About Unified Rehabilitation PLLC

At Unified Rehabilitation we have a unique, caring and highly qualified team of therapists and staff. We focus on your specific care needs and match the best therapist with you or your loved one.

Meet Our Team

Physical Therapists | Occupational Therapists | Speech Language Pathologists

Jeremiah Bradford, PT, DPT, CLT, ALM, Cert-DN

Owner & Physical Therapist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree with a major in Exercise Science - Western Michigan University
Doctorate of Physical Therapy - University of Mary
LSVT BIG® certified
Lymphedema certified
Advanced Lymphedema Management certified
Dry Needling certified
American Physical Therapy Association - Member
Florida Physical Therapy Association - Member

Jeremiah Bradford PT, DPT, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 8 years of educational and clinical experience in the field of physical rehabilitation. Born and raised in Lum, Michigan, he received his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Exercise Science from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He then went on to obtain his Clinical Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. After graduation he moved to Florida to be closer to his family and get out of the cold weather.

He has always had a passion for human movement, functional capabilities and the body’s ability to heal itself after sustaining an injury. He devotes himself to his passion everyday to help improve the lives of others through improved functional movement. He has a particular interest in working with the senior population. Jeremiah’s philosophy is that age is truly just a number, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to at any stage of life.

With so many of the senior population choosing to age in place, he saw a need in the local community for home based/mobile therapy and knew he had the knowledge, experience and capability to fill this need. Whether you live in an assisted living community, or in your home, you should have access to the highest quality and evidence based outpatient therapy. He believes that ageism has no place in Florida and as a therapist he treats the whole person, not a condition or diagnosis.

He specializes in working with people that have Parkinson’s disease. He obtained his certification with LSVT BIG® in 2019. Through this program, he has helped many people regain their function and independence. He continues to support the Parkinson’s community through health, wellness and support programs.

Jeremiah received his Lymphedema certification including Advanced Lymphedema Management in 2021 which covers the entire spectrum of Lymphedema management. This certification gives a therapist a thorough knowledge and understanding of all aspects of Complete Decongestive Therapy, which is considered the "gold standard" treatment for Lymphedema.

Jeremiah received his Dry Needling certification in 2023. Dry Needling is a form of physical therapy which is used to relieve pain, improve movement and flexibility, and promote healing.

He founded Unified Rehabilitation, PLLC which is uniquely qualified to provide the highest standard of care possible offered in central Florida. He is proud to lead a team of therapists that share the same values and mission in patient care. Jeremiah and his team provide everyone with an individualized plan of care tailored to their physical needs and equally as important to address their social and mental needs as well.

Jeremiah believes in strong community involvement and building long lasting relationships. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and Florida Physical Therapy Association. In addition, he is an active member of the Ocoee Lions Club, the West Orange Chamber of Commerce and the Horizon West Rotary Club. He has done volunteer work with the Breast Cancer Walkathon, Strong kids campaign and Home Run Heroes.

In his free time, Jeremiah enjoys camping, biking, traveling and spending time with family, including his beloved dog Thor.

Jeremiah and his team look forward to many years of providing service to the community.

Lan "Anh" Truong, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree in Health Sciences: Pre-clinical - University of Central Florida
Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy - University of Central Florida
LSVT BIG® certified
American Physical Therapy Association - Member
Florida Physical Therapy Association - Member

Anh's experience working with patients spans from pediatric to geriatric. She assists patients experiencing neurological impairments, post-surgical challenges, low back and neck pain, and sports injuries. Although she enjoys working with all patients, she has a particular interest in working with older adults in order to help them maintain or regain their independence as they age.

Anh currently leads exercise classes at an Assisted Living Facility in order to help older adults get their daily dose of physical activity to keep them strong, healthy, and active. She also participates in balance and falls screenings to help individuals recognize their risk and provide information to prevent falls from occurring. She believes in developing a strong patient-therapist relationship in order to develop a plan of care that will help them achieve their individualized goals. She excels at helping patients realize what they’re capable of by consistently challenging them with fun and creative exercises involving her patient’s interests to make it more enjoyable and meaningful.

Anh knew she wanted a career in the healthcare field and was drawn to physical therapy because she wanted to make a positive change in people’s lives and improve their quality of life. It’s extremely rewarding to Anh to be able to help individuals get back to whatever it is they wanted to do, or help them maintain as much independence as possible. She enjoys having the ability to actively be a part of a person’s rehabilitation process and sees them through it every step of the way. She also likes meeting new people and having the opportunity to educate them about their health and how to stay active in order to live life to the fullest!

During her free time, she likes to travel and explore new places, play tennis and soccer, relax at the beach, and spend time with her friends and family. Lastly, she is an avid dog lover and always enjoys seeing pictures or talking about dogs!

Natalie Payanis, PT

Physical Therapist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree in Health Sciences - University of Florida
Masters degree in Physical Therapy - University of Florida

Natalie has known since high school that she wanted to be a physical therapist. She was always active in sports and was interested in anatomy, physiology and kinesiology. She knew she wanted to be in the medical field and wanted to help increase the quality of people’s lives. Starting out, she enjoyed working with orthopedics and sports injuries. However, further along in her career, she grew to absolutely love the senior population. She finds great satisfaction in being a part of helping them continue to maintain/regain their safety and independence in everyday life.

Natalie enjoys spending quality time with family and friends. She and her husband have 2 beautiful daughters and enjoy going to theme parks, the beach, or just having a fun day in the pool. She also has a cute little dog named Rosie.

Kelli Walker, PT, AIB-VR

Physical Therapist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree in Physical Therapy - Northeastern University
American Institute of Balance Certification in Vestibular Rehabilitation
SASTM Certified
Early Steps Certified
American Physical Therapy Association - Member
Florida Physical Therapy Association - Member

Kelli has over 24 years of experience as a physical therapist working with patients from 2 weeks old to 100 years old. Kelli was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. She went to college at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and then returned home to work in Syracuse. There she met and married her husband and had her two children. Kelli moved with her family to Florida in 2012 and enjoys the sunshine here. Her career began in geriatric home care and continued into adult outpatient orthopedics for the first 8 years of her career. She then spent the next 15 years in pediatrics learning more about development and functional activities. She is Early Steps certified. Kelli is also certified in Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. In trying to increase her knowledge base she has also taken a wide variety of continuing education on developmental issues including dementia, brain injury, sensory processing and balance. She is now a certified vestibular rehabilitation therapist.

Kelli has returned to outpatient adult therapy and is excited to carry over all she has learned to help adults return to their optimal level of function.

When she is not working you will find her spending time with her two teenagers and her husband. She loves anything to do with the water - swimming in the pool, boating, spending time at the beach and can now add aquatic therapy to that list.

Rod Doiron, PTA

Physical Therapist Assistant

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Associate degree - Herzing University
LSVT BIG® certified

From an early age Rod knew he wanted to pursue a career to help others. By choosing a career in the medical field, he was able to realize that goal. Over the years he has enjoyed participating in exercise and learning about functional human movement. His passion for helping others mixed with his fascination with the human body and the amazing things it can do, brought him to the world of physical therapy. He has been working as a PTA for nearly a decade and has worked with all ages and conditions. Rod has especially enjoyed working with the geriatric population, helping them achieve and maintain their quality of life as functionally and safely as possible. He enjoys listening to their stories and experiences and feels he learns invaluable life lessons everyday.

In his spare time, Rod enjoys playing almost any competitive sport for leisure. He loves watching football (go Gators and Jaguars!). He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and with a wedding in his near future, he is looking forward to starting his life together with his fiancé.

Devota Dubach, PTA, CLT

Physical Therapist Assistant

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Associate degree - Morton College
Lymphedema certified

Devota earned her Associate’s degree in Applied Science from Morton College in Cicero, Illinois. She also earned her certification in lymphedema management in 2013. Devota began her career as a Physical Therapist Assistant at St. Catherine Hospital in Indiana specializing in out-patient physical therapy, acute care, wound care and lymphedema management. After Devota enjoyed a 22-year career at St. Catherine Hospital, she decided to take some time for herself and embarked upon a fun adventure traveling up and down the east coast on an old trawler, which was fun and much less glamorous than it sounds. Although she had planned on taking a year off, she returned to Indiana a few months early to care for her mother until she passed away in January of 2021. After her passing, Devota decided to move to Florida where she can pursue her love of cycling and bird watching year-round.

As a Physical Therapist Assistant, Devota appreciates that she is always given opportunities to grow and learn in the field, not just through continuing education but through her client interactions as well. She is grateful for the people she meets, the new friendships she develops, as well as the gratification of helping people to meet their health goals. Devota has stated that working at Unified Rehabilitation has given her an opportunity to work in new and exciting areas and has enabled her to continue to grow as a practitioner.

Alicia Bateman, PTA

Physical Therapist Assistant

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Associate of science degree - Herzing University

Ever since Alicia was a young girl growing up in the Bahamas, she knew she wanted to work in the medical field. Her main goal growing up was to be able to help people and take care of her grandparents when they got older. As a young adult, she saw her grandmother exercise daily after undergoing knee replacement surgery. Alicia knew that her Grandmother's ability to walk and exercise was made possible by the care she received from her physical therapist. Alicia has been able to achieve her career goal of becoming a Physical Therapist Assistant and has been helping people for over 4 years to achieve their health goals. Alicia has a special fondness for and loves working with the geriatric population. She enjoys learning things about each new person she meets. She is looking forward to what lies ahead as she continues to grow in the field through continuing education and experience.

Alicia enjoys spending time with her husband and 7 year old son going to theme parks and family vacations. She also enjoys going to comedy shows with her husband and supporting her son who is in gymnastics. Some of Alicia's hobbies include reading, puzzles, and traveling.

Kaytelynne Dubey, OTR/L, CSRS

Occupational Therapist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree in Health Administration - University of Central Florida
Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy - University of St. Augustine
Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist
American Occupational Therapy Association - Member
Florida Occupational Therapy Association - Member

Kaytelynne has a special interest in the Neurologic population; primarily stroke patients, traumatic brain injury patients, and spinal cord injury patients. After many "take your daughter to work" days with her mom who is a nurse, she knew she wanted to work in healthcare. When she discovered Occupational Therapy she knew it was the perfect fit for her and never looked back. She volunteered to shadow multiple Occupational Therapists in various settings to confirm her interest, and loved the aspect of individualized care based on what's important to a person. Kaytelynne became a certified stroke rehabilitation specialist in 2021.

The oldest of 8 children, Kaytelynne is originally from Michigan. Now as an Orlando resident, she is very involved in the Orlando community. She is a proud Orlando City soccer fan, member of the Lions Club, and frequent UCF game attendee. She also enjoys fostering animals for multiple organizations in the city and is training her puppy Theodore to become a therapy dog. She has a strong support system here in Orlando with friends and enjoys visiting her family whenever possible.

Imani Aird, COTA/L

Occupational Therapist Assistant

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Associate of science degree - Polk State College
Bachelor of arts degree in Behavioral Psychology - Florida International University

Imani graduated from Polk State College where she earned her associate of science degree as an occupational therapist assistant. She also earned her bachelor of arts degree in behavioral psychology at Florida International University. She is currently pursuing her master of science degree in occupational therapy at Barry University. She has a special interest in stroke rehabilitation and working with patients who have Alzheimer's and dementia.

Imani became interested in therapy when her aunt suffered from a stroke when she was 38 years old. Imani was 15 at the time and saw the involvement of physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists in her aunt's recovery. She decided to research how therapy can help a patient recover from a stroke and other illnesses. Around this time, the high school she attended had every student take a career personality test. The top two careers chosen for her were dance teacher and occupational therapist!

Imani wanted to make a bigger impact in the lives of adults and the older adult population so she chose the healthcare route and began her journey into therapy. She used to be a dancer and has played the piano for most of her life. She gave dance lessons to younger girls at the studio that she attended in south Florida. She has been able to use her passion for music and dance after seeing how much it has a positive impact when incorporated into therapy for those with Alzheimer's and dementia.

Veronica Figueroa, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS:

Bachelor of science degree in Psychology - University of Central Florida
Master of arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders - University of Central Florida
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Member
LSVT LOUD® certified

Veronica is a Speech Language Pathologist that is passionate about adult rehabilitation and has a heart for geriatrics. In her experience within skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and out-patient care, she has become well-versed in treating those with aphasia, Parkinson's disease, dysphagia and dementia. She has a fascination with the human mind and psychology, but she found her way to the career of speech-language pathology during her grandfather's journey with Alzheimer's Disease. She believes in person-centered and functional therapy and loves to motivate her clients to reach their goals.

Veronica is a newlywed and a dog momma of two crazy dogs. When she isn't working, she is involved in her church, at the dog park, reading, or relaxing at the beach/pool.