Our Team

 

FORMA Medical Director

Dr. CarvalhoClaudio Carvalho, DO, MS, is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship trained in interventional pain management. He uses a synergistic approach of wellness, pain control and restoration to optimize a patient's results, aiming to an improved performance and an enjoyable quality of life. He completed his residency at the UCLA West Los Angeles VA program, after graduating from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He holds his masters degree in exercise physiology and biomechanics, and has been involved in sports medicine and human performance for 25 years. Dr. Carvalho is a staff physician at HOAG Hospital.

 

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FORMA Rehabilitation Director

Dr. BakmanThomas S. Bakman, DC, FAFICC is specialized in functional assessments and rehabilitation treatments. For the past 20 years, he has participated and successfully coordinated multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams to optimized patient care. His is a certified running coach and has treated some of our Olympians at the USOC training center in Colorado Springs, CO.  He volunteers most Saturday mornings as the team doctor for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation Team In Training  program. He is also a physician advisor and utilization review consultant for Southern California Edison, and a Risk Management consultant for large corporations such as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and others. Dr Bakman has been active in Rotary International for the past 18 years.

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