Kathryn M. Thrift, BS, CLT-LANA

Kathryn McKillip Thrift, B.S., CLT-LANA became a Dr Vodder School graduate in 1987 and has been treating lymphedema and lipedema patients since that time. In addition, she is an instructor of the first two levels of Dr Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD). Active in the world of MLD/CDT and lymphology for more than 20 years, Kathryn is a member of the NLN-Medical Advisory Committee, the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA), the International Society of Lymphology (ISL), the National Lipedema Association (NLA), and the North American Vodder Association of Lymphatic Therapy (NAVALT, a professional association of Dr Vodder School therapists). She resides in Dallas Texas where she maintains a private practice as well as traveling throughout the United States teaching Dr Vodder's MLD.