MEMBERS
This page contains contact information for all the active Committee Members from each region of the American Burn Association as well
as the members of the Occupational & Physical Therapist Special Interest Group.
The utilization of the American Burn Association's Regional designation was based on the initial intent of capturing therapist
representatives from the entire United States and Canada so that we would interact at all levels and with representation of different
hospital settings and facility structures. We have maintained this design even though the ABA has dissolved this system as of 2004. As
this web site has evolved, I believe that we will be actively searching for additional members in other states as well as from other
burn facilities within similar states so that we can truly represent every member of the Occupational and Physical Therapy Special
Interest Group and then expand to represent international hospitals and clinicians worldwide.
All of these founding members have been instrumental not only in the in the development of this web site and award since it was first
conferred in 2002 but are prolific clinicians, researchers, educators, mentors and friends that are dedicated to furthering burn
research and collaboration.
If you are not familiar with any of these individuals, I strongly encourage you to take the time to contact the representative from your
region as well as any other members. We are here to serve as a resource and support to the advancement of therapist driven research.
We have also the latest burn therapist resource listing for the Occupational & Physical Therapy Special Interest Group which was
updated in January 2008. Please review this list and make updates as often as needed.
Click here to go to the OT/PT SIG Resource List (XLS format for print/view only)
Click here to update or add your contact information to the OT/PT SIG Resource List
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Committee Member Listing Numerically by Region:
| Region I | Mary Jo Baryza, MS, PT, PCS |
| Region II | Hope Hunter, PT |
| Region III | Rebekah Allely, OTR/L |
| Region IV | Sandy Fletchall, OTR, MPA, CHT, FAOTA |
| Region V | Beth Franzen, OTR |
| Region VI | Michael Serghiou, OTR |
| Region VII | Michael Reynolds, OTR/L, CHT |
| Region VIII | Cynthia Hayes Lundy, PT |
| Region IX | Ingrid Parry, MS, PT |
| Region X | Merilyn L. Moore, PT |
| Region XI | Lisa Forbes Duchart, BMR (OT) |
| Region XII | Vacant Position |
| Co-Chair | Reg Richard, MS, PT |
| Chairperson | Jonathan Niszczak, MS, OTR/L |
Region I - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Mary Jo Baryza
Director of Therapeutic Services
Shriners Hospitals for Children
51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 371-4749
mbaryza@shrinenet.org
www.shrinershq.org
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Region II - New York
Hope Hunter, PT
Assistant Chief
New York Presbyterian Hospital
525 East 68th Street, Box 142
New York, NY 10021
(212) 746-1573
hlaznick@nyp.org
www.nyprehabmed.org
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Region III - District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Rebekah Reishus Allely, OTR/L
Washington Hospital Burn Center
Room 3-B-55
110 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2975
(202)877-7347
Rebekah.R.Allely@Medstar.net
www.whcenter.org
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Region IV - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sandy Fletchall, OTR/L, CHT, MPA, FAOTA
Work Capabilities For Living, LLC
3570 Canada Road, Suite 104
Lakeland, TN 38002
(901) 507-4780
sandy@capabilities4living.com
http://capabilitiesforliving.com
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Region V - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Beth J. Franzen, OTR
Burn Rehabilitation Manager
Regions Hospital
5 N Burn Rehab
PO BOX 11105B
640 Jackson Street
St Paul, MN 5510
(651) 254-1545
beth.j.franzen@healthpartners.com
www.regionshospital.com
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Region VI - Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Michael A. Serghiou, OTR
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Shriners Hospital for Children
815 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 770-6682
Mserghiou@shrinenet.org
www.totalburncare.com
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Region VII - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Michael S. Reynolds, OTR/L, CHT
Via-Christi Regional Medical Center - St. Francis Campus
929 N. St. Francis Street
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 268-8200
michael_reynolds@via-christi.org
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Region VIII - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Cindy Hayes Lundy, PT
Intermountain Burn Center
Burn Therapy Room #4610
50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-2132
Cindy.Lundy@hsc.utah.edu
www.medlib.med.utah.edu
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Region IX - Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada
Ingrid Parry, MS, PT
Physical Therapist, Burn Care Specialist, Clinical Coordinator for Clinical Education
Shriners Hospital for Children, Northern California
2425 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 453-2240
iparry@shrinenet.org
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Region X - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Merilyn L. Moore, PT
Rehab Therapies Manager
The University of Washington Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center
Box 359836, 325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 744-5792
mlmoore@u.washington.edu
www.uwmedicine.org
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Region XI - Canada
Lisa Forbes Duchart, MSc, OT Reg(MB)
Director, Firefighters Burn Camp Mamawi
Clinical Specialist in Burn Care
Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg MB R3A 1S1
Canada
(204) 787-7955
lforbes-duchart@hsc.mb.ca
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Region XII - Military Division
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Name of Facility
Address
Phone Number
E-mail
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Committee Co-Chair
Reg Richard, MS, PT
Clinical Research Coordinator Burn Rehabilitation
U. S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
3400 Rawley E. Chambers Avenue
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315
(210) 916-1440
reginald.richard@amedd.army.mil
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Committee Chairperson
Jonathan Niszczak, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Specialist
Bio Med Sciences, Inc.
Burn & Wound Care Division
7584 Morris Court, Suite 218
Allentown, PA 18106
(610) 530-3193 or 800-25-SILON
jn@silon.com
www.silon.com
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