Keri Landrieu, LOTR, CHT
Treasurer
Keri Landrieu is the co-owner of the Hand Rehabilitation Center, Inc in New Orleans, Louisiana. Keri and co-owner, Bonnie T. Lucio, established The Hand Rehabilitation Center, Inc. in 1993. This private practice was the first of its type in the New Orleans area. They were also the first to provide private occupational therapy to the Medicare population in Louisiana. Keri enjoys treating patients and managing The Hand Rehabilitation Center, Inc. She is always on the go with 6 clinic locations and 10 therapists – not to mention 4 small children.

For the past 13 years, Keri has treated hand and upper extremity patients. She became interested in hand therapy while in therapy school at Louisiana State University Medical Center. There in the cadaver lab she was intrigued by the biomechanics and function of the anatomical parts of the hand. Upon graduation from therapy school, she took a six month Hand Therapy Fellowship under the tutelage of hand surgeon Harold M. Stokes. She was taught the benefits of a collaborative effort between surgeon and therapist in order to achieve the best outcome. This fellowship and enthusiastic instruction by Dr. Stokes nurtured Keri’s fascination of the hand and firmly established her career choice of hand therapy.

Through her career, Keri has been involved with the American Society of Hand Therapists on both a national and state level. She has published research in the area of grip strength and effort. She also enjoys lecturing on hand therapy to students, physicians, and colleagues. Keri has served two terms as an item writer for The Hand Therapy Certification Commission, and she has served on the Examination Committee since 1999. In 2002, Keri was elected to the HTCC board.