Joshua Byrne, Administrative Director
Joshua joined NCPT in early 2024 and serves as the Administrative Director. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a Bachelors in Business Management and has pursued a career in healthcare management. Joshua has spent several years overseeing administrative operations in the healthcare arena and is passionate about helping patients get the treatment they need. Utilizing his experience and knowledge in the physical therapy field, he looks to facilitate and ease the access of treatment for our patients coming through NCPT’s doors.
Joshua loves being physically active and enjoying the outdoors, while also spending time with loved ones and being a home-body, and finds great purpose in pursuing both professional and personal development. Along with the rest of the NCPT team, he hopes to grow the clinic’s outreach and help impact the lives of those individuals needing our specialized services.
Quinzia Jenkins, PT Tech
Quinzia joined NCPT in 2024, and is passionate in aiding Physical Therapists to help clients thrive during their recovery by minimizing their aches, swelling, and pain. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Exercise and Sport Science from Queens University of Charlotte in 2023. She is excited to be back home in Durham, the City of Medicine. Being a Physical Therapist Technician at North Carolina Physical Therapy has motivated her to move forward and stay committed to earning her DPT. She is skilled in taking bioimpedance analytics, scribing circumference measurements, and accommodating clients with exercises to improve their range of motion post compression garment wrappings. Quinzia is passionate at being an advocate for lymphedema/lipedema, staying physically active, and educating individuals on how to elevate their wellbeing.
Dr. Hannah McHugh, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS, CLT
Dr. McHugh is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in both Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy and Geriatric Physical Therapy. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Elon University in 2017, and is a graduate of the Duke Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Residency. She is Adjunct Faculty at Elon University and South College, and a guest lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She enjoys helping students bridge the gap between the “classroom and clinic”, and has presented at local and national conferences, co-authored a textbook chapter on Cardiac Muscle Dysfunction, and has multiple journal publications. Dr. McHugh also recently obtained her CLT from the Norton School of Lymphatic Studies.
Dr. Jillian Meyer, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT-LANA, Cert DN
Dr. Meyer graduated from Elon University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in 2017, after spending six months at University of North Carolina Health learning about pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema therapy. Upon graduation, she accepted a Staff Physical Therapist position at Duke University Health System working with these same populations. Dr. Meyer earned her Certified Lymphedema Therapist credentials in 2018, and passed the Lymphology Association of North America examination in 2020. She is an ABPTS Board Certified Clinical Specialist in (Pelvic) Floor Physical Therapy and is Dry Needling Certified. Along with colleagues, she helped start a Multidisciplinary Lymphedema Clinic at Duke Vascular and Vein Center, which she is still a part of today. Dr. Meyer’s research has been presented at several national and local physical therapy conferences, she guest lectures at High Point University and Elon University’s DPT Programs, is a Clinical Instructor, Mentors PTs interested in starting their own practice or learning more about Pelvic Health PT, and donates time to Elon University’s Physical Therapy Pro Bono Clinic, The HOPE Clinic. Although Dr. Meyer enjoys working with all patients, her niche is working with oncologic patients that are experiencing both lymphatic and pelvic floor dysfunction. She also has special interests in Lipedema, male chronic pelvic pain, and PFD caused by neurological disorders. Provides LGBTQ+ affirming care.
Lauren Newmyer, PTA, LBMT, CLT, RYT
Lauren is a PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant) and Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy Certified Lymphedema Therapist. Previously, Lauren worked in a Sports and Orthopedic setting, treating patients recovering from injuries and surgeries, as well as those with chronic pain. Lauren grew up outside of Washington DC and graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC in 2011, before studying at The New School for Massage, Bodywork, and Healing in Chicago, IL. Lauren has been practicing massage therapy professionally since 2013, and is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through The Yoga Alliance. She brings a strong background of mind/body wellness promotion to her Physical Therapy treatment sessions. In her free time, Lauren enjoys watching old films and going on nature walks.