Dr. Curtis Marti was a Human Development major at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, from 1990-1994. He attended Creighton University’s Occupational Therapy Program, earning his BSOT in 1996, graduating summa cum laude. He then continued at Creighton, earning his Post-Professional Clinical Doctorate in OT in 1999, graduating summa cum laude. Professionally, he has worked for a contract therapy company in Omaha, Nebraska and then as a Rehabilitation Manager for a contract company in and around Austin, TX. For the last 22 years, he has worked at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. During his time at Hillcrest, he has worked as the Therapy Manager and in recent years, as the OT specialist on the neurological unit. He has also served as the lead specialist in the realm of lymphedema management and has conducted several hospital-wide presentations on this very important subject.
Lymphedema: The Forgotten Condition
Objectives:
- Describe the etiology, prevalence, and clinical course of lymphedema.
- Determine effective treatment strategies.
- Describe the unique variables of acute care lymphedema treatment.