HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin

	Duke Saldivar
	Chief Executive Officer
	With more than 25 years of experience as a health care executive with Christus Healthcare, HCA St. David’s, and HealthSouth, Mr. Saldivar brings extensive acute and post acute rehabilitation leadership and expertise to HealthSouth Austin. Mr. Saldivar is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in medical technology MT(ASCP), and was awarded a master’s degree in health care administration from Texas Woman’s University in Houston. He is an associate of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

	Maria Elena Arizmendez
	Executive Medical Director
	Dr. Arizmendez is a Mayo Trained Board Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician whose practice focuses on providing state-of-the-art rehabilitative care to patients with a wide spectrum of Neurologic Disorders and Peripheral Vascular Disease, including those at high risk for amputation. Her special interests include: rehabilitation technology (ITB therapy, Deep Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Partial Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training, Functional Electrical Stimulation and Somatosensory Stimulation) as well as innovations in technology that might permit improved patient outcomes in a cost effective and efficient manner. Dr. Arizmendez is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

	Steven Tynes, MD
	Associate Executive Medical Director and Medical Director of Trauma
	Dr. Tynes is associate executive medical director and medical director of trauma at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin. He specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as sports medicine. Dr. Tynes graduated from Blinn College, Texas A&M University and Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico). Dr. Tynes completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, as well as a fellowship in rehabilitation medicine at the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Mary Ann Lee, RN, MBA

Chief Nursing Officer

With more than 30 years of nursing, Mary brings extensive experience to the Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin in her role of Chief Nursing Officer. She obtained her bachelor's degree in nursing from West Texas A&M University and her master's degree in business administration from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor.

Mary has an extensive history of healthcare management in psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and long term acute care hospitals where she has served in leadership executive and clinical roles. Her experience undoubtedly elevates the clinical care at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin to the next level.

Brian C. Bowles, OTR

Director of Clinical Services

An Austin native, Brian began his quest to become an occupational therapist in 1989 after becoming a paraplegic following an automobile accident. In 1996 he graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio with a Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. He has worked in many settings, with a background in geriatrics, pediatrics, school based therapy and inpatient rehabilitation but considers spinal cord injury to be his area of specialty. He has been with HealthSouth since 2000, beginning as a staff occupational therapist followed by roles of OT manager and then DCS in 2005.

	Pamela McLaughlin
	Chief Financial Officer
	Pam brings more than 26 years of healthcare financial management expertise to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin. She graduated from St. Mary’s with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics.

Wayne Cermak, RN, CPHQ, MBA

Director of Quality and Risk Management

Wayne Cermak, RN, CPHQ, MBA brings extensive experience in the field of nursing and quality to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin. He received his bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Akron in Ohio and his master's degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in Beria, Ohio. He obtained his credentials as a Certified Professional of Healthcare Quality in 1991. With more than 30 years in nursing and more than 18 years in healthcare quality, Mr. Cermak compliments the senior management team at the hospital . Wayne's most recent experience as a healthcare professional in the private sector, specifically managed care, brings a new perspective to the inpatient rehabilitation arena.

	Cyndie Lefler, RN
	Director, HealthSouth at Home
	Cyndie received her nursing degree at Angelo State University in west Texas. Native to Austin, Texas, she brings more than 10 years of management experience to her position as director of HealthSouth at Home at HealthSouth’s Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin. Prior to joining HealthSouth, Cyndie was an administrator for another Austin-based home health agency. She brings a great diversity of experience to HealthSouth, including employment at Texas Medical Foundation for more than 10 years where she gained extensive knowledge of Medicare, utilization review, quality assurance, and peer review. She also worked at an Austin long-term acute care hospital, where she was responsible for community outreach, risk/quality management and case management.