Director of Brain Injury Services
Shepherd Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Katie Metzger, OTR/L, MBA, is the program director of the brain injury services at Shepherd Center. Katie provides leadership for Shepherd Center’s inpatient brain injury and stroke units, as well as Shepherd Pathways, Shepherd Center’s comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation program. Pathways services include day and residential programs, and outpatient services. As program director, Katie is also responsible for Shepherd Center’s SHARE Military Initiative program and the Complex Concussion Clinic. Shepherd Center's Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program offers a full continuum of services to treat people who have experienced a traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury. Katie joined Shepherd Center from Northwell Health in Bay Shore, New York, where she served as director of patient and customer experience. Prior to that Katie served as manager of acute inpatient rehabilitation services for the brain injury rehab unit at Northwell Health. Earlier in her career she served as an occupational therapist at both Northwell Health and the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. Katie earned a bachelor's degree in science in occupational therapy from The Ohio State University and a master's degree of business administration in healthcare management from St. Joseph's College.
The Struggle is Real- Supporting the Clinical Team With Patient and Family Challenging Behaviors
Thursday, November 2, 2023
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM