About Us

Breathe Better Rehab is part of the Privia Health group and is a member of The American Telemedicine Association.

The Breathe Better interactive telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation program brings our expert respiratory care team directly to you. Designed to extend your pulmonary physician’s care through a seamless referral process, this program allows you to continue your progress conveniently and comfortably from home.

Our dedicated insurance, operations, and tech support teams work closely with you, making your participation easy, secure, and focused on achieving the goals set by you and your healthcare provider.

Dang Nguyen, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Clinical Team Oversight
Program Protocol Review
Patient Progress Oversight

Dr. Nguyen’s Clinical Team Support:

Dr. Nguyen provides his 17 years of medical experience in physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain management to lead our clinical team in pursuing optimal patient outcomes.

Dr. Nguyen’s Background:

Dr. Nguyen earned his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science/Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Ill., and completed a residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. He also completed an internship at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y.

Elise Gonski, RRT
Respiratory Therapy Manager

Patient Plan Of Care
Patient Session Instructor
Patient Progress Reporting

Elise’s Patient Support:

Elise will lead virtual rehab classes, exercises, monitor vitals, and teach important skills to manage breathing day-to-day. Her roles include: patient motivation, patient education, and providing a safe environment for progressing confidently.

Elise’s Background:

Elise has 10 years experience as a registered respiratory therapist covering cardio-pulmonary rehab, hospital care, asthma & COPD risk mitigation management.

Brittany O Branski, RRT
Respiratory Therapy Manager

Patient Plan Of Care
Patient Session Instructor
Patient Progress Reporting

Brittany’s Patient Support:

Brittany will lead virtual rehab classes, exercises, monitor vitals, and teach important skills to manage breathing day-to-day. Her roles include: patient motivation, patient education, and providing a safe environment for progressing confidently.

Brittany’s Background:

Brittany has 15 years experience as a registered respiratory therapist covering pulmonary rehab, critical care, ICU, trauma, disease management.

Kristen Hankewycz, MPH, RRT
Respiratory Therapy Manager

Initial consultations
Patient session instructor
Patient progress reporting

Kristen’s Patient Support:

Kristen will lead virtual rehab classes, exercises, monitor vitals, and teach important skills to manage breathing day-to-day. Her roles include: patient motivation, patient education, and providing a safe environment for progressing confidently.

Kristen’s Background:

Kristen has 17 years of experience as a registered respiratory therapist in acute care, critical care, and ED/trauma. Specializing in patient, staff, and family education of chronic lung diseases including asthma, COPD, and trachcare.

Jerod Felice, DPT, ATC
Physical Therapy and Maintenance Care Director

Patient Rehab Protocols
Patient Session Instructor
Maintenance Plan Management

Jerod’s Support:

Jerod brings strong management experience in physical therapy and rehabilitation. His background in both patient care and physical medicine services provides a holistic approach to telehealth rehab.

Jerod’s Background:

Jerod is the founder of FX Physical Therapy. Dr. Felice earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Mercyhurst University with a concentration in athletic training and sports medicine. He then continued his education at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he received his doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008. He is also a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Brittany Shepard
Clinical Liaison, Patient Onboarding

Patient Scheduling & Onboarding
Referral Source Communications
Patient Progress Reporting

Brittany’s Support:

Brittany’s oversight includes new patient scheduling and onboarding facilitation. Additionally, she is responsible for referral source communications coordination to include confirmation of patient status and patient progress notes reporting.

Brittany’s Background:

Brittany brings over 6 years experience in telehealth pulmonary rehab operations management & program monitoring.

Abby Cohen
Operations Director, Managing Partner

Patient Onboarding
Clinical Interface & Progress Reporting
Insurance & Billing

Abby’s Support:

Abby interfaces with all aspects of the Breathe Better program which include operational, clinical and business development. She provides management support for the operations team as well as works directly with patient referral partners.

Abby’s Background:

Abby’s background includes 6 years of experience in developing pulmonary telehealth clinical operation systems and patient documentation workflows. Her knowledge of every facet of remote health care is unparalled in telehealth rehabilitation.

Bryan Miller
Business Development Director, Managing Partner

Account Coordination & Oversight
Systems Coordination & Oversight
Health Network Contracts

Bryan’s Support:

Bryan provides coordination of telehealth referral source partnerships, health network contract negotiations management and is the company liaison to professional medical associations. He also manages company marketing strategy.

Bryan’s Background:

Bryan’s 30 year background in health care includes developing programs and services in physical medicine, rehabilitation and clinical nutrition.