- Hand Therapy
Locations
Accepted Insurances
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Training and Education
Certification
- Advanced Practice in Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate
- Health Science, Occupational Therapy, With Honors, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Undergraduate
- Sociology, Cum Laude, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
- Health Science, Occupational Therapy, With Honors, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
About Me
Melissa A. Giberson, MS, OTR, CHT, specializes in varied hand and upper extremity rehabilitation, including therapy for neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions, cumulative trauma, burns, fractures, dislocations, tendon repair and reconstruction, arthritis, soft-tissue injuries, digital amputation and replants, and Dupuytren's contracture. Ms. Giberson has expertise working with children, adolescents, adults, and elderly patients.
Before joining Summit Health, Ms. Giberson practiced with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Bedminster, New Jersey. She also has practiced with North Jersey Hand Therapy in Denville, Chilton Hospital Physical Therapy in Wayne, Bayada Home Health Care in Morristown, and Hudson Physical Therapy in Wayne.
Ms. Giberson is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, American Society of Hand Therapists, and New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association.