Erika Cardinale earned her BA in Kinesiology from Gordon College, her MS in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University, and a Certificate of Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation from Drexel University. Across 19 years as an OT, including 7 years as a travel OT and time on the hand and upper-extremity orthopedic team at Boston Children's Hospital, she has built deep expertise in hand and upper-extremity recovery. She is also a certified postpartum doula, perinatal nutrition educator, breastfeeding counselor, and prenatal yoga instructor, bringing a whole-person perspective to every patient she treats.
If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.
Hand and upper-extremity injuries demand precision, and 19 years of experience, including time on the hand and upper-extremity orthopedic team at Boston Children's Hospital, shapes how Cardinale approaches every case. Her background as a certified postpartum doula, perinatal nutrition educator, breastfeeding counselor, and prenatal yoga instructor also means she treats the whole person, not just the joint or the diagnosis, especially for patients navigating recovery alongside new motherhood.
When she's not treating patients, Cardinale is usually running, on her yoga mat, or in the mountains snowboarding or hiking. She also loves time at the beach and, most of all, time with her family. That same love for what she does, in and out of the clinic, is part of what she brings to your care.
Erika holds a Certificate of Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation from Drexel University and spent time on the hand and upper-extremity orthopedic team at Boston Children's Hospital. She is also a certified postpartum doula, perinatal nutrition educator, breastfeeding counselor, and prenatal yoga instructor.