Scott Casares, DPT

Scott is a Central California native who decided on Physical Therapy as a career after his rehabilitation from a lumbar spine injury while playing football in high school. He graduated with a BS in Kinesiology and minor in Spanish at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and received his DPT from the University of Vermont in 2008. Following PT school, Scott and his wife, Whitney, moved to Palo Alto, California, where he was the lead therapist at an orthopedic and sports medicine PT clinic. In pursuit of an increased sense of community, Scott and Whitney moved to Portland and he joined the North Lake family in 2011.

With his love of sports and personal experience with rehab, Scott has developed a passion for working with athletes of all ages and abilities. While in California he ran injury prevention programs for elite youth soccer programs and enjoys working on the sidelines for local high school sports teams. He also enjoys working with post-operative patients. For Scott, there is nothing more fulfilling than partnering with a patient and returning them to the activities they love; whether that’s on or off the field.

In his spare time, Scott loves attending Rose City sporting events, traveling and exploring the PNW, making his daughter laugh, and sampling Willamette Valley beer and wine.