Commonweatlh Physical Therapists

 

Fairfax Clinic

Virginia Fox, LPTA, MS

Virginia is a native of Alexandria , Virginia. She attended NVCC where she earned her AAS in Physical Therapy. Virginia went on in her studies at Marymount University to earn her BA with an emphasis in Sports Medicine. She later completed her MS at Marymount University continuing to follow Sports Medicine and Health Fitness and Performance.

Virginia started her practice with Alexandria Orthopaedics and Associates in 1994, which later merged with Commonwealth Orthopaedics in 1999.

Virginia and her son reside in Alexandria. They en joy attending Major League Baseball games, Redskins football games, playing softball and going to the sites around the D.C. area.

 

Beth Geldmacher, PT

Born and raised in Maryland, Beth Geldmacher attended Roanoke College in Virginia earning a BS in Biology before going on to receive her DPT at Duke University. She returned to the Northern Virginia area to be closer to family and joined Commonwealth Orthopaedics in 2004. She works out of the Fairfax office and has outside interests in running, sailing, singing, and more recently, indoor rock climbing.

 

Rebecca Graham, MPT

Rebecca grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved east to attend college at James Madison University, where she was also a member of the Division I Women’s Gymnastics team. She received her Master’s in Physical Therapy at MCP-Hahnemann University (now part of Drexel University) in 1999 and moved to Northern Virginia where she began working in outpatient physical therapy. She joined Commonwealth in April 2001 at the Arlington office, and moved to the Fairfax office in 2002. Rebecca enjoys treating post-surgical joint problems and fractures, and is known for her creative exercise programs.

Rebecca and her husband live in Fairfax and have a 3 ½ year old son and a baby girl.

 

Jennifer Konchar, MSPT

A native of Beaver, Pennsylvania, Jennifer has been an employee of the Commonwealth Orthopedics physical therapy team since 2000.  Since that time she has worked mainly in the Fairfax office.  Prior to joining Commonwealth, Ms. Konchar worked with Jameson Rehabilitation Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania for one year.

Jennifer’s interest in physical therapy was cultivated since grade school.  Through elementary and high school, she was the paper carrier at the Beaver Medical Center.   Her interest in health care grew from this experience and eventually led to volunteer work at multiple outpatient therapy clinics and ultimately the career choice of physical therapy.

Jennifer graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a BS in the Health Science Option of Psychology before attending Arcadia University where she earned her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy in 1998.  Jennifer holds her Virginia State Physical Therapy and Pennsylvania State Physical Therapy licenses.

Jennifer and her husband Mark have one child, Bella Rose, and reside in Fairfax, VA. They enjoy waterskiing, hiking, and ice hockey and are avid Pittsburgh Steelers and Penn State football fans!!!

 

Sonaal Luthra, OTR

Sonaal received her degree in Occupational Therapy at NIOH, India.  After she graduated in 1997, she moved to the Northern Virginia Area where she started working at George Washington University and National Rehabilitation Hospital.  She specializes in Hand and Upper Quarter Therapy and is currently going to Drexel University to earn her certificate in Advanced Practice for Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation.  If you ask her why she decided to become a Hand Therapist she will tell you that she “enjoys holding hands”.  She joined Commonwealth Orthopedics in 2007.

Sonaal and her husband live in the Fair Lakes area and have two girls who are 6 and 3 years old.

 

Hugh McGee, PT

Hugh is a native Northern Virginian, who has been with Commonwealth for almost 6 years. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He received his degree in Physical Therapy from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Hugh enjoys working with patients of all ages, covering the full spectrum of orthopaedic conditions.

His interests include: sports injuries, degenerative conditions of both the spine and extremities, and post-operative rehabilitation. Married, with one child and one on the way, he is busy, but still finds time to play guitar and to get in the pool to swim some laps.

 

Deana L. McNeely, PT, DPT

Deana originally became interested in Physical Therapy while working with children with special needs while in college.  As she gained more experience during her graduate studies, she became interested in the “hands on” aspect of working with patients with orthopedic injuries, both children and adults.  Since joining Commonwealth Physical Therapy in 2003, she has enjoyed treating a wide variety of patients, using both manual therapy skills and therapeutic exercise to help her patients return to their active, busy lives. 

After growing up in the Northeast, Deana earned her BS in Biology at the College of William and Mary in 1999, then her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia in 2002.  In 2005, Deana went back to the Medical College of Virginia and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) through a distance-based program, which she completed in 2007.  Since 2006, Deana has been the clinic manager in our Fairfax office, and she enjoys splitting her time between patient care and administrative activities. 

Deana and her husband have a young daughter, who keeps them busy.  They enjoy relaxing with family, swimming, and traveling.