Virginia H. O'Brien, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Virginia H. O’Brien, OTD, OTR/L, CHT Dr. O’Brien is passionate about training the next generation in the exciting science of hand therapy rehabilitation. She is an active clinical researcher and has presented numerous courses and workshops on multiple topics related to evidence-informed intervention for the upper limb to audiences nationally and internationally. She is a published author in Hand, Journal of Hand Therapy, and the Year Book of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery since 2012. She continues in clinical and biomechanical research centered in the care of the painful thumb and wrist injuries. She is a co-creator and former clinical coordinator of the AOTA credentialed Hand Therapy Fellowship at MHealth-Fairview in Minneapolis, MN, USA. She continued this work to create the first AOTA credentialed Hand Therapy Fellowship in Wisconsin and continues to work as the Hand Fellowship Coordinator and in clinical practice at UW Health Hospitals and Clinics, Madison WI, USA.