Meet Dr. Noha Elfar, OTR/L, CHT - Occupational Therapist

Dr. Noha is a certified hand therapist (CHT) and has been an occupational therapist for over 13 years in a wide range of facilities including Acute Trauma and Community hospitals, Rehabilitation facilities, Outpatient Hand Therapy facilities, and Early Intervention with children. She holds a Bachelors in Health Science from Stony Brook University and Bachelors/Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Touro College where she specialized in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation. She also specializes in fabrication of custom dynamic/static splints and is a certified Kinesiotaping practitioner as well as a kid’s certified Yoga instructor.

She recently completed her Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University with her research focusing on the mental health of patients after a traumatic hand injury.

She enjoys hiking, skiing, running, and traveling around the world!

Meet MARY ANN VISCUSI, B.S., COTA

Mary Ann graduated from Suffolk Community College as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and received her Bachelors in Community Health Services from Empire State College. She has received a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorder from Brooklyn College. She has worked with children ranging in age from pre-school to adult with diagnoses including autism, PDD, ADHD, OCD. She has experience working in a variety of pediatric settings including school based services, in home, preschool center based care and sensory integration clinics. Mary Ann is trained in Primitive Reflex Integration, Brain Gym, BAL-A-VIS-X (Balance-Auditory-Visual-Exercises), Therapeutic Listening and Sensory Integration Treatment). She has and continues to provide inservices on Sensory Integration and Visual Motor Deficits to parents and teachers. Mary Ann is also certified with Handwriting Without Tears. Working with children and parents is not a job it is her passion