USC Arcadia Hospital

Meet Our Team

Joshua M. Kotler OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, CLT ⟩
(he/him/his)

Dr. Joshua M. Kotler completed his Master of Science degree in occupational therapy at New York University and post-professional Occupational Doctorate at Columbia University with a focus on functional cognition with stroke and brain injury populations. Dr. Kotler’s specialty areas of practice are in stroke, TBI, brain tumor, SCI, and a variety of other neurological conditions. His clinical certifications include Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS), Arnadottir OT-ADL Neurobehavioral Evaluation (A-ONE) Certification, and Neuro-Integrative Functional Rehab and Habituation (NEURO-IRFAH).

Kyle Nishimura OTD, OTR/L ⟩

Kyle Nishimura, OTD, OTR/L completed his doctoral residency at Keck Medical Center of USC on the acute rehabilitation unit (ARU). He provided occupational therapy care to patients experiencing physical disability and worked on an interdisciplinary team to discharge patients back to the community. He also completed an AOTA fellowship in Adult Physical Rehabilitation at Keck Medical during his residency year. Nishimura is now clinical faculty at USC and is currently working at USC Arcadia Hospital on the Acute Rehabilitation Unit.

Katherine Wei-Lin Ho OTD, OTR/L ⟩
(she/her/hers)

I'm a SoCal SGV resident, who grew up in the same community that I'm currently serving at and I enjoy working with older adults. I am working on receiving certifications with Neuro-Ifrah and PAMS.

Sharon Han OTD, OTR/L ⟩

Justin Santos Benigno OTD, OTR/L ⟩
(he/him/his)

Justin Santos Benigno OTD, OTR/L earned his bachelor’s degree in Human Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. He completed his doctoral capstone in program development at Exodus Recovery: Safe Landing. Currently, he works as an assistant professor of clinical occupational therapy in the Acute Rehabilitation Unit at USC Arcadia.

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.