Leadership Team

Title: President and Chief Operating Officer of Spaulding Rehabilitation

Greg Jackson, MRC is Spaulding Rehabilitation’s President and Chief Operating Officer. In this Spaulding-wide leadership role, he oversees operations and strategic planning for the Inpatient Rehabilitation departments at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton.

Greg has over 30 years of experience in healthcare with over 20 of those years in increasingly complex leadership roles. Greg comes to Spaulding with a wealth of experience in acute care, orthopedic, neuroscience and rehabilitation medicine.

Throughout his career, Greg has built a strong, results-oriented track record of improving patient outcomes and increasing the efficiency of care delivery. He is well versed in regulatory issues, acute care continuum of care, and length of stay challenges, and has experience growing new programs in academic medical environments. Greg began his career as a medical lab technician, before earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology and his master’s of rehabilitation counseling from Arkansas State University.

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Title: Executive Director

Michael Joy (MJ) serves as Executive Director of Spaulding Rehabilitation Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton and is responsible for its overall operations. MJ is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Registered Respiratory Therapist by background, with 15 years of varied healthcare leadership experience.

MJ is passionate about quality, innovative, and sustainable care models. During his career MJ has both overseen and developed post-acute clinical programs catering to individuals with complex care needs, including long term ventilator dependence, in communities throughout New England. MJ maintains his connection to respiratory care through his work as Board Member and immediate past President of the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care, which advocates for advances in patient care and continuing education.

Title: Sr. Medical Director of Inpatient Operations

Education: BS Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MD, University of Pennsylvania; Internal Medicine Residency, New York-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell; Geriatrics Fellowship, Yale University

Dr. Waldman has extensive experience serving as a post-acute care attending and served as the Associate Medical Director for Spaulding Brighton prior to his transition to Medical Director. Dr. Waldman remains involved with The Society for Post-Acute Long-Term Care and has achieved competencies as a Certified Medical Director. He brings a deep knowledge of technology in medicine, also serving as Medical Director of Inpatient Virtual Care for Spaulding Rehabilitation. Dr. Waldman is a leader of integrating technology and care in the skilled nursing setting to improve outcomes. Dr. Waldman continues to serve as a clinician and educator as an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, a member of the Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging, and mentor to MGH Geriatrics Fellows.

Title: Interim Associate Chief Nurse

Martha Kaniaru, DNP, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, is the Interim Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center in Brighton, Massachusetts. She is responsible for overseeing the management and clinical aspects of patient care services, as well as the daily operations of the nursing division. Martha is known for her authentic leadership skills. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA and is committed to promoting rehabilitation and executive nursing in post-acute and skilled nursing environments. Martha is passionate about innovating nursing practice, developing preceptors, and advancing nursing education. She holds certifications in Rehabilitation Nursing, Nurse Executive, and Addictions. Additionally, Martha is actively involved in nursing research and participates in various research endeavors.

Title: Director of Inpatient Therapy

Education: Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, Tufts University; undergraduate degree is from Saint John’s Seminary College

Recognitions: Clinical Practice Leader on the Pulmonary and Cardiac units at Youville Hospital; Director of Rehabilitation, Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton

William Reilly, MS, OTR/L is the director of rehabilitation for Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital for Continuing Care Cambridge and Spaulding Rehabilitation Nursing and Therapy Center Brighton. He is passionate about rehabilitation for medically complex patients.

Prior to taking on leadership roles, he worked with cardio-pulmonary and ventilation patients at Spaulding Cambridge. He has also previously served as a case manager for long-term care patients with traumatic brain injuries and behavioral diagnoses. Bill has his BS from St. John’s Seminary College and his MS in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University.

Title: Associate Chief Medical Officer

Education: BA in chemistry, Johns Hopkins University; MD, Temple University; Residency: Internal medicine, Boston Medical Center; Fellowship: Nephrology, Boston Medical Center.

Recognitions: Led numerous symposia and given multiple lectures on varied topics from medical education, physician-patient relationship to nephrology management for primary care doctors as well as intensivists. He received outstanding teacher awards as a resident and teaching undergraduate chemistry.