Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L
Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L

Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L

Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist in the occupational therapy team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Early Mobility, Pediatric ICU, Cardiac ICU, Neonatal and Infant ICU

Locations: Main Building


215-590-5819

About Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L

Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L, BCP has been a member of the Occupational Therapy department at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) since 2007 and has served in various clinical and administrative roles throughout the department. Meghan’s clinical focus is ICU level care including the pediatric ICU, cardiac ICU, and neonatal and infant ICU. She has co-authored the following Clinical Practice Guidelines: Progressive Mobility; Ambulatory ECMO; N/IICU Early Mobility; Hematological Lab Values; Lymphedema Treatment in the N/IICU; and Thrombosis.  Meghan’s administrative time is spent supporting the educational programming for the OT department as the Education and Development Coordinator, Pediatric OT Fellowship Coordinator, and co-lead of the undergraduate student program

Titles

Education and Development Coordinator 

OT Fellowship Coordinator

Occupational Therapist IV

Certifications

Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

Board Certification in Pediatrics (BCP) – American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Leadership and Memberships

AOTA Roster of Fellowship Reviewers

AOTA Community of Practice: Hospital-Based Pediatrics

The BPD Collaborative: Neurodevelopment Working Group

American Occupational Therapy Association

Research Interests

Early Mobility Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy/Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Data Driven Fieldwork

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BS in Health Science - University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Graduate Degree

MS in Occupational Therapy - University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Additional Training

General Movement Assessment – Basic and Advanced

NeoNatal Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS-II)

Test of Infant Motor Performance

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2024

Morris, H., Nilan, K., Burkhardt, M., Wood, A., Passarella, M., Gibbs, K., & DeMauro, S. B. (2024). Early progressive mobility to improve neurodevelopment of infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia at a level IV neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Perinatology, 1-5.

2022

DeMauro, S. B., Burkhardt, M., Wood, A., Nilan, K., Jensen, E. A., Bamat, N. A., ... & Gibbs, K. (2022). Early motor development in infants with moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 15(1), 55-61.

2007

McIntyre, M. (2007). Keeping vad patients functional: OTs bring unique skills when working with patients with ventricular assist devices. Advance Healthcare Network for Occupational Therapy Practitioners, 23(5), 43.