Meet Kelly Andrasik McLeod

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Kelly Andrasik McLeod is a doctorally trained occupational therapist who works as the advanced clinical specialist for the OT department at a large San Francisco Bay Area teaching hospital.  She specializes in feeding and swallowing and developmental rehabilitation, for infants in the NICU and neonatal cardiac ICU. Kelly is a Certified Neonatal Therapist (CNT), is board certified in pediatrics (BCP) through AOTA, has her advanced practice certification in “Swallowing Assessment, Evaluation, and Intervention”, and is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Kelly’s doctoral capstone examined and promoted occupational therapy’s role in maximizing breastfeeding support and improving breastfeeding outcomes for medically fragile infants. 

In addition to her clinical pursuits, Kelly is a passionate instructor for OT students, as an adjunct faculty member of KUMC’s post-professional OTD program since 2020,  and for healthcare professionals, by providing continuing education courses through The Lactation OT and Coast Allied Health.  She has also presented for the National Association of Neonatal Therapists, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Stanford's High Risk Neonatal Symposium, Occupational Therapy Association of California, the Stanford Design School, and internationally for Stanford’s NeuroNICU Outreach and the Teach to Heal program.

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