Missy Baylor “Missy” is an occupational therapist specializing in lymphedema therapy and wound care. She obtained her massage therapy license in 1996, completed her lymphedema therapy training at the Dr. Vodder School in Walchsee, Austria in 1998, and obtained her LANA (Lymphology Association of North America) certification in 2002. In 2009, she received her BS in Psychology from University of Houston Clear Lake, and Master of Occupational Therapy from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 2015. She became wound care certified in 2018 through the American Board of Wound Healing. She began treating lymphedema patients in 1998 at the Hyperbaric, Wound Care and Lymphedema Clinic at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center and after obtaining her OT license, returned to the Texas Medical Center location to inpatient acute care and lymphedema before transferring to Memorial Hermann Northeast in November of 2016 to start a lymphedema program. In 2020, she transitioned to private practice specializing in treating vascular, oncology (including head and neck), congenital and post-surgical lymphedema and lipedema. In January 2022, in addition to her private practice, she began working part time providing lymphedema therapy at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. She has been a speaker for local breast cancer support groups and educational venues and presented at several National Lymphedema Network conferences. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Lymphology Association of North America, National Lymphedema Network, American Vein and Lymphatic Society and Lymphatic Education & Research Network.