Louis 's career in healthcare spans 30 years and includes serving in senior leadership roles with IPC, The Hospitalist Company, Wellmont Health System and Reliant Rehabilitation. His experience spans multiple areas of leadership in acute care and post-acute care. Louis earned his bachelor’s degree from The University of Virginia at Wise and has completed multiple leadership courses.

Dr. Alfano has been the Medical Director at UVA Encompass Health, formerly UVA-HealthSouth since the hospital opened in 1998. He has published scholarly articles in multiple peer reviewed medical journals, is actively involved in teaching residents and medical students and was honored to be ranked in the top 10 percent of all HealthSouth medical directors for patient satisfaction in 2011. He currently attends on the Orthopedic, General and Geriatric Rehabilitation services at UVA Encompass Health in addition to his role as Medical Director. Dr. Alfano graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Nassau County Medical Center in New York.

Dr. Alfano is an independent private practice physician.

Rob Dixon, DPT, began his career holding multiple roles in corporate marketing and finance prior to joining UVA Encompass Health, formerly UVA/HealthSouth as a physical therapist. He gained more than 10 years’ clinical experience with a focus on neuro rehabilitation and the related technologies before moving into the role as director of therapy. Rob holds clinical certifications including neuro-rehabilitation, wound care and lymphedema, and has contributed to the development of the wound care and lymphedema programs for UVA/HealthSouth along with the national training program for the partial weight bearing treadmill trainer, the AutoAmbulater. Rob is an adjunct faculty member with the physical therapy department at Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University. Rob earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master’s degree in business administration from Radford University as well as a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Laura joined UVA Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in 2020 after 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry as the controller of a skilled nursing facility. Her career prior to that included work in public accounting focused on audits in the banking and insurance industries, work in housing finance administering grant and bond financed programs, and work in the university’s investment and tax services department. She has held leadership roles in several local non-profit organizations. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and is a certified public accountant.

Tonya joined UVA Encompass Health, formerly UVA-HealthSouth in 2007. Her career expands 18 years of experience in the field of Human Resources, with seven years in the healthcare industry. Tonya’s passion for resolving employee relations issues makes it evident that preserving the company’s most valuable asset, the employees, and salvaging relationships is critical to the hospitals overall goals and objectives. She graduated from Strayer University of Manassas, Virginia with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration in 2006 and a Master’s Degree of Health Services Administration in 2009.

Michael joined UVA Encompass Health, formerly UVA-HealthSouth in 1998 as the senior OT on the spinal cord/orthopedic injuries team and lead therapist for the seating clinic. In 2008, he transitioned to the role of Director of Quality and Risk Management where he is responsible for maintaining the hospital’s readiness for accreditation surveys, facilitating performance improvement, addressing complaints and managing the physician credentialing process.