Leora Ellen Comis recently retired from the National Institutes of Health as a senior staff occupational therapist. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indiana and a Master’s in Public Health Administration from The City University of New York at Baruch College. She is a certified lymphedema therapist and has Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation. Her clinical and research interests include
the development of advanced standards of care within cancer rehabilitation with a specialization in graft versus host disease (GVHD). Leora has numerous peer-reviewed publications and national presentations associated with her research and clinical initiatives with chronic GVHD.