About

Mike Cricchio MBA, OT/L, CHT (Inventor/Owner)

Mike Cricchio, MBA, OT/L, CHT, is a graduate of the Loma Linda University Occupational Therapy Program. He completed a Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at Stanford University Hospital in 1996 and went on to earn a Master’s of Business Administration. He is a Certified Hand Therapist and active clinical educator. 

Mike has provided instructional education on an array of clinical and practice management concepts for several annual ASHT and ASHT/ASSH conferences. He has been the Vice Chair and/or Chair of ASHT national conferences in Phoenix, Boston, San Diego and Chicago. Mike presently works as the Manager of UFHealth Hand and Upper Extremity Center and Educational Conference Coordinator of UF Health Rehab.

Mike co-founded and chairs the Teton Hand and Upper Extremity Conference Series and is owner of UE | Applications. He has been an item writer for HTCC and participated as a member of the CHT exam review committee. Mike is actively involved with UF | Innovate and UE | Applications to bring entrepreneurial concepts/ideas to market. As an Adjunct Faculty member at University of Florida Occupational Therapy Program, Mike taught Kinesiology in the Bachelor of Health Science Program for years and presently continues to teach in the Foundations of Occupational Therapy in the Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. Mike has also been a regular Guest Lecturer on upper extremity anatomy and injury at the University of Florida Physical Therapy and Masters of Athletic Training Programs. Mike is published in the Journal Hand Therapy. He is presently involved with ongoing IRB research related to Total and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty and the incorporation of The Dell Hand, as a model to advance the educational experience and improve retention of hand anatomy within the occupational therapy classroom.

Mike continues to teach locally and nationally on a range upper extremity topics. Mike has been, or is presently, an Invited Speaker, or class host, for The Florida Hand Society, The Michigan Hand Society, The Georgia Hand and Upper Extremity Special Interest Group, UCLA Health Science Outpatient Clinic, Select Medical Master Class, Western University | Canada, Capital Hand Therapy Association and for The Teton Hand and Upper Extremity Conference Series, LLC.

Dr. Ashli Linkhorn

Dr. Linkhorn is a graduate of Life University and received her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology (Genetics) from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. As an athlete herself, Dr. Linkhorn has adopted a “hands on” adjusting style and created an office that integrates multiple chiropractic, soft tissue and physiotherapy techniques all for the best interest of the patient.In addition to the multiple certifications Dr. Linkhorn holds (seen right), she is an adjunct faculty member at Life University where she teaches Kinetic Chain Assessment and Functional Rehabilitation in the Masters Department. In the Doctorate program, she teaches Orthopedic Diagnosis, Extremity Adjusting, and Physiotherapy. Dr. Linkhorn takes full advantage of teaching at the world’s largest Chiropractic College, this give her access to the latest research, adjusting and corrective techniques.Dr. Linkhorn is active both in the community and nationally; here is a list of just some of the teams or events she has participated in:Nationally ranked Life University RugbyOfficial Provider for Atlanta Renegades RugbyOfficial Chiropractor USA Seven’s Rugby Referee TeamHead Chiropractor NCAA Women’s College Softball World SeriesNCAA Women’s GymnasticsInternational Rugby Board La Vegas SevensMultiple State Rank Track AthletesUS 10K ClassicNational Firefighter Challenge Related Articles

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Paul C. Dell MD (Mentor/ Editor)

Paul C. Dell, M.D., earned his medical degree at the University of Florida in 1971 before going on to complete his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Florida and his fellowships in hand surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and microsurgery at the Duke Medical Center. He returned to UF in 1979 to work in the department of Orthopaedics and has held several positions over the years, including professor and chief of hand and microsurgery and Orthopaedic consultant for the Florida Division of Children’s Medical Services.  Dell was elected to membership in the American Orthopaedic Association and the International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is also a member of several other professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. He is one of the founding members of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

Morgan Yacoe (Inventor/Artist)

Morgan Yacoe is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in the intersection of the arts and health. Her goal as an artist is to work creatively with people and materials to facilitate greater opportunity and integrated learning through traversing the worlds of art and health. She has presented her work in a TEDx Talk, and at art conferences and medical conferences across the country, as well as in published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Her work was recently highlighted in a National Academy of Sciences report, “Branches of the Same Tree.”

Brent Townsend – University of Florida Business Intern

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