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Michael is the former Chief of Cancer Rehabilitation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Michael is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Internal Medicine, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. His primary clinical expertise is in the identification, evaluation, and rehabilitation of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, pain, and functional disorders resulting from cancer and its treatment, particularly those caused by radiation and neurotoxic chemotherapy.

He is an accomplished researcher who has published extensively, not only in the rehabilitation literature, but in oncology, pain management, palliative care, neurophysiology, and other journals. He has authored numerous review articles and book chapters in the field of cancer rehabilitation and is the editor of Cancer Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, the only comprehensive textbook in this emerging field now in its second edition. He is a fierce advocate for the development of cancer rehabilitation and survivorship programs and champions their role in restoring function and quality of life to cancer patients.

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.