Joy Macheel earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the Mayo School of Health Sciences in 2011 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Medical and Health Professions Education at Eastern Virginia Medical School. In March 2014, she became a Certified Lymphedema Therapist through Klose Training and also attended Klose Training’s Lymphedema Advanced & Review class at the Foeldi Clinic in Hinterzarten, Germany in 2016.

Joy serves as an associate faculty member in the Program in Physical Therapy at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN, where she instructs on integumentary conditions and documentation. She holds certifications as a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Oncology Physical Therapy, a Certified Wound Specialist, and a Certified Lymphedema Therapist.

Currently based at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato in the outpatient setting, Joy’s clinical focus includes lymphedema/chronic edema, oncology, wound care, and pelvic floor physical therapy. She leads the clinic’s oncology rehabilitation team and collaborates closely with the local cancer center, specializing in a comprehensive range of oncology rehabilitation services, prospective surveillance programs for breast cancer, and pre- and post-operative assessments for breast and head & neck cancer diagnoses. Joy has presented at national conferences and has research interests in health professions education.

Professional Memberships:

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) – Oncology
• Lymphology Association of North America (LANA)
• National Lymphedema Network (NLN)
• American Board of Wound Management