LPSM Team Members and Qualifications

Recovery is a team effort

LeDrew Professional Sports Medicine is a multidisciplinary injury rehabilitation clinic in the heart of Etobicoke, Ontario that specializes in the rehabilitation of sports injuries, work-related overuse injuries, and motor vehicle accident injuries. The team consists of Athletic Therapists, Massage Therapists, Physiotherapists, a Fascial Stretch therapist, an Osteopath and a Chiropodist. Team members have an abundance of experience with both Athletic injuries, as well as chronic injuries found in the general population. Please read below to meet our team of experts. 

Jacquelyn LeDrew: Certified Athletic Therapist; Registered Massage Therapist; Clinic Director

Jacquelyn was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and moved to Ontario in 2012 after earning her Bachelor of Science degree in New Brunswick. Athletics have always been at the heart of her life — she was a competitive dancer, played college-level basketball, and served as the defensive captain of a women’s college flag football team. Today, she continues to stay active through regular strength training and summer softball. Jacquelyn has built a career around combining her passion for athletics with her dedication to helping people recover from both sports-related and everyday overuse injuries — a niche she has truly made her own. Since 2018, she has served as an Athletic Therapist in the Ontario Summer Football League (OSFL), working with multiple clubs and athletes of varying levels. During her four-year Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences in Athletic Therapy degree, Jacquelyn earned five awards, including one presented on the field at a Toronto Blue Jays game. Her experience spans working with various teams and sports organizations — including a season internship with the Toronto Argonauts Football Club — as well as years of clinical work with the general population, rehabilitating work-related, overuse, and motor vehicle accident injuries. To further expand her scope of practice, Jacquelyn completed an accelerated Registered Massage Therapy program in 2019. Her goal is to provide an environment that supports both athletes and non-athletes alike — helping individuals enhance their performance, recover from injury, and return to the demands of work, sport, and everyday life.

Leon Samadi: Registered Massage Therapist

Leon is a seasoned massage therapist with over 29 years of experience successfully helping clients overcome their stress, pain and fatigue. Graduating from the respected Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy in 1995, Leon has focused his practice towards helping clients reduce their pain and recover postural function. His core treatment philosophy is to help clients find the critical balance needed to have them functioning optimally and feeling their best. In addition to his therapeutic practice, Leon has spent over 11 years teaching massage therapy, instructing his students to manage a diverse array of clinical conditions ranging from headaches, low back pain, and tendinitis, to whiplash, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.

Victor Lanzillotta: Certified Athletic Therapist; Registered Massage Therapist; Complete Concussion Management

Victor has always had a passion for sports and physical activity. He uses Athletic Therapy and Massage Therapy as a way to integrate this passion into helping others be the best version of themselves. He has worked clinically with people of all different occupations and age levels, but also specializes in sports rehab and care, from grassroots, to Special Olympics, to the Provincial levels. After adding a specific exercise based rehab program suited to your daily sport, work or activities, he looks to empower you to take your life back from acute and chronic pain. He also currently works for the Ontario Basketball and Lacrosse Associations.

Jay Bhuta: Registered Physiotherapist

Jay’s love for sport and respect for the human body led him to complete a Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and holds an MSc. in Exercise and Sports Medicine from the University of Birmingham. Jay has previously served as lead academy Physiotherapist for the Aston Villa Football Club women's team. He is certified in Athletic Taping and has worked internationally in several different countries. Jay stays up-to-date with recent advances in research and uses evidence-informed practice. As a former player of sports like Football and Cricket, Jay has a better understanding of mechanisms of injury and injury recovery, which helps him better provide accurate and optimal treatment. Jay enjoys creating specific action plans to help people work towards their goals and return to the things they love. He undertakes an active approach focused on movement-based therapy supplemented with hands-on techniques to keep individuals moving forward at every treatment session. Jay is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to each and every patient and looks forward to helping you achieve your goals and improve your overall well-being. When not working, Jay enjoys watching sports, playing sports, and spending time with his family.

Fabian Nardone: Certified Athletic Therapist; Registered Massage Therapist

Fabian graduated from York University with a BA in Kinesiology and Health Science, as well as a certificate in Athletic Therapy. He has also completed the advanced standing Massage Therapy program at the Ontario College of Health and Technology. Fabian was the former head therapist for the University of Toronto men’s basketball and rugby teams as well as the assistant therapist for the men’s football team. He has treated a wide range of injuries and he values the importance of getting individuals back to their sport, activity, or everyday life as quickly and as safely as possible. As a former Division 1-AA football player, Fabian really understands what it takes to be a high level athlete and the toll that it can take on your body. That’s why Fabian takes a holistic approach to his treatments and will look at the whole body when evaluating and rehabbing your injuries. His treatment philosophy is “Movement is Medicine” and he feels that functional movement is the foundation to living a strong and healthy life. His area of expertise lies in post-op ACL rehab. Going through ACL reconstruction himself, he can really empathize with his patients and he makes sure that his patients’ knees become even stronger than they were prior to injury. As of June 2024, Fabian is also able to practice Acupuncture as a modality during his Massage Therapy sessions.

Carlo Tabula: Certified Athletic Therapist; Registered Massage Therapist

Carlo is a Certified Athletic Therapist and Registered Massage Therapist holding a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences in Athletic Therapy from Sheridan College, and a Diploma in Massage Therapy from Ontario College of Health & Technology. Carlo brings extensive experience treating individuals of all ages, from everyday clients to elite athletes. His experiences include multidisciplinary clinics/gyms, CFL teams, national level athletes, and currently a varsity collegiate program. These experiences have exposed him to a wide variety of injuries from basic sprains and strains to post-surgical rehab plans. His approach blends advanced assessments, therapeutic techniques, and active exercises to enhance recovery, relieve pain, and boost athletic performance. Carlo is passionate about providing personalized care to help clients achieve their health and performance goals. Carlo is also able to practice Acupuncture as a modality during his Massage Therapy sessions.

Katia Sanon: Certified Athletic Therapist

Katia graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, QC in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science – specialization Athletic Therapy. Since then, she has been working as a Certified Athletic Therapist with athletes, ranging from amateur to professional sports teams. Currently, she is the Head Athletic Therapist for the Raptors 905 G-League since September 2022. She was previously an assistant Athletic Therapist with Trinity Western University Spartans varsity teams and she has also been the team therapist for the Fraser Valley Bandits Pro Canadian Basketball team  (2019-2022). Katia takes care of athletes on the field and in the clinic, helping them with musculoskeletal conditions and injury rehabilitation. In an attempt to deepen her knowledge of manual therapy and get a more holistic approach, Katia pursued her education at the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada (MOCC) in Vancouver to receive an honours diploma in osteopathic manual practice in 2022. Katia believes in a full-body and gentle approach to healing numerous body dysfunctions. By combining her Athletic Therapy and osteopathy background, she can offer full-rounded and personalized treatments that include injury assessment, movement analysis, diverse manual therapy techniques and rehabilitative exercises to help her patients. Katia believes that her educational and professional journey has given her a solid foundation to optimally help individuals dealing with chronic or acute pain. You will recognize Katia by her big smile. In her spare time Katia enjoys teaching fitness classes such as Pilates and Essentrics, participating in weight training and playing volleyball with friends.