Meet The Zenith Team
Dr. Hayden Almeida
PT, DPT
ICE Certified Specialist: Fitness Athlete
CF-L1
Hayden is the founder and owner of Zenith Performance Physical Therapy. Hayden received their Bachelor's in Psychology from Winthrop University and received their Master's in Health and Human Performance from the University of Florida. They received their Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
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Hayden has always been competitive in sports. They played softball in high school and college and have been training in CrossFit for the past 5 years. In their free time, Hayden loves to read, travel with their wife Veronica, play with their 3 cats, visit Disneyland, and try new craft breweries and wineries.
Dr. Thomas Bilodeau
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PT, DPT
ICE Certified Specialist: Fitness Athlete, Orthopedics, and Older Adult
USAW L1
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Dr. Thomas Bilodeau is a physical therapist born and raised in Long Beach, CA. He received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Drexel University and has practiced in both outpatient and home health settings, as well as currently pursuing extensive training of fitness athletes through the Institute of Clinical Excellence. His clinical practice involves merging strength and conditioning techniques with a skilled hands-on approach and actionable strategies for home. This means at the end of each visit his patients have a game-plan that they know is going to keep them in motion. No matter the patient and their starting point, his goal is to help show everyone their true strength.
Outside of the clinic, Thomas is an avid musician, a Crossfitter who loves the assault bike and loathes bar-facing burpees, and often runs off to the Sierras for backpacking trips.
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Jeannette Valenzuela
​Patient Care Coordinator
I spent half of my childhood in Mexico and the other half in California, an experience for which I am deeply grateful. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpretation Studies from CSULB and a master’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from CSUN. Long Beach is my home, and no place has ever felt more like it.
Throughout my career, many of the roles I’ve held have involved direct interaction with people, helping me strengthen my communication skills. This has also allowed me to leverage two of my strongest qualities—empathy and compassion—which I consider to be a true gift.
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