Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT
Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT

Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT

Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, is an occupational therapist on the outpatient team at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Brachial Plexus Birth Injury, Hand and upper extremity orthopedic trauma, Congenital hand and upper limb differences, orthotic fabrication, lymphedema management

Locations: Specialty Care, Virtua, Main Building


215-590-5819

About Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT

Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, has been an Occupational Therapist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) since 2012. She provides interdisciplinary specialty clinic consultations and evaluations with our Brachial Plexus Program and with our Metabolic Disease Program. She provides outpatient-based therapy services for children with a variety of medical diagnoses. Meagan's specialty areas of practice include: Ehlers Danlos syndrome, connective tissue disorders, William's syndrome, brachial plexus birth palsy, lymphedema management, hand and upper extremity orthopedic conditions.

Titles

Occupational Therapist IV, Clinical Specialist

Certifications

Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)

Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT)

Certified Provider of Physical Agent Modalities (CPAM)

Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

Leadership and Memberships

2025, American Society of Hand Therapist annual meeting committee, Pediatric specialty day co-chair
2019-present, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Affiliate member
2018-present, American Society of Hand Therapists, Member
2017-present, Pediatric Hand Study Group, Member

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BS in Occupational Therapy, Health Sciences - University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Graduate Degree

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

Team affiliations

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Publications

Selected Publications

'Belardo ZE, Graham EM, Pehnke M, Chang B, Mendenhall SD, Mori S, Shah AS. Revision Surgery Following Primary Reconstruction for Hand Syndactyly. The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2024;0363-5023. 

DeFrancesco CJ, Mahon SJ, Desai VM, Pehnke M, Manske MC, Shah AS. Epidemiology of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury and the Impact of Cesarean Section on Its Incidence. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2024;10.1097. 

Orellana KJ, Buttrick E, Belardo Z, Schmieg S, Pehnke M, Shah AS. Natural history of neonatal radial nerve palsy. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2024;49(5). 

Duff, S., Pehnke, M. (2021). ‘Upper Extremity Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Basic Tissue Healing’. In ASHT Test Prep for the CHT Exam, 4th Edition. ASHT.  

Pehnke, M., Humpl, D. (2020). ‘Therapy Protocols’. In R. Cornwall & K Little, ed., ASSH Surgical Anatomy: Pediatric Trauma. Chicago, American Society for Surgery of the Hand.   

Rogers BH, Schmieg SL, Pehnke ME, Shah AS. Evaluation and Management of Preaxial Polydactyly. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2020 Aug;13(4):545-551.  

Schmieg S, Nguyen JC, Pehnke M, Yum SW, Shah AS. Team Approach: Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. JBJS Rev. 2020 Jul;8(7). 

Pehnke, M., Schmieg, S., Shah, A. (2019). ‘Congenital I- Syndactyly.’ In J. Abzug & S. Kozin, ed., Pediatric Hand Therapy. Philadelphia: Elsevier.