Program of Interest: Full CDT Certification Basic MLD Certification Wound Care Certification Advanced Topics

Steve was certified in 1993 in Manual Lymph Drainage and Complete Decongestive Therapy through Lerner Lymphedema Services, PC the first fully specialized lymphedema treatment facility in the United States. He became the Chief Therapist of the Lerner Lymphedema Services, P.C. clinics located in Princeton, NJ, Manhattan, NYC and New Brunswick, NJ from 1994-1999. Over this period of time, Steve participated in the successful treatment of several thousand lymphedema patients.

In 1995 and 1999 Steve completed further educational programs in lymphedema management at the Foeldi College, Hinterzarten, Germany and the European Congress of Lymphology. In addition to his clinical duties, he was chosen to provide instruct CDT courses at the Lerner Academy of Lymphatic Studies via hospitals, universities and clinics nationwide. In 1998 Steve co-founded an independent training and consulting company (Klose Norton Training & Consulting) offering CDT certification courses for medical professionals in various hospitals and clinical settings across the United States.

Steve was among the first therapists in the United States to become Nationally Certified in Lymphedema Therapy by the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) and in 2002 and 2003, was the first and only American lymphedema therapist to instruct an international group of clinicians at the world renowned Foeldi Clinic, Special Clinic for Lymphology, in Hinterzarten, Germany.

Since 1995 Steve has been the host/presenter/producer of internationally distributed educational treatment videos and in 2005 Steve was filmed and interviewed by the Discovery Health Channel for its program "Medical Incredible", demonstrating and discussing lymphedema therapy. This program aired in 130 countries and was viewed by 300 million people worldwide.

Currently, as a consultant and CDT Clinical Instructor, he continues to provide services for private clinics, hospitals, independent physician's offices and firms within the lymphedema and related compression therapy industries. He regularly reviews lymphedema related manuscripts, and contributes to other clinical publications. Steve has authored articles on lymphedema management in professional publications and contributed to chapters and editorial revisions of the internationally renowned "Textbook of Lymphology" authored by, Prof. M. Foeldi & S. Kubik. Recently Steve authored a chapter on lymphedema in the medical textbook "Kuerer's Breast Surgical Oncology" by Henry Kuerer, MD McGraw Hill 2009 and contributed a paper on Palliative Care and Complete Decongestive Therapy for the "Best Practices Document" of the International Lymphedema Framework Project.

Steve is a regular contributing presenter and organizer of various lymphedema related conferences such as the National Lymphedema Network Conferences (1994-2010), International Society of Lymphology Conferences (ISL) 1997-2007, Guthrie/ Klose Norton Lymphedema Conference (Denver 1999, Toronto, Ontario Canada 2002), University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center/ Klose Norton Lymphedema Conference (Philadelphia 2003), International Union of Phlebologists (San Diego, Ca 2003) and various WOCN Conferences as well as the International Lymphedema Framework Project Conference in Brighton, England 2010. In 2003, Steve was appointed to the National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) serving until 2009 and is currently a member of the International Advisory Board for the American Lymphedema Framework Project (ALFP) and the Educational Committee for the International Lymphedema Framework (ILF). In 2009 Steve was appointed as Adjunct Courtesy faculty at the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Nursing.

In 2007 Steve and the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy were invited to instruct a group of physicians and nurses in Vellore India as the first formally organized course by a leading lymphedema education school. Starting in 2007 the Norton School presented the first organized CDT Certification in South Africa at the University of Western Cape then in Pretoria at Tshwane University of Technology and maintains this annual venue. In October 2007, Steve conducted a unique and extensive workshop at the 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai, China demonstrating for the first time Complete Decongestive Therapy to Chinese medical professionals. Recently, Steve was invited to conduct a Staff Briefing to Congress in Washington, DC related to an initiative to establish new laws geared towards improving reimbursement for lymphedema.

Dr. Cheville is the former Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Cancer Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems in Philadelphia, PA. She currently practices at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota and is an Assistant Professor focusing research effort on the field of lymphology. Dr. Cheville received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard School of Medicine in Boston, MA in 1993. Her post-graduate training included a fellowship in Pain Management and Palliative Care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, as well as a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation in Newark, NJ. Dr. Cheville is a certified MLD/CDT therapist, a former board member of the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) and functions as select a member of the National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Medical Advisory Committee. Dr. Cheville is considered by many to be the brightest mind in the United States related to lymphology and serves as a tireless champion of appropriate lymphedema care for all patient populations.

Joy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She has worked in rehabilitation, acute care, and research settings. Joy has published research in Total Joint Replacements while working as a clinical research coordinator for the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia. She has also published research while working in the Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation Research Laboratory of the Shriners Hospital Philadelphia Unit. Joy is the author of two chapters on edema management and functional neuromuscular stimulation in the physical therapy education textbook, "Physical Agents 2nd Ed" by Behrens and Michlovitz.

Joy received her lymphedema training in 1996 from the Lerner Academy of Lymphatic Studies. She has since participated in numerous advanced training programs for lymphedema management including an advanced review course at the Foeldi Clinic in Hinterzarten, Germany in June 2002. She founded the Lymphedema Treatment Program at Chestnut Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Wyndmoor, PA in 1996. Currently she is a part-time Team Leader in the lymphedema treatment program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She participated as an adjunct in the advanced lymphedema conference sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania in April 2003. She was among the first group of therapists in the United States to become Elvarex® certified in 1998 and was LANA certified in 2001. Joy has worked as an instructor for the Norton School since 2004.

John received his Physical Therapy degree from the University of Connecticut in 1993 and his lymphedema training from Steve Norton and Guenter Klose in St. Louis in 1998 when instructing for the Lerner Academy of Lymphatic Studies. He has worked in acute care inpatient and outpatient settings but since 1998 has worked primarily as a lymphedema specialist in hospital outpatient clinics. He created and developed the highly respected lymphedema clinic at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, VA, working there from 1999 until 2006. Most recently he has been helping to build further a respected program at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA.

John became LANA certified in 2001 and has taken a number of advanced courses in lymphedema including Klose-Norton advanced courses in 2000 and 2003 and the inaugural English speaking advanced course at the Foeldi Clinic in Hinterzarten, Germany in 2002. He has lectured on lymphedema at PT and PTA programs in the Washington, DC area since 2000. Since 2005 John has been contributing educational expertise first as an assistant then associate, and now a primary instructor for the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy. His interests include lymphedema education, wound care and the application of CDT expertise in the acute care setting. In 2010 John was elected to the Board of Directors of the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA).

Maureen is currently Program Manager for Women's Health of The Center for Restorative Therapies at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore Maryland. Earning her masters in physical therapy from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA, Ms. McBeth joined Mercy in 2005 and is responsible for program development, planning and marketing of women's health initiatives at The Center for Restorative Therapies at Mercy. She evaluates and treats a full outpatient caseload that is approximately 50% lymphedema patients, coordinating the development of a comprehensive lymphedema management program for upper and lower extremities with both inpatient and outpatient departments. Prior to joining Mercy, Ms. McBeth was a senior level physical therapist with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with Mercy Health Systems in Philadelphia and also as a staff PT with the Montgomery County Geriatric and Rehabilitation Center in Royersford, PA. She is also a LANA certified lymphedema therapist. Ms. McBeth has a number of medical presentations and research to her credit. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the women's health and oncology sections, and is a member of the National Lymphedema Network.

Linda graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 1980 with her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and from Arcadia University in 2006 with her Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy. In 2010 Linda became a Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. During her career she has worked in multiple physical therapy settings. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Arcadia University since 1996. In 1998 she earned her credentialed clinical instructor certification from the American Physical Therapy Association. In December 2001 Linda attended the Klose Norton School to earn her CLT and became LANA® certified in March 2003. Since that time her practice has focused on cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema and orthopedics. Linda began instructing for the Norton School in 2004. Currently Linda is the Clinical Team Leader in Oncology at the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Sarah Stolker earned her Masters in Science, Physical Therapy at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. She obtained her Lymphedema Certification from the Klose Norton School in 1999. Together with Dr. Andrea Cheville, she helped to establish the Lymphedema Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Shortly before becoming LANA certified in 2002, Sarah moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She is the Cancer Rehab Program Manager at SSM Rehab, St Louis, MO as well as a weekly contributor to St. Louis' NBC affiliate, KSDK News Channel 5.

Tara has over 200 hours of training in cancer rehabilitation and complete decongestive therapy. She received her CLT certification training from the Klose Norton School in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University in 1998 and her Master of Physical Therapy degree from MCP Hahnemann University in 2000. Tara was actively involved in the treatment of lymphedema and women's health patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She currently resides in and practices physical therapy in the Scottsdale, Arizona metropolitan area.

Megan Driscoll graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1993 with a Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy and from the University of Pittsburgh with an advanced Masters in Orthopedic Physical Therapy in 2000. She initially learned to treat lymphedema in 1996 and completed the Klose Norton School training class in 2002. She has treated Lymphedema and Women's Health patients since 1996 as Director of the Magee-Women's Hospital Physical Therapy Department. Megan specialized in the treatment of lymphedema and actively assisted in research projects with Dr. Finegold and Dr. Soran at the University of Pittsburgh and is published in the Oncology Nursing Journal. Devoted to increasing awareness of Lymphedema throughout the community, Megan developed the Lymphedema support group and newsletter in Pittsburgh, and has held numerous conferences for patients and medical staff. She is currently treating Lymphedema in a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Jeannette holds a clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. She received her lymphedema certification from the Klose Norton School in 2002 and started her career at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in 2003. In 2004, Jeannette established the lymphedema therapy program at the main campus and as the Lymphedema Clinical Specialist she continues to work on further developing the service to promote awareness, early diagnosis, and risk minimization of lymphedema. She leads the support groups for patients who have and are at risk for lymphedema through the Post-Treatment Resource Program. Jeannette received her LANA certification in 2005 and was awarded the Susan G. Komen Conference scholarship by the National Lymphedema Network (NLN) in 2006. In 2007, she developed the Lower Extremity Lymphedema Prevention Program for MSKCC and joined the Scientific Committee of the NLN. She is grateful for the continued opportunity to serve on the committee and for the opportunity to lecture at the biennial NLN Conferences. In 2009, Jeannette happily joined the faculty of the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

Kathy is a 1984 graduate of University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She has worked in acute care rehab, homecare and outpatient settings. Since 2000, she has worked at Casa Colina Rehab Center in Pomona, CA where she is an outpatient clinical coordinator. She divides her time between a neuro and lymphedema patient population. She completed her Certified Lymphedema Therapist Training from the Norton School in 2005 and joined the Norton School faculty in 2009.

Edie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Hunter College/City University of New York in 1995. She has worked in acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and orthopedic manual therapy settings. She has been involved in treatment and injury prevention programs for professional and student dancers, musicians and other performing artists.

Edie received her lymphedema certification from the Norton School in 2006, and became LANA certified in 2007. She has been practicing lymphedema therapy with Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL since 2006, primarily in the outpatient setting. She has been assisting with the CDT certification course at the Norton School since 2008.

Michelle graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut with a Masters in Physical Therapy in 2004. She has worked in both in-patient hospital and out-patient settings and received her lymphedema training from the Norton School in 2005. She became LANA certified in 2007 and has since worked primarily as a lymphedema specialist at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia, where she helped to grow the lymphedema program from 2 part time therapists to five full time therapists. She currently works with out-patients, in-patients, wound center patients and even acute rehab patients. Within the scope of lymphedema, she specializes in wound care and has attended multiple wound courses. She has also developed a comprehensive oncology rehab program at Virginia Hospital Center working with patients with limited mobility after cancer treatments.

Paula has been a physical therapist for over 27 years. Paula received her orthopedic clinical specialist since 1996. She started a lymphedema program and breast cancer rehabilitation program in 1998 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Paula started a lymphedema support group in partner with Life With Cancer to give those with lymphedema a place to receive education and psychosocial support. She became a certified lymphedema therapist in 1999 and has been LANA Certified since 2001. Paula regularly lectures on lymphedema to Breast Cancer survivors through Life With Cancer, Physical Therapy Students at Marymount University, and Northern Virginia District of the American Physical Therapy Association. She has also served as medical staff speaking on lymphedema for Casting For Recovery. Paula maintains membership with the Oncology and Orthopedic sections of the APTA, National Lymphedema Network and Lymphology Association of North America. She presently works at Hand-N-Hand Therapy in Arlington, Virginia treating breast cancer survivors and all types of lymphedema patients.

Susan is a 1995 graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. She received her lymphedema training in 1998 from the Lerner Academy of Lymphatic Studies. In 2001 she became LANA certified. Susan went on to help expand the existing outpatient lymphedema program at Florida Hospital and helped transition lymphedema treatment into the inpatient setting. In 2001, while still working at Florida Hospital she expanded lymphedema treatment into the Home Care setting making it the first agency to utilize complete decongestive therapy in Central Florida.

Ms. Allen began organizing lymphedema certification courses for the hospital and had the opportunity to assist Steve Norton & Gunter Klose beginning in 2002. She has participated in advanced training for lymphedema management including a visit to the Lympho-Opt clinic in Hirschbach, Germany in 2005. Susan conducted research on the cost effectiveness of lymphedema treatment in the Home Care setting and was selected to present her findings at National Association of Home Care Conference in 2004. In addition she has had articles published in the National Lymphedema Network's newsletter. She has conducted numerous community awareness programs on lymphedema. Ms. Allen is currently employed with Wuesthoff Health Systems in Rockledge, Florida where she works with lymphedema, neurology and hand patients in an outpatient setting. She is currently on the Tumor Board at the Hospital and takes part in the Quality Improvement plan for lymphedema services.

Eleanor "Ellie" Ho graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Davis. Her education continued at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles-School of Physical Therapy/Chapman University and she graduated in 1989 with a Master of Physical Therapy. She has worked in several Sports and Orthopedic Outpatient facilities treating musculoskeletal conditions, with an emphasis in women's health and cancer rehabilitation. Her initial training in lymphedema care was in 1996 and she completed the MLD/CDT Certification with the Klose Norton School in 2002. She established the Lymphedema Program at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where she supervised new certifed lymphedema therapists for 8 years. Ellie became LANA certified in May 2007. She has been working in physical therapist- privately owned practices since 2007, specializing in lymphedema treatment and cancer rehabilitation. She is the Lymphedema Program Director at California Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy in Anaheim. Currently, she is one of the instructors for Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy and has worked as an Assistant Instructor since 2006.

Dawn Brinkman earned her Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Florida in 1993. She has worked in the inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, outpatient, home health and skilled nursing settings addressing lymphedema treatment, neuro and ortho rehabilitation. She received her lymphedema training from the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in 2004 and passed the CLT-LANA specialist exam in 2007. Dawn assisted with implementing the Lymphedema Program at Florida Hospital Home Care in Orlando, Florida as an extension of the inpatient and outpatient programs for a continuum of care in the Central Florida area. She assisted with conducting research on lymphedema and home care that was presented at the National Association of Home Care Conference in 2004. She has been active with research involving lymphedema and wound care and type-2 diabetes. Dawn has also published numerous articles involving lymphedema in home care setting and bringing awareness to this treatment setting with the National Lymphedema Network and the American Physical Therapy Association. Dawn currently practices in the Central Florida area, focusing exclusively in the treatment of lymphedema.

Kathryn graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 1998 with a Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy. In the years following graduation Kathryn worked with several inpatient programs at hospitals and acute rehab facilities focusing largely on manual therapy and stroke rehab. In 2003, Kathryn was recruited for a position at the Bennington Health & Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT as Director of the Inpatient & Outpatient Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy Department. Soon after, it was requested of Kathryn to direct & re-organize the Inpatient Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy Department for the Vermont State Veterans Home, also in Bennington, VT. As the Director there from 2004 to 2006, Kathryn completely restructured the Inpatient Rehabilitation Department, making it the highest rated state owned Inpatient Rehabilitation Department in Vermont while expanding it to include Outpatient services as well. While in VT, Kathryn began her studies in the treatment of lymphedema & completed her certification as a Lymphedema Therapist with the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in 2006. In 2007 Kathryn spent a year working under the supervision of a LANA certified therapist and obtained her own LANA certification during that time. In 2008 Kathryn opened Kinder Touch Lymphedema Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. Currently Kathryn's clinic treats more lymphedema patients than any facility in the Capital Region and enjoys the distinction of being the premiere regional Lymphedema Center as an Affiliate Member of the National Lymphedema Network. In addition, Kathryn started guest lecturing on the topic of lymphedema at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY to Physical and Occupational Therapy students in the fall of 2010.

Mary Rosenberg is a graduate of UCLA and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, School of Physical Therapy. She has been a physical therapist since 1977. Mary has lived and worked in Hollywood, California her entire life. As a breast cancer survivor (1996) she became interested in survivorship issues and the side effects of cancer treatments that challenge quality of life. She studied and became lymphedema certified with the Klose Norton School in 1999. Since then she has devoted the majority of her time in her private practice, Hollywood Physical Therapy Associates, to treating lymphedema patients. Mary became LANA certified in 2001 and joined the faculty of the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy in September 2009.

Vicki is a 1994 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, and has worked in several settings including home health and outpatient rehab. In 2005, she and a colleague established the Lymphedema Therapy Program -- now called the Cancer Rehabilitation Program -- at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center (University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics). Vicki has worked with Dr. Jane Armer as a research associate for several years, and this has allowed her to teach lymphedema courses in South Africa in 2008 and 2009 along with other Norton School faculty. Vicki has been treating lymphedema since 1998 and became LANA certified in 2008.

Brad Smith is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years experience, whose specialty areas include assistive technology, augmentative communication, head and neck cancer rehabilitation, and management of head and neck lymphedema. Since 2003 he has been employed at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He completed training as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist in 2006 with the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy and has also received advanced training in the management of head and neck lymphedema. Mr. Smith was only the fourth speech pathologist in the country to complete this training. He now serves as lead therapist in the Head and Neck Lymphedema Management Program offered through the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at MD Anderson. This program is one of the busiest in the country, evaluating approximately 150 new cases of Head and Neck Lymphedema each year since its inception in 2006. This provides vast opportunities to gather data for future research initiatives in the field of head and neck lymphedema. A passionate and creative clinician and educator, Mr. Smith is excited to offer the new Management of Head and Neck Lymphedema course through the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy and is anxious to train more clinicians in the proper management of this underserved patient population.

Byron graduated from University of Alberta, Canada, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine: Department of Occupational Therapy in 1996. He completed lymphedema training in 1998 with the Lerner Academy of Lymphatic Studies, and became a Certified Lymphedema Therapist with the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2002. Byron has treated lymphedema clients in outpatient, community, and acute care settings with clinical experience in Canada and the United States. Byron's continuing Lymphedema education has included attending 5 National Lymphedema Network conferences and an Aquatic Lymphatic Therapy course. Byron has taught at University of Alberta Department of Occupational Therapy introducing Occupational Therapy students to assessment, treatment, and management of lymphatic conditions. He developed and piloted a lymphedema assessment and treatment program for Alberta Cancer Board with clinical outcomes leading to a provincially funded lymphedema treatment program serving Calgary and Southern Alberta. Byron also co-authored a paper on Interdisciplinary lower leg assessment, published in Wound Care Canada journal in 2006. Byron has particular interest in Lymphedema program development and improving client access to comprehensive Lymphedema treatment services.

Jane Armer is an Associate Professor at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and Director of Nursing Research at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. In 2000 she was appointed to the Medical Advisory Committee of the National Lymphedema Network (NLN). She chairs the NLN's Research Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of the Lymphedema Association of North America (LANA). She has been appointed to the Nursing Core Group of Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), the national medical oncology clinical trials research group.

Jane is well known for her extensive research on physiological measurement of limb volume in post-breast cancer lymphedema. She has studied signs, symptoms, and self-management of lymphedema among women treated for breast cancer as well as the psychological impact of lymphedema. Jane's program of research focuses on the more than two million women who are living with breast cancer in the United States today who are at a lifetime risk for lymphedema development. Her earlier work focused on health beliefs and practices of community-dwelling diverse elders and adults, self-management of chronic illness, and relocation adjustment of rural elders.

Nicole has been working as a lymphedema specialist since 1999. She received her lymphedema training from the Klose Norton School and passed the CLT-LANA specialist exam in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and a Master of Physical Therapy degree from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1998. She currently works in the Breast Care Center of the National Naval Medical Center, where she serves as the lead physical therapist. In addition, she serves an adjunct instructor with Arcadia University's School of Physical Therapy. Nicole has lectured internationally on the topics of lymphedema and cancer rehabilitation. Areas of specialization within the lymphedema population include head and neck, breast reconstruction, and Stage III management. She is formerly the president of the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and is now a board member of the APTA. She has also served on the Medical Advisory Committee and research committee for the National Lymphedema Network. Additionally, Nicole served until 2006 as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA).