{"id":6870,"date":"2024-11-04T16:18:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=6870"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:23:46","slug":"matt-abisamra","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/matt-abisamra\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Abisamra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Matt Abisamra <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">OTR\/L, CDRS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driving Program Supervisor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Location\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address>Shepherd Center Main Campus<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/center-for-assistive-technologies\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Center for Assistive Technologies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Matt Abisamra, OTR\/L, CDRS, has been with Shepherd Center since 2004 and sees patients in the <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/center-for-assistive-technologies\/driving-program\/\">Driving Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>American International College<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, 2001<\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>In his role as the driving program supervisor, Matt Abisamra finds fulfillment in giving individuals the gift of independence. 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