketball and remaining active. He dislocated both his ankles playing basketball. Multiple visits (or years) of physical therapy peaked his interest in pursuing it as a career and led him to shadow PT’s, participate in volunteer work, and work as a physical therapist aid. Realizing his newfound passion, he pursued to earn his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Chapman University.

His specialties include orthopedics, geriatrics, and pre-habilitation. His goal is to educate each patient in a way that allows them to become experts on their own body. He spends the entire time with the patient, creating an individualized program each session.  He speaks English and Russian and seeing his patients progress on a daily basis and reach their functional potential keeps him motivated as a physical therapist.  In his free time, Alex enjoys working out, participating in Spartan races, hiking, cooking, and cosplay.