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Cynthia L. DeStefano, OT

Occupational Therapist

4.9

267 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Occupational/Physical Therapy

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Education

Professional Education:: BS, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences - 1987

Certifications and Licensures

Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) - Hand Therapy (Certified)

Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9

4.9

267 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

20 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

20 Reviews

February 08, 2026

5.0

Always very helpful and terrific results and creative solutions in rehab. Cindy D is the greatest.

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January 13, 2026

5.0

professional and kind

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January 05, 2026

5.0

Attentive and helpful with her explanations.

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December 25, 2025

5.0

competent, pleasant, and careful in her work

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December 19, 2025

5.0

Cindy is special. She has helped me with previous operations as well and couldn't imagine a greater level of care. Very careful and thorough with treatment and rehab. Communicates everything that needs to be done very well.

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December 16, 2025

5.0

She is knowledgeable and quite approachable.

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December 10, 2025

5.0

Cindy is competent and caring. A complete joy to having help me!

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December 09, 2025

5.0

excellent care

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November 22, 2025

5.0

Devoted to her patients recovery

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September 24, 2025

5.0

OMG! Cynthia is the best! Again, explaining everything very thoroughly and really showing care to my healing.

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August 01, 2025

5.0

Cynthia has been a joy. She got back to me quickly when I had concerns about my splint. She has encouraged and been please with my healing progress.

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July 18, 2025

5.0

Cynthia was very helpful in adjusting my splint so my wrist would heal correctly.

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June 19, 2025

5.0

She's really nice and knowledgeable. Very good.

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June 12, 2025

5.0

She was AMAZING! I have no doubt my finger will get fully back to normal:)

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June 10, 2025

5.0

She's great she answers all my questions. She listens to what they have to say. She works with me. I feel like we're a team working on my finger together and she obviously has a lot of expertise.

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June 04, 2025

5.0

Cindy was phenomenal ! She made you feel welcomed and comfortable. Three week follow up which entailed new splints. She fitted me just perfectly. Cindy went above and beyond patient care service.Wonderful follow up experience. Cindy is a pro, she's gifted.

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June 01, 2025

5.0

She was awesome to talk to. Gave some additional exercises and was just caring and kind.

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May 31, 2025

5.0

She's listening to me she delayed my fears. She helped me with my exercises.

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May 28, 2025

5.0

Very skilled and personable staff!

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May 20, 2025

5.0

Outstanding care over many months

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Disclosures

Cynthia L. DeStefano, OT reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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