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Tamar Balikian Shetty, DPT

Tamar was born and raised in Santa Monica, and has been a practicing physical therapist since 2006. She graduated with her B.S. in Sports Medicine from Pepperdine University in 2002. She went on to receive her Doctorate of Physical therapy degree in 2006 from Mount St. Mary's College. She has worked in outpatient orthopedics since becoming licensed, and completed a Pilates certification program in 2007. Tamar joined the Pacific Physical Therapy family in 2010 and enjoys working with the community of Manhattan Beach and surrounding neighborhoods. Since 2012 Tamar became a per diem therapist at Pacific PT after having her first child. When she isn't treating patients, Tamar enjoys practicing Pilates, cooking and spending time with her family.