Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee

CHAIR: Stephen T. Wegener, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor and Director of Rehabilitation Psychology
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Christina Skoski, MD
Huntington Beach, California

Roberta Cone, PsyD
Costa Mesa, California

Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP
Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics
Manchester, New Hampshire

Troy Farnsworth, CP, FAAOP
Vice‐President
Upper Extremity Prosthetic Program
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics

Stella Sieber
Amputee Coalition Peer Visitor/Trainer
PALS trainer (Promoting Amputee Life Skills)
Support Group Leader (Triangle Area, NC)

David J. Dunville
Amputee Support Coordinator
H‐Care, Hurley/Benson's Medical Equipment, INC.
President, Amputee Firefighters Association
Certified Peer Visitor

Bob Gailey, PhD, PT
University of Miami

Bruce Pomeranz, MD
Medical Director, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Chester and Saddle Brook campuses
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

David M. Crandell, MD
Partners HealthCare

Danielle H. Melton, MD
Department of PM & R and Orthopedics
University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston
Director of Amputee Program
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas

Joseph M. Czerniecki, MD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
Director, Veterans Administration
Regional Amputee Clinic

Nancy Payne, MSN, RN
Limb Loss Clinical Nurse Specialist
Duke University Medical Center (DUMC)
Durham, North Carolina

Samuel H. Johnson, PharmD, MPH
Clinical Pharmacist
Durham Regional Hospital

Grant McGimpsey, PhD
Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Natalie Fish, PT
President, Amputee Coalition of Canada
Montreal, Quebec Canada

Troy A. Turner, MBA
Research Portfolio Manager
Advanced Prosthetics and Neural Engineering
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Frederick, MD

Terrence P. Sheehan, MD
Medical Director at Adventist Rehab Hospital of Maryland
Rockville, Maryland

Kendra Calhoun, MS
President & CEO
Amputee Coalition
Washington, D.C., Office

George Gondo, MA
Staff Liaison
Amputee Coalition
Knoxville, Tennessee

Our Research

ResearchClinical Research Participation

The Amputee Coalition recognizes the value of clinical research in identifying needs, evaluating care, and developing new technologies for people with limb loss.

 

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Limb Loss Task Force Summit II

Team of healtcare providers around patientThere are 507 amputations each day in the United States; the majority are attributed to diabetes and its damage to nerves and blood vessels of the limbs. Upwards of 60 percent are preventable.

 

White Paper: Roadmap for Preventing Limb Loss in America: Recommendations From the 2012 Limb Loss Task Force

Download the newest report by the Limb Loss Task Force.

Amputee Patient Comfort and Compliance

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are proud to present the results of our
inaugural amputee patient survey.

 

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