Cherry Tree

Elizabeth (Liz) Hodum graduated from Central Penn’s physical therapist assistant program in 2008 and has been working as a physical therapist assistant in the outpatient setting for more than 12 years. She enjoys treating orthopaedic, sports medicine, amputee and neurological diagnoses and she is competent in a variety of manual therapy skills and Kinesio tape. She received her ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation certification in 2019. Elizabeth loves to be outside running, hiking or doing yoga. She enjoys traveling and exploring new places with her husband and spending time with her family, friends and two cats.

Susan graduated from Carroll Community College in 1998 with an associate of applied science degree in physical therapy, and from College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She has treated a wide range of patient populations, including post-surgical conditions, orthopaedic injuries, work and automobile injuries, balance deficits, urinary incontinence and osteoporosis.

Molly is the occupational therapy assistant for Select Physical Therapy's Cherry Tree center. She has 12 years of experience in mental health and has spent the last eight years working in acute inpatient hospital setting and outpatient rehabilitation. She has achieved success in the treatment of hand and upper extremity injuries, vision therapy and neuro re-education following a stroke or trauma. Molly earned an associate's degree in occupational therapy from Fox Valley Technical College. Although Molly currently resides in and was born and raised in Hanover, PA, she is and always will be a true "Cheese head" Green Bay Packers fan.

Christina Michael has been a physical therapist for 25 years. She has a bachelor's degree in exercise science from BYU and a master's in physical therapy from Western University of Health Sciences. She enjoys working with patients with orthopaedic injuries and surgeries, neurological disorders, vestibular and balance issues, athletes of all ages and encourages all members of the community to stay active. She has additional certification in ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation and FMS. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, kids and grandchild.

As a newly graduated occupational therapist as of December 2019, Emily has been enjoying her first job experience at Select Physical Therapy Cherry Tree Court. Emily graduated from Alvernia University where she received her master's degree in occupational therapy. While in school, she spent three months shadowing an occupational therapist/certified hand therapist at a local Select Physical Therapy center close to her home in Lancaster, PA. Due to her exceptional experience there, she eagerly plans to complete the hand therapy program offered through Select Physical Therapy to eventually become a certified hand therapist and serve her patients with upper extremity injuries even further. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Blayde, and serving alongside him in youth ministry. She also enjoys spending time with her loved ones and friends, going for walks and runs and enjoying the outdoors!

George graduated from New York University in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy, and in 1999 from West Chester University with a master's of business administration. George serves dual roles as a multisite center manager as well as a treating clinician. Areas of special interest are manual therapy, concussion, TMJ and orthopaedics. When not in the center, he enjoys bicycling and kayaking for exercise and spending time with his new grandson.

After nearly 17 years’ experience as a speech language pathologist, Katie maintains that the best part of her job is the relationship she builds with her patients and their families. Katie spent several years in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital on the southwest side of Chicago, where she specialized in traumatic brain injury, stroke, aphasia and spinal cord injuries before leaving the country to pursue her lifelong dream of traveling the world for a year. Since returning to central PA in 2016, she has expanded her clinical expertise with a variety of neurological disorders, cancer rehabilitation, voice disorders and modification, concussion and geriatric cognitive decline. Katie enjoys exploring outdoors, digging in the garden and laughing at her nephews.

Mike Geesey is a physical therapist assistant at our Cherry Tree Court center in Hanover and has been working as a PTA since 2019. While in school at Central Penn College, he expanded his knowledge by working as an aide for three years on a neurologic, trauma and orthopaedic floor at a local hospital. Mike and his wife Rachel recently had a son at the end of 2019. Mike enjoys spending time with his son and spending his free time (when he is not changing diapers) hunting, fishing, biking, camping, riding motorcycles or playing with his Boerboel mastiff. Fun fact: Mike used to be an automotive and diesel mechanic and he loves using his mechanical knowledge to further his understanding of the human body and body mechanics.