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Alaina serves as director of education for ReVital, Select Medical's national cancer rehabilitation program. She is responsible for developing and coordinating clinician, patient and provider education for ReVital markets across the U.S. Prior to joining the ReVital team, she served as the operations director of the Physiological Oncological Rehabilitation Institute (PORi) and clinical specialist in pelvic (bladder), gastrointestinal and sarcoma cancers at Oncology Rehab in Denver, CO.

She is a board certified clinical specialist in women's health and oncologic physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) and a certified lymphedema therapist through the Lymphology Association of North America. Alaina is a member of the Academy of Oncology Physical Therapy (APTA) community of content experts as well as an adjunct professor of physical therapy at South College and Andrews University. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and continued her education with a residency in women's health physical therapy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Keara is the clinical lead for Kessler's inpatient cancer rehabilitation program and a member of Select Medical's medically complex program committee. She is also the lead of Kessler's inpatient assistive technology program and received her RESNA Assistive Technology Professional certification in 2019. Keara has been an active member of the American Occupational Therapist Association (AOTA) and has been a Board Certified Occupational Therapist in Physical Rehabilitation since 2017. She is a member of AOTA's job analysis committee for the board certification exam in physical rehabilitation and an active member of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). She is a therapy representative in ASIA's Education committee, specifically addressing education in non-traumatic spinal cord injury and cancer-related myelopathy. Keara's research focuses on improving interdisciplinary communication and implementing oncology tools in the inpatient rehabilitation environment to promote quality of life and reduce transfers to the acute care hospital.