Edema Courses

Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTD, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC, CI-CS

Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTD, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CI-CS, WCC is an occupational therapist with LANA certification and a clinical doctorate in occupational therapy with a specialty in lymphedema practice management. She has more than 35 years of practice with 20 years in lymphedema evaluation and treatment and a certified Instructor in the Casley-Smith Method of Complex Lymphatic Therapy.

Dr. Andrea Brennan specializes in lymphedema treatment and wound care. She is a certified lymphedema therapist and member of the Lymphology Association of North America, the International Society of Lymphology and the National Lymphedema Network. She holds a certificate of clinical competency in sharp wound debridement and is a member of the American Professional Wound Care Association. In 2012, she earned her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy with a concentration in Administration and Practice Management from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals.A therapist since 1978 and a lymphedema therapist since 1998, Dr. Brennan is frequently invited to speak and write on lymphedema management and clinical topics for community wellness programs, schools and support groups. She has presented and published on diverse topics in lymphedema management on a local and national basis. She has also given presentations at the Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin and Wound Care; the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Annual Conference; the National Lymphedema Network Conference and the American College of Phlebology. She also wrote a chapter on lymphedema in the medical textbook, Core Curriculum for Phlebology Nurses.

Currently, Dr. Brennan is developing a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient lymphedema management program at HEALTHSOUTH Scottsdale Rehabilitation Hospital in Arizona. She lives with her husband in Scottsdale.all Heading