Kaity Santelli is a graduate of Gannon University’s Department of Occupational Therapy. Throughout her educational journey, she was inspired by the passion of her mentors and their commitment to providing quality upper extremity rehabilitation. She aspires to make an impact on the field and her patients’ lives in a similar way that her mentors did […]
Read MoreMiranda Vega, OTR/L, is a graduate of Indiana State University’s Department of Occupational Therapy in 2019. Since her advanced upper extremity course in graduate school, and a very encouraging CHT instructor, she has been deeply fascinated by all things upper extremity rehabilitation. Further validation of her career path came from a wonderful experience during a clinical rotation at […]
Read MoreSammy is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University’s Masters of Occupational Therapy program. He completed his fieldwork training in an outpatient hand therapy clinic and at a level 1 trauma hospital. Sammy is working towards gaining the experience necessary to become a certified hand therapist. Sammy strives to understand each patient’s unique health situation and […]
Read MoreKristina Nguyen recently obtained her Master in Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She also graduated from UIC in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and minored in sociology. Kristina started her career in occupational therapy as a rehab technician at IBJI in Morton Grove prior to her […]
Read MoreI attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for my Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. I then attended Howard University in Washington D.C for my Master’s in Occupational Therapy. I have been an occupational therapist since 2016. In addition to working in hand therapy for 5 years, I have a diverse background working in pediatrics and neurologic […]
Read MoreJennifer Yi, OTR/L, joined the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Rehab team in 2021. She was first introduced to hand therapy during her clinical rotation in outpatient hand therapy at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences. Prior to graduate school, Jen worked in public health for several years where she worked with patients […]
Read MoreLauren Grasenick, OTR/L joined the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Rehab team of Libertyville in 2021. She graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Sport & Exercise Science and Psychology. While in graduate school she pursed her internships in outpatient hand therapy and fell in love with the setting. […]
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