Rehabilitation Services - Inpatient - McLaren Oakland Pontiac

Annie Jacob, PT, has been a therapist for over 15 years in various settings of outpatient, acute care, inpatient rehab and subacute rehab. Annie did her higher education in Manipal, India. Annie joined McLaren Oakland in April 2016 as the Joint Club representative for physical therapy.

Annie comes to work every day with a cheery disposition to strive to treat the person as a whole. She is very passionate in meeting the needs of her patients with individualized treatment goals as per their home setting and safety awareness to be as independent as possible to be able to care for themselves upon discharge.

Annie endeavors to have her patients have a very pleasant experience at McLaren as well as the people she meets throughout her day including her co-workers with her bubbly personality. Annie will continue to aspire to maintain the McLaren motto of “Doing What’s Best” and be sincere as not only a physical therapist, but as an individual.

Stephanie Graves, OTR/L, joined McLaren Oakland after six years working for McLaren Flint where she worked both in acute care and inpatient rehab. She graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in psychology and attained a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Baker College of Graduate Studies. Stephanie works part-time and is the primary weekend occupational therapist.

Rick Poling, LPTA, began his career at McLaren as a physical therapist assistant in 2016. He graduated from Mott Community College with Honors. Rick has a passion in assisting individuals through their rehabilitation. Rick is an asset to the therapy team in the acute care, inpatient rehab, and outpatient settings.

Christine DuBois, MS, CCC-SLP, has been a full-time as a speech pathologist here at McLaren Oakland for nearly ten years. After growing up in the Detroit are she completed her undergraduate degree at Central Michigan University where she had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. She completed her Master’s Degree at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. She returned home to be near family where she worked in a variety of settings ranging from schools to sub-acute rehabilitation prior to coming to work at McLaren. She has a particular interest in helping patients recover from concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.

Heidi Kraft, OTRL is an occupational therapist working primarily with acute care patients at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac. Shei s a Saginaw Valley State University graduate and has been working at the hospital for almost three years. Prior to working at McLaren, Heidi worked at a skilled nursing facility where she continues to help in the evenings and on weekends. Heidi enjoys working with acute care because of the opportunity to work with multiple disciplines and seeing patients with many different diagnoses, allowing her to grow as a therapist.

Outside of the hospital, Heidi likes to stay active and spend time with her family and friends.

 

Kayla Roggenbuck, OTRL is a full-time occupational therapist who works mostly in the outpatient therapy clinic and hospital inpatient rehabilitation unit in Pontiac. She has a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy from Grand Valley State University and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Saginaw Valley State University. She has worked at McLaren Oakland since 2014 specializing in outpatient and neurological rehabilitation. Kayla’s favorite saying is “physical therapy will make sure you walk out of the hospital, but occupational therapy will make sure you walk out with clothes on.”

Kayla is on the Board of Directors for Michigan Sports Unlimited, a non-profit organization promoting adaptive recreation for children and adults with physical disabilities. When not working, she can be found spending time with her husband and son playing outside, going on walks and bike rides.

Dr. Thamilarasi Subramaniam, PT, DPT, CDP is a physical therapist working at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac since 2016. She has practiced physical therapy for more than 30 years in a variety of settings such as home health care, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, PACE and acute care hospitals.

Dr. Subramaniam completed her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy in India and her doctorate degree at Utica College in New York. She is a certified dementia care and vestibular rehab practitioner, certified Wayne State University clinical instructor and educator. She has specialized in geriatric care for more than 17 years.

Shalin Lashkari, MsPT is a physical therapist working at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac for three years. Shalin has a Master of Science in orthopedic physical therapy from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Shalin is a lead physical therapist for the inpatient rehab unit and oncology unit.

Prior to working at the hospital, Shalin worked at a busy orthopedic outpatient physical therapy clinic for 11 years, where he gained valuable experience working with various orthopedic injuries and surgeries. Shalin also has experience working at sub-acute rehab. He has attended several seminars for continuing education focusing on manual therapy. When not working, Shalin loves photography and playing table tennis.

John Espina, OTRL is the lead occupational therapist for the inpatient rehabilitation unit at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy with a minor in psychology from Wayne State University in 1995. John has 24 years of experience having worked in many settings including acute care, inpatient rehab, sub-acute and home care. He has worked as a nationwide and local travel therapist as well completing assignments in Texas, Illinois and Michigan. John enjoys anything music related, watching football and sci-fi movies.

Sarah Kontoudis, COTAL is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who joined the rehab team at McLaren Oakland in March of 2020. Sarah graduated from the OTA program at Macomb Community College in May 2015. She began her career at an outpatient neurological clinic and worked there for 3 years. Since graduating she has also worked in a skilled nursing facility and has experience with home health care. Sarah enjoys helping her patient’s meet their goals and giving her patient’s just the right challenge they need to succeed in therapy.

Jaslin Parhar, OTD, OTRL, MPH is a full time Occupational Therapist working in the inpatient, outpatient, and acute care setting of McLaren Oakland Hospital. Jaslin graduated with her Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2016. She also a Masters in Public Health from Michigan State University, which she completed in 2017. Prior to working in a hospital setting, Jaslin worked at a skilled nursing rehab for 2.5 years in Florida before relocating back to Michigan and joining McLaren Oakland Hospital. Along with being an occupational therapist Jaslin is also an adjunct professor with Nova Southeastern University. In her free time, Jaslin loves to lead an active lifestyle and enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends.