Our Team
Damian Lazzaro
Clinical Director & Senior Physiotherapist - Albion & West End
Damian founded Brisbane Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation after returning to Australia from the United Kingdom in late 2020. Damian has treated English Premier League footballers, international recording artists, professional athletes and theatre stars. Regardless of who you are, Damian is committed to providing an outstanding quality of care.
His experience includes:
Clinical Lead and Senior Physiotherapist at one of Central London’s top sports medicine clinics
Team Physiotherapist with Great Britain Lions
Head Physiotherapist to Anglican Church Grammar School’s 1st XV Rugby Team
Inpatient physiotherapist at the Mater Private Hospital’s medical and orthopaedic wards
Work with the Federal Government
While Damian is skilled in managing all areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, he has particular expertise in:
Lower back disorders - particularly lumbar disc pathologies
Knee pain - particularly disorders of the patellofemoral joint (anterior knee pain) and ligament injury
Shoulder pain - particularly impingement and adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Orthopaedics - particularly ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair/debridement, hip/knee/shoulder joint replacement, ankle reconstruction and shoulder arthroscopy.
Conservative management of orthopaedic injuries - particularly ACL tears, Achilles tears, recurrent shoulder dislocations and meniscus injuries.
WorkCover Queensland and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims - particularly complicated cases.
Damian works closely alongside a number of Brisbane’s best Orthopaedic Surgeons and Sports Doctors to ensure his patients always achieve the best outcome. He combines his strong diagnostic skills with a wide array of treatment techniques including dry needling, massage and joint mobilisation/manipulation. He has expansive knowledge of exercise-based rehabilitation and builds bespoke programs to help you recover as efficiently as possible.
**Please note: Damian is no longer taking new patients at Albion or West End. If you are a complex case that may require a Senior Physiotherapist, please contact the clinic on 07 3778 6444.
Nick Stamatiou
Registered Physiotherapist - West End
Nick is an experienced private-practice Physiotherapist with a strong interest in sports, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. He is motivated to help people reach their desired goals and to achieve their full potential.
His experience includes:
Sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist in a private practice setting
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation inpatient physiotherapist at Brisbane Private Hospital
Clinical Reformer and Mat-work Pilates instructor
Football gameday physiotherapist
While Nick is skilled in managing all areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, he has particular expertise in:
Neck pain - particularly acute wry neck, cervical disc pathology and postural dysfunction
Hip pain - particularly total hip replacement, trochanteric bursitis, hip labral tears, hip arthroscopy and femeroacetabular impingement (FAI)
Muscle strains including calf strain, quadricep strain and hamstring strain
Knee pain - particularly fat pad impingement, patella tendinopathy, infrapatellar bursitis and meniscus injuries
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation - particularly after ankle, knee, shoulder and hip surgery. Nick has a special interest in ACL reconstruction, knee arthroscopy and ankle reconstruction.
WorkCover Queensland and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims particularly those involving whiplash-associated disorder
Nick offers dry needling, massage and joint mobilisation to compliment exercise prescription.
Ebony Fogg
Registered Physiotherapist - West End
Ebony is an experienced physiotherapist with a special interest in sports injuries, adolescent injuries and pre/post natal physiotherapy. She is passionate about helping patients to continue moving through injury towards their goals.
Her experience includes:
Sport and musculoskeletal physiotherapist in a private practice setting
Women’s health physiotherapist in a private practice setting
AFL and Rugby Union gameday physiotherapy
Clinical exercise including reformer and mat-based pilates
Pre- and post- natal exercise
Clinical Research regarding adolescent Injuries
While Ebony is skilled in managing all areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, she has a particular expertise in:
Adolescent conditions - Osgood-Schlatter’s lesion, Sever’s Lesion and adolescent overuse injuries
Sports injuries including long distance running-related pain, shin splints, ankle sprains, medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprains and tennis elbow
Pre and Post natal Physiotherapy including - joint pain in pregnancy, postural changes in pregnancy, pelvic girdle pain and round ligament pain
Knee pain particularly fat pad impingement, patellar tendinopathy, patellofemoral pain syndrome
Shoulder conditions - particularly impingement (including bursitis and rotator cuff tendinopathy), shoulder dislocations (including labrum injuries) and frozen shoulder.
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation including knee arthroscopy, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, patella dislocation, ankle ORIF and joint replacement of hip and knee
WorkCover Queensland and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims
Ebony combines her diagnostic skills with a range of treatment techniques including massage, joint mobilisations, and exercise prescription and provision to ensure best outcomes for her patients.
Luke Pozzoli
Registered Physiotherapist - Albion
As a physiotherapist with a diverse treatment background ranging from sporting injuries to chronic pain and high care, Luke understands the stress and worry that can come from an injury or illness. Luke is passionate about equipping people with the skills and knowledge they require to both assist with their conditions and ensure they return to doing the things they love.
His experience includes:
Sport and musculoskeletal physiotherapist in a private practice setting
Hockey gameday physiotherapy
Neck/jaw pain and headache rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
Clinical pilates including all mat and equipment training
While Luke has vast experience in managing all areas of musculoskeletal and neurological physiotherapy, he has a particular expertise in:
Neck pain - particularly cervical radiculopathy, acute wry neck, anterior neck pain, whiplash, and postural dysfunction
Knee pain particularly patella dislocation, anterior cruciate ligament injury and meniscus injury
Ankle pain including ankle reconstruction, ankle sprain (particularly lateral ankle sprains) and ankle ORIF
Acute soft tissue injuries - particularly strains of calf, hamstring and quadriceps
WorkCover Queensland and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims
Luke utilises a combination of education, exercise, dry needling and manual therapy to achieve the best results for his clients.
Tev Pillai
Registered Physiotherapist & Registered Podiatrist - Albion
Tev is a dual-qualified podiatrist and physiotherapist with special interests in sports, musculoskeletal, and biomechanical care. He is passionate about utilising his knowledge from both professions to provide holistic and enhanced care for his patients.
His experience includes:
Sports and musculoskeletal podiatrist in a private practice setting
In-house shoe and orthotic research
Computerised gait and running analysis with pressure and force-plate systems
Tev is skilled at managing all areas of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and podiatry with particular interests in:
Custom and prefabricated orthoses (3D printed and EVA options available)
Footwear assessment and adjustments (including met domes, heel raises and custom foam pads to insert into your shoes)
Foot conditions - particularly management of bunions, corns/calluses, flat feet, high arched feet, plantar warts, plantar plate tear, morton’s neuroma, metatarsalgia and sesamoiditis.
Ankle conditions - particularly Sever’s deformity, Haglund’s deformity, tendinopathy of Achilles / Peroneal / Tibialis Posterior, ankle sprains and ankle fracture.
Running-related conditions - particularly patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints) and iliotibial friction syndrome (ITBFS).
Lower back conditions - particularly conditions relating to the facet joint and disc.
Upper limb conditions - particularly shoulder impingement / bursitis, shoulder dislocation, tennis / golfers elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.
WorkCover Queensland and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims
Tev employs a variety of therapies including massage, joint mobilisation, and footwear prescription/modification in addition to exercise rehabilitation.
Tev is currently not offering the following podiatry services from our clinic:
Nail surgery
Diabetic ulcer and wound care
Cryotherapy
Lisa King
Receptionist
Lisa is the friendly face that greets you on arrival at the Albion clinic.
With an extensive background in allied health administration, Lisa loves getting to know clients and providing them with efficient, yet warm and caring customer service.
When not at work, she loves to spend time with her growing family (especially her new little granddaughter). Lisa enjoys an active lifestyle including: going to the gym, doing reformer pilates classes as well as regular walks along the Brook with her little golden Malshi, Maisie.
Lisa also enjoys a nice glass of ‘red’ on a Friday when relaxing from a busy work week.
Rory Wilkinson
Receptionist
Rory was born and raised locally in Albion.
He is a keen runner and enjoys middle to long-distance events as well as track and field. His fastest time for a 5km run is an incredible 17’20”!
When not in the Physio clinic, Rory is at University studying to become a Physiotherapist! On University holidays, Rory likes to go snowboarding with his favourite location being Whistler, Canada.
Magnus
Practice Pooch
Magnus is a chocolate labrador and our practice pooch. When not at the clinic, he enjoys:
Being a good boy
Long walks on the beach
Treats
Pats
Playing with other dogs
Chasing lizards
While Magnus is not qualified to provide Physiotherapy services, he is qualified to brighten up your day.
Join our team
We’re always on the look out for talented Physiotherapists to join our team. If you’d like to enquire about working with us, get in touch.
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