MEET OUR STAFF

Joyce Salvador-Willard is the Nurse Administrator at The Knee Institute, where Joyce leads and coordinates patient care for knee pain relief, including creating new advanced programs in relieving knee pain and the whole muscular system. 

Nurse Administrator Joyce has been featured in Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting (AALNC) for “Ethical Issues for Case Managers and LNC” and “Language Analysis to Identify and Assess Issues in Interpersonal Deception during the Interviewing Process.” 

Joyce has worked with St. John Health System and has received several certifications including advancements in RN, Cardiac Life Support, Case Management, Legal Nurse Consulting, and is certified by the International Commission on Healthcare.

Joyce helps our patients feel good with her upbeat attitude as they get out of any muscular pain, especially knee pain by our advanced effective techniques to reduce degenerative knee conditions.

One word to describe Darrell Knick is passionate. Passion drives his commitment for this industry, physical therapy, and motivates him daily to give his all to physical therapy. His passion is the primary reason why our patients have a 95% success rate. He loves nothing more than patients receiving successful outcomes for orthopedic and neurologic

He started his journey at Michigan State University in Food Science and graduated with a BS in Physical Therapy from Wayne State University with distinction. Darrell is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Michigan Physical Therapy Association and is certified for Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals through American Heart Association.

Darrell returned to his alma mater as a Wayne State University adjunct professor in the physical therapy program. His passion for physical therapy goes far beyond that as he was one of the first to put together study groups together for physical therapists to become certified in physical therapy. Darrell is the former Director of Physical Therapy at Pontiac General Hospital and Henry Ford Health System at Bi-County Community Hospital.

Our patients enjoy working with Darrell because of his experience and background but it’s more than that. Our patients enjoy working with Darrell because they see results during the first initial session and he also explains in layman’s terms everything to them so they understand exactly how and why they’re feeling so good and are receiving continual results.

Miranda Romaya is a licensed and registered nurse, and our nurse practitioner. Patients love her gentle method of administering injections, and her kind demeanor when assessing and evaluating patients.

Miranda’s background is in neuroscience, trauma, and neurosurgery. She’s a certified APRN who is NIH stroke scale certified, with additional training in holistic medicine.

In addition to Miranda’s extensive experience, she obtained a BSN from Oakland University and a MSN from Chamberlain University. She also uses her advanced training through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners to provide our patients with the best of care. 

Hello, my name is Marcia Robinson and I'm the Office Manager here at The Knee Institute and Regenerative Medicine. 

I've had the privilege of working here since May 2021. I enjoy everyday I spend with patients, and love the personal connections I form with each and every patient and staff member. 

I believe a caring working environment translates to successful patient care.

I'm approachable and utilize teamwork to solve any patient issues that arise.

Alita Bigham specializes in anticipating patient needs to provide an efficient personalized program that leads to a 100% successful recovery rate. Our patients love working with her because of her friendly nature and bubbly personality, in addition to her compelling encouragement that she gives to all her patients.

Alita graduated Magna Cum Laude from South University, West Palm Beach, FL and has experience with post operative care for the brain, spine, accidents and injury; post surgical care; in and out patient care; balance and strength training; aquatics therapy; and practices bariatric patient care.

Our patients love working with Alita because of her cheerful personality and supportive encouragement throughout their progress to a full recovery.

Ron Cannon is trained and skilled in direct patient care, rehab and out-patient settings. Ron's background includes electrical-stimulation for strengthening and pain control, orthotic and prosthetic brace fitting, gait and balance training, COPD and cardiac endurance training, and holds a degree with honors from Massasoit College. 

Ron is a licensed PTA and has special training in the mental health field, with extra training in de-escalation techniques and management of aggressive behaviors. Ron specializes in range of motion so that's a big bonus for our patients. 

Our patients enjoy working with Ron because of his gentle demeaner, determination to give patients the best care, and extensive experience in the physical therapy industry.