OPERF | Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation

OPERF Press

September 17, 2009

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Peter D. Rosenstein

Tel: 202-380-3663

OPERF Board of Directors Announced

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF), Inc. was established in 2008 as a foundation to serve the entire O&P field. Since its inception the foundation has awarded grants, fellowships, and the first Tamarack Prize together totaling nearly $50,000 to promote and reward research in our field. The Foundation is honored that highly qualified representatives of the O&P field (including both practitioners and manufacturers), and renowned physicians working in our field, have joined the Board of Directors. The foundation is committed to raising the standards of education and research in Orthotics and Prosthetics with the mission of allowing us to better serve our patients. For more information on the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation visit www.operf.org.

OPERF Board of Directors


Keith M. Smith, CO, LO, FAAOP
Saint Louis, MO
Chair

James P. Rogers, CPO, FAAOP
Chattanooga, TN
Vice-Chair



David Adams
Poulsbo, WA
Treasurer/Secretary


Scott D. Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Bedford, NH

Mark DeHarde
Ultraflex Systems, Inc.
Pottstown, PA


Mark Edwards, MHPE, CP
Otto Bock Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN


Alberto Esquenazi, MD
Moss Rehabilitation Hospital
Philadelphia, PA


Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL


Brian J. Hafner, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA


Jonathan Naft, CPO
Geauga Rehabilitation Engineering
Chardon, Oh


Mike Schuch, CPO, FAAOP
Professional Orthotics & Prosthetics Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Advisory Board Chair