Bonnie B. Lasinski, MA, PT, CLT-LANA is the Clinical Director of Lymphedema Therapy in Woodbury, Long Island, NY and the Boris/Lasinski School, which teaches the Casley-Smith Method of CLT. She is a 1976 graduate of the PT program at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and a 1981 graduate of the Masters program in Motor Learning at Columbia University . Ms. Lasinski studied Lymphology and the treatment of lymphedema with Drs. John and Judith Casley-Smith of Adelaide , South Australia in 1992. In 1995, she assisted the Casley-Smiths in teaching their course in Complex Lymphedema Therapy treatment in Adelaide , South Australia , and was certified as an instructor in their method. In June of 1999, Ms. Lasinski participated in a course on lymphedema and its treatment for physicians and therapists given at the Földi School in Germany . In the fall of 1999, she taught the first University based course for therapists to be certified in Complex Lymphedema Therapy, at the University of Vermont .
Since 1992, Ms. Lasinski has dedicated her practice to the evaluation and comprehensive treatment of patients with lymphatic system disorders. She facilitates a support group for persons living with lymphedema, and has done numerous in-service educational programs for community hospitals and breast cancer support groups. She has presented at many educational conferences including the International Society of Lymphology, the National Lymphedema Network, and the American Physical Therapy Association. She has co-authored three clinical studies on the treatment of lymphedema published in Oncology and Lymphology, and has contributed case studies published in the Casley-Smith's book entitled " Modern Treatment for Lymphoedema, (1997). She authored the chapter on the Lymphatic System in the book " Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist" published by Saunders in 2002 (revised edition in press). Ms. Lasinski is an active member of the International Society of Lymphology, and the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is a Member of the National Lymphedema Network’s Medical Advisory Committee, The Circle of Hope Lymphedema Foundation, and is a Board member and past Vice President of the Lymphology Association of North America. She was named Oyster Bay Town ’s Woman of Distinction 2001 in healthcare.