Get to Know APTA Hand and Upper Extremity: An Interview With Academy Leadership

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At the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in February 2025, students got a chance to ask questions and get advice from section leaders. In this installment, Jason Lau, PT, DPT, interviews Jamie Grigsby, PT, DPT, and Melissa Lazinski, PT, DPT, DHSc, with APTA Hand & Upper Extremity at APTA CSM in Houston.

Visit the APTA Hand and Upper Extremity website to learn more about the academy. Watch a video of this interview on the APTA Magazine website.

Our Speakers

Jason Lau, PT, DPT, then a third-year student at Samuel Merritt University

Jamie Grigsby, PT, DPT, vice president, APTA Hand & Upper Extremity and private practice outpatient orthopedic physical therapist in Colorado

Melissa Lazinski, PT, DPT, DHSc; Secretary, APTA Hand & Upper Extremity and program director, University of South Florida

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