Leah Holderbaum, OTR, CBIS, ATP, Author at Grand Rounds in Urology

Leah Holderbaum, OTR, CBIS, ATP

Numotion

Dallas, Texas

Leah Holderbaum, OTR, CBIS, ATP, is an occupational therapist with more than 10 years of clinical experience in neuro-inpatient rehabilitation, practicing in both Ohio and Texas. She currently works for Numotion as a Medical Supply Educator and has clinical knowledge on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), bladder management, and complex rehab equipment. She presents lectures at the collegiate level while also working as an educator and author.

Holderbaum received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky University. While serving as a clinical specialist on the Spinal Cord Injury Team at a Model System Rehab, she facilitated a national research study in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania regarding patients’ experiences with intermittent catheterization. Holderbaum has since developed and instructed multiple courses nationwide on neurogenic bladder management, the therapeutic management of individuals with spinal cord injuries, wheelchair configuration, and promoting independence with intermittent self-catheterization (ISC).

Holderbaum has provided education for Hollister and has served as a consultant for both ConvaTec and Coloplast. She contributed to a national expert panel that established a standard protocol for clean intermittent catheterization, which was published in November 2023. She has provided education on the role of occupational therapy in ISC nationwide, and her research has been published in the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Core Curriculum. Holderbaum is a member of AOTA, SUNA, and the International Spinal Cord Society.

Talks by Leah Holderbaum, OTR, CBIS, ATP

Intermittent Self-Catheterization: The Role of the Occupational Therapist

Leah Holderbaum, OTR, CBIS, ATP and Diane K. Newman, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAUNA, BCB-PMD | Sep 2025

Diane Newman and Leah Holderbaum discuss the role of occupational therapy in education related to intermittent self-catheterization (ISC).