Marcy C. Schlinger, D.O.

Dr. Schlinger joined the Origami team in spring 2020. With a strong foundation of over 28 years of experience and leadership in this community, Dr. Schlinger specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Dr. Schlinger owns a full-time private practice in Okemos, Michigan. She remains a Clinical Associate Professor for the Department of PM&R, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), and a faculty member of MSUCOM’s Continuing Medical Education Department. A true Spartan, Dr. Schlinger attended and graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Schlinger received her BS in Nursing in 1977 from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. In 1986, she enrolled at Oakland University for pre-medical studies, and in 1992 she graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) as a Doctor of Osteopathy. She completed a PM&R Residency at the University of Minnesota in 1996, and was a Fellow/Instructor in Electrodiagnostic and Musculoskeletal Medicine at MSUCOM’s Department of PM&R from 1996 to 1997. Dr. Schlinger is Board Certified by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In 1997 Dr. Schlinger became an Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R at Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she lectured and taught residents general rehabilitation and EMG’s in an outpatient general rehab medicine practice. Dr. Schlinger continues to practice and teach clinical Electrodiagnostic Medicine at the McLaren Greater Lansing Neurodiagnostic Lab. In 2003 Dr. Schlinger opened a full-time private practice in Okemos where she continues to practice. 

Dr. Schlinger believes that Origami is a valuable resource in the community and welcomes the opportunity to continue the legacy of excellence in client care and recovery, to further the mission of Origami.