Our team would be happy to help you achieve your goals.
Our Team
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Vicki Buchanan, PT
FOUNDER, CO-OWNER
Vicki Buchanan, PT attended the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and graduated with a degree in Physical Therapy in 1986. Vicki founded Regional Physical Therapy in 1993. She is an outpatient general orthopedics therapist and has over 30 years of experience. She is ASTYM certified, dry needling trained, and kinesiotape trained. She is an APTA member and currently serves on the APTA board of directors. Vicki has completed her Fellowship of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography. Her practice won Practice of the Year award for contributions to society at 2018 Hands-On Diagnostic Annual Symposium.
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Mark Ward, PT, MPT
PHYSICAL THERAPIST, CO-OWNER
Mark graduated from Oklahoma University Health Science Center with a Master's in Physical Therapy in 2007.
Mark joined the Regional Physical Therapy team in 2007 and is our Vice President of Operations. Mark treats patients with a variety of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions. He likes to work on getting their pain levels down while restoring mobility, strength, and function. One thing he would like his patients to know is that physical therapy is a partnership. Communicate with your PT on how you feel and do you part; do your home exercise program. Mark is ASTYM certified, dry needling trained and is in a mentorship for electromyography and nerve conduction studies.
Midwest City Clinic
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Brandon Cox, PT, MPT
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Brandon earned his Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of South Alabama in 2005.
Brandon is the clinic director of our South OKC location and has been with Regional Physical Therapy since 2018. Brandon is ASTYM certified, dry needling trained, and has been a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor. Brandon especially enjoys working with patients with sports injuries and likes helping all his patients regain normal function. He wishes more people knew how beneficial physical therapy can be, even compared to some surgeries.
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Blake Tubbs, PT, DPT
Blake earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Oklahoma City University in 2025 after completing a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at Ouachita Baptist University in 2022.
During his time at Ouachita Baptist, Blake was also a member of the university’s baseball team, an experience that strengthened his appreciation for athletic performance, injury prevention, and the rehabilitation process.
Blake is dry needling trained through IDN and incorporates this technique into individualized treatment plans when appropriate. He is dedicated to helping patients reduce pain, restore function, and return to the activities they enjoy. Blake believes in providing compassionate, personalized care while working collaboratively with each patient to achieve their goals through an evidence-based approach to rehabilitation.
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Ted Owen, PTA
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Ted graduated from Oklahoma Christian College with his Bachelors of Science in Education in 1980 and was a science teacher for several years. Ted earned his Associates in Applied Science (PTA) from Oklahoma City Community College in 2006.
Ted has been with Regional Physical Therapy since 2004, working as a physical therapy technician for 2 years before becoming a PTA. Ted believes strongly that physical therapy can reduce your pain and improve function. Ted is our Aquatics Manager and treats patients in both the gym and the pool.
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Heather Painter, PTA
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Heather earned her Associates in Applied Science (PTA) from Oklahoma City Community College in 2009.
Heather joined Regional Physical Therapy in 2004 as a physical therapy technician and joined our team as a PTA in 2009. Heather enjoys it when her patients are actively involved in their physical therapy treatment and home exercise program. She likes to tell people that “there is a method to our madness.” Heather helps manage the professional staff’s schedule and provides gym-based and aquatic physical therapy treatments.
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Shelby Harris, Physical Therapy Assistant
Coming Soon!