Background

Sarah Stevens, MS, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is one of the primary therapists on the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Step-Down Unit, as well as the Lead Occupational Therapist for the Cardiac ACT Rehab Program with advanced training in treating patients with ventricular assistive devices (VADs) and advanced heart failure.  

Education and Training

Board Certification

Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

Undergraduate Degree

BS - Kinesiology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Graduate Degree

MS - Occupational Therapy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Occupational Therapist II

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with advanced heart failure and ventricular assistive devices 
 
QOL measures for children with congenital heart defects 
 

Leadership and Memberships

Lead Occupational Therapist for the Cardiac Center’s ACT Intensive Rehabilitation Program

 May 2023-present, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, member