Leveraging more than 35 years of multinational clinical experience across Hong Kong and the United States, this upper-extremity rehabilitation and occupational therapy expert specializes in hand therapy, upper-extremity rehabilitation, orthotic design and fabrication, industrial rehabilitation, ergonomic assessment, and occupational rehabilitation program development. Their expertise includes treatment of complex hand trauma, brachial plexus injuries, tendon and nerve repairs, peripheral nerve injuries, nerve compression syndromes, repetitive stress injuries, myofascial pain syndrome, burns, congenital limb abnormalities, and post-traumatic stiffness. This expert also evaluates matters involving postoperative rehabilitation, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, functional impairment evaluation, return-to-work assessment, functional capacity evaluations, work-conditioning programs, ergonomic risk reduction strategies, and upper-extremity manual therapy techniques associated with occupational and rehabilitative care. Professional credentials include Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Certified Fascial Manipulation Specialist (CFMS), Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator (CFCE), and Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (CEAS II).

Extensive professional leadership experience includes supervisory and management responsibilities within outpatient rehabilitation and occupational therapy settings together with ownership of an ergonomics consulting practice serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Their work has involved program development, quality improvement initiatives, clinician mentorship, industrial rehabilitation program implementation, ergonomic assessments, and clinical supervision within hand therapy and outpatient rehabilitation operations. This expert has extensive experience designing and fabricating custom static and dynamic orthoses for traumatic, chronic, and postoperative upper-extremity conditions. Additional areas of concentration include manual therapy, occupational rehabilitation, injury prevention education, workplace ergonomics, ergonomic risk mitigation, and rehabilitation program coordination within healthcare and occupational environments. Their clinical background further includes management and oversight responsibilities involving outpatient rehabilitation operations, therapist supervision, industrial rehabilitation services, and multidisciplinary patient care coordination.

Complementing their clinical and consulting background, this expert has served as a continuing education instructor and adjunct faculty member providing national-level instruction involving upper-extremity manual therapy, orthotics fabrication, dental ergonomics, hand sensibility testing, and occupational rehabilitation principles. Their instructional and mentorship activities have included training occupational therapists, physical therapists, dental students, and rehabilitation clinicians in upper-extremity treatment techniques, ergonomics, orthotic fabrication, and injury-prevention strategies. This expert also co-authored a peer-reviewed publication addressing clinical evaluation of thumb base osteoarthritis and was recognized as the first occupational therapist to receive the Certified Fascial Manipulation Specialist credential. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree, Master of Business Administration degree, and Professional Diploma in Occupational Therapy. Additional qualifications include multilingual clinical communication abilities in English and Cantonese, with limited Mandarin proficiency, supporting patient care and rehabilitation services across culturally diverse clinical environments.