Abigail Citterman is a second-year orthotic & prosthetic resident at Gillette Children’s and a research fellow with the Utah NeuroRobotics Lab. Her research interests include developing and validating novel rehabilitative technologies for individuals with neuromuscular disabilities. Abby graduated with an honors bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of
Kyle Leister is a Certified Orthotist/Prosthetist and director of the Master of Science inOrthotics/Prosthetics Program at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Leister’s research focuses onobjective measures of physical activity and methods for strengthening the link between wearabletechnologies and clinical outcome measures. Dr. Leister holds a MPO degree from NorthwesternUniversity, a
Mr. Katz earned his Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter’s Prosthetic and Orthotic program after attending The University of Texas at Austin. He attendedthe University of Texas at Arlington where he earned his Master of Science in Health Care Administration.Don earned his Six Sigma Green
Nina is a Global Product Manager for Liquid Embolics as part of Medtronic’s Neurovascular business. She graduated from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) with an MBA and a majorin Health Care Management. Nina received her Master in Prosthetics & Orthotics from NorthwesternUniversity and her BS in Neuroscience from Duke
As a previous recipient of the ABC Orthotist & Prosthetist Diversity Scholarship, I am proud to sharehow this opportunity transformed my journey in orthotics and prosthetics. I am a first-generationcollege graduate, a milestone I once thought was beyond my reach due to significant familyresponsibilities. Despite these challenges, I pursued my
Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, FAAOP(D) is the Chief Clinical Officer for Hanger Clinic. He entered the field of P&O as a technician. He then earned his MS in P&O at Georgia Tech, followed by residencies in orthotics and prosthetics. After working in the Shriner’s and VA systems, he went back