Commonwealth Physical Therapists

Reston Clinic

Barbara Ankney, DPT

Barbara is originally from Chicago. She graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Through her many years as a Physical Therapist, Barbara has worked in acute care, home health, pediatrics, outpatient rehabilitation, and research. She was on the academic advisory board for the Physical Therapist Assistant program at College of DuPage in Wheaton, Illinois. She was also an instructor for the program in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at College of DuPage for many years. Prior to coming to Commonwealth Orthopaedics, Barbara worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. where she continues to occasionally work as needed in the outpatient and inpatient Physical Therapy departments.

April Munoz, DPT

April Munoz is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia where she was an all around athlete, involved in track, soccer, and karate, but dedicated most of her time playing field hockey. She then moved to the Northern Virginia Area and attended George Mason University where she received a B.S degree in Health, Fitness, Recreation, and Resources with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation in 2004.

During her undergrad studies at George Mason University, she gained a high interest in becoming a physical therapist. After graduation, April took on a physical therapy aide position at various local hospitals before pursuing her graduate studies with Marymount University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. As a physical therapy student, she had the opportunity of gaining her clinical experience with VCU Health System, INOVA Health System specializing in Pediatric Therapy, and at Commonwealth Orthopaedics where she gained an interest in outpatient orthopedic setting. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in May of 2009 and shortly after joined the Commonwealth Orthopaedics team. On her leisure time, April enjoys spending time with her family, participating in recreational activities such as volleyball in the summer, snowboarding in the winter, and golf all year around!

Karen Popovich OT, CHT

Karen graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1988 with a BS degree in Occupational Therapy. After graduating from UCA, she moved to Central Florida where she focused on traumatic hand injuries & worked with orthopedic hand surgeons in developing therapeutic protocol. In 1993, she attended a nationally-recognized hand therapy residency program in Mesa, Arizona and subsequently earned the prestigious Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) designation. After moving to Northern Virginia in 2007, Karen joined Commonwealth Orthopedics as a Certified Hand Therapist with over 20 years experience in Occupational Therapy.

Karen resides in Potomac Falls with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she volunteers at her children’s elementary school and year-round swim team . In addition to caring for her patients, Karen enjoys running and skiing & stays busy driving her three active children to lacrosse, swim team and guitar lessons.

Rachel Tate, DPT

Originally from the small town of Waterville, Maine, Rachel moved to the DC area during high school. To pursue a career in physical therapy, Rachel entered Ithaca College where she graduated cum laude. She earned her Masters of Physical Therapy with a minor in health sciences and then her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2006. During her time at Ithaca College, Rachel interned in various physical therapy settings, including a skilled nursing facility, a level 1 trauma hospital, an outpatient orthopaedic center, and a sports medicine clinic.

Rachel’s interest in physical therapy began in high school as an active member of the swim & dive, track & field, and athletic training teams. Her interest in athletics made choosing an outpatient orthopaedic physical therapy clinic an easy choice. Rachel joined the Reston office of Commonwealth Orthopaedics in December 2006.

Jennifer R. White, PT, DPT

Jennifer was raised in Herndon, Virginia attending Herndon High School where she was part of the dance team. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University and went on to pursue physical therapy. She did her post-graduate study at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia where she attained her Master’s and Doctorate in physical therapy.

Initially, she worked in the hospital setting at Inova Alexandria Hospital and later focused on her passion of out patient orthopedics at Leesburg Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine at Lansdowne. She currently resides in Ashburn, Virginia and sees patients in the Reston office. Jennifer enjoys running on the W&OD trail and recreational sports.

Kimberly Woo, PT, DPT

Kim has been a competitor all her life in both academics and athletics. She spent 13 years in gymnastics and was a nationally ranked Elite gymnast. Kim competed at international meets in Canada and France. She grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and graduated from Fairfax High School where she competed as a diver on the school’s swim and dive team. Kim went on to attend the University of South Carolina where she earned a BS in Exercise Science. As a Lady Gamecock diver in the highly competitive SEC conference, she lettered all four years at USC and was nationally ranked. After gaining some work experience at HealthSouth and Georgetown University Hospital, Kim decided to go to graduate school. Kim attended Marymount University where she was earned a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. On her leisure time, Kim is an avid traveler and has backpacked through Europe. When not traveling she enjoys running, hiking and reading.