The expert
Ms Michelle Razo.
Consultant Hand Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) and Registered Occupational Therapist. Has extensive clinical experience across Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Rheumatology and Neurology, gained in trauma centres and hospitals in the United States and London. Has an independent private clinical practice. Teaches hand therapy to clinicians internationally.
Credentials and registrations
- CHT
- Hand Therapy Certification Commission · Cert 202205059
- CUBS
- Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate
- HCPC
- Registered Occupational Therapist · OT72737
- NBCOT
- Registered Occupational Therapist (USA) · Cert 294937
- MOT
- Master of Occupational Therapy · Texas Woman's University
- BA
- Kinesiology · St Edward's University, Austin, Texas
- BAHT
- British Association of Hand Therapists, member · 2739
- BAOT / RCOT
- British Association of Occupational Therapists, member
Clinical career
Built across three jurisdictions.
- Belfast
- Consultant Hand Therapist and Advanced Practitioner, Regional Plastic Surgery Service, South Eastern HSC Trust. Complex hand and upper limb caseload across inpatient and outpatient settings.
- London
- Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
- Texas
- Occupational Therapist, Upper Limb and Hand Trauma, Orthopaedic Surgery, ICU, Neurology and Advanced Wound Care, University Medical Center, El Paso.
Expert witness training
The full Bond Solon programme.
Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate as the headline qualification, supported by the named courses below across England, Wales and Ireland.
- CUBS
- Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate
- 2025
- Working as an Expert Witness in the Irish Legal System · Bond Solon
- 2023
- Civil Law and Procedure (England and Wales), two-day course · Bond Solon
- 2022
- Excellence in Report Writing (England and Wales) · Bond Solon
- 2022
- Courtroom Skills (England and Wales) · Bond Solon
- 2022
- Cross Examination (England and Wales) · Bond Solon
Verified credential
Cardiff Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate
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Specialist clinical CPD
Current with surgical practice.
Active continuing professional development with the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) keeps the practice's clinical reasoning aligned with surgical decision-making in instructed cases.
- Jun 2025
- Inflammatory and Degenerative Arthritis · BSSH Instructional Course
- Feb 2025
- Fractures and Joint Injuries · BSSH Instructional Course
- Jun 2024
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Burns and Infection · BSSH Instructional Course
- Feb 2024
- The Wrist · BSSH Instructional Course
Teaching faculty
International faculty in upper limb specialism.
Invited to teach on advanced hand and upper limb practice across four jurisdictions. Subject matter includes TFCC rehabilitation, X-ray interpretation in hand therapy, nerve entrapment, peripheral nerve assessment, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
- 2025 · Dubai
- Invited Faculty, International Hand and Wrist Congress and Hand Therapy Symposium. Two presentations including the first public introduction of the Proximity Blindness framework in Hand Therapy.
- Doha
- Invited Faculty, Hamad Medical Corporation. Two advanced Hand Therapy courses: TFCC Rehabilitation and X-ray Interpretation.
- Abu Dhabi
- Invited Faculty, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City. Advanced course on X-ray Interpretation, Post-surgical Rehabilitation and Trauma, hosted by the Occupational Therapy Department.
- El Paso
- Invited Faculty, University Medical Center of El Paso. Two advanced courses on TFCC Rehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Assessment and Nerve Treatment. Approximately 70 attendees.
Published research
Peer-reviewed in Injury.
Co-author of clinical research on outpatient hand extensor tendon repair outcomes within Northern Ireland's Regional Plastic Surgery Service.
- Oct 2025
- Outcomes of outpatient hand extensor tendon injury repairs in Northern Ireland's regional plastic surgery service. Injury, Volume 56, Issue 10. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112647
Selected media
In the record.
- May 2026
- More Than Just A Hand podcast, "Hand Therapy Consultancy in the UK". Interviewed by Hand Therapist Blair Agero.
- Winter 2025
- ASHT Times, the American Society of Hand Therapists' official quarterly publication, "Across Borders: Global Perspectives in Hand Therapy" feature.
- Apr 2018
- London Evening Standard, "Victim of Nice attack runs marathon for hospital that rebuilt his hand". Named as one of the Hand Therapists leading rehabilitation at Guy's and St Thomas' for a patient injured in the July 2016 Bastille Day attack.
Independent expert witness services
No institutional ties or conflicts of interest. Duty solely to the court, opinions on objective clinical assessment.
Instruct
By email.
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