Our Teams in North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida

  • Carmen Albu, MOTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC, ALM

    Boone NC

    Carmen, our founder, has been a practicing Occupational Therapist and lymphedema specialist for 24 years. She has a bachelor's in Psychology and attended the Academy of Lymphatic Studies.

    She was born and raised in Transylvania, Romania.

  • Misty Elmore, OTR, CLT

    Boone, NC

    Misty has been an Occupational Therapist for 20 years. She has worked as an OT in a variety of settings including public school, acute car hospital, inpatient rehab, and skilled nursing facility.

    She got her lymphedema certification from Academy of Lymphatic Studies)

    She loves animals and currently has 2 dogs and 2 cats.

  • Hannah Fleming, OTR, CLT

    Boone, NC

    Hannah has been practicing for 2 years and attended West Virginia University where she obtained a Masters in Occupational Therapy and a minor in communication studies. She has been with Healthy Lymphatics since the Fall of 2021.

    She loves playing with her yellow lab, Finn, hiking and completing jigsaw puzzles!

  • Cyndi Fielland, COTA/L, CLT

    Boone, NC

    Cyndi has been practicing since 2018 and received her Occupational Therapy Assistant certification from Cape Fear Community College and her Lymphedema certification from Norton School of Lymphatics.

  • Pat Watson, Secretary

    Boone, NC

    Pat graduated from Watauga High and took night classes in business and Medical terminology.

    She loves the patients and the people she works with.

    She enjoys smoothies, baked goods, ice cream!

  • Toni Saltmarsh, Office Manager

    Remote in South Carolina

    Toni enjoys every aspect of what her job title entails. She loves the interaction with some of the most talented therapists, speaking to patients and getting to know them, and dealing with referring doctors.

    She’s been with us 13 years! She started in our Port St. Lucie, Fl office and is now working from home in South Caroloina.

    Her favorite snack is chips and dip.

  • Katie Rogers, OTR, CLT

    Mt. Airy, NC

    Katie‘s professional background is primarily lymphedema therapy with an emphasis in oncology rehabilitation. She graduated from the Monarch Continuing Education training program.

    She and her dad aspire to road bike the entire Blue Ridge Parkway. So far they’ve completed 273 miles, along with the entire connecting Skyline Drive.

  • Lauren Miller, OTR, CLT

    Port St. Lucie, FL

    Lauren has been practicing since 2012. She graduated from UCF in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science and University of St. Augustine in 2012 with a Master of Occupational Therapy. She has her lymphedema certification from ACOLS.

    She loves to hike and go paddle boarding in my free time!

  • Rochelle Nicholas, COTA/L, CLT

    Port St. Lucie, FL

    She has enjoyed working as a lymphedema therapist for over 14 years at Healthy Lymphatics. She graduated with my degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in North Charleston, SC from Trident Technical Community College.

    Once moving to Florida she received her certification in lymphedema through the Norton school.

  • Karly Morris, MOTR/L, CLT

    Galax, VA

    Karly is an Occupational Therapist licensed in Virginia and North Carolina and received her Masters of Occupational Therapy Degree from Radford University. She obtained my lymphedema certification from the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.

    One fun fact about Karley is that she can touch her nose with her tongue!

  • Judy Williams

    Elkin, NC