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Helping clients regain function and independence

Michelle Saksa  Class of 2009

Michelle Saksa, OTR, OTD, CHT, GTS knew as an OT student at UT Health San Antonio that she was interested in a career as a hand therapist. She pursued this goal since graduation in 2009, she completed a post-professional OTD in 2014 and, as a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), has recently opened her own hand therapy clinic in Oak Harbor, Washington. Dr. Saksa has accomplished many things in her professional life including authoring chapters in several OT textbooks and hand therapy books as well as teaching as adjunct faculty at Abilene Christina University.
 
When asked what she is most passionate about in her work as an OT and CHT, Dr. Saksa says it is “getting to see everything from the very simple to the very complex and everything in between. Hand therapy is a constantly evolving field that keeps me on my toes.  I love learning new and better ways to help my clients.”  She says that she “believes our hands are the most important parts of our body and essential to our engagement in the world around us” so her favorite thing about being an OT is helping her clients regain function and independence following an injury. 

Dr. Saksa recalls many great memories of her time on UT Health San Antonio. In her work as a Teaching Assistant for anatomy, she appreciated the learning experiences afforded to OT students. She also feels the amount of splinting taught in the courses directly influenced her to become the hand therapist she is today. 

Dr. Saksa is a proud alumnus as a clinician and OT educator who has lived and practiced in several states, and appreciates how well rounded the education program at UT Health San Antonio is in preparing graduates to enter an area of practice they choose to pursue. 
 

Michelle Saksa

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Department of Occupational Therapy


Michelle Saksa
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