Bartkiw and the CFAO hand therapy team. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science, as well as her Master’s in Physician Assistant studies from Eastern Michigan University. As a Physician Assistant, Kristen assists Dr. Bartkiw both in the operating room and the office to provide safe, patient-centered and evidenced based medicine for all hand conditions. She is a native of Albuquerque, NM and a former Division 1 athlete in gymnastics.