ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces 2011 Tamarack Award Winner
Manisha Bhaskar
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ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces 2011 Tamarack Award Winner
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Manisha Bhaskar
Date:
3/30/2011
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The following announcement regarding the 2011 Tamarack Award winner was
released by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research
Foundation (OPERF).
________________________________________________________________________
March 30, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Brian J. Hafner, PhD
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Peter D. Rosenstein
Tel: 202-380-3663
Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP Named
OPERF Tamarack Award Recipient
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF),
Inc. is proud to announce that Don Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP, has been awarded
the organization's second Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions
to Orthotic Science and Practice.
Katz has been a certified orthotist for more than 25 years and is a
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP). He
served on the AAOP Board of Directors for nine years and was President
from 2003 - 2004. He also served on the Executive Board for the Texas
Chapter of the Academy for ten years.
After completing his residency at the Newington Children's Hospital in
Connecticut in 1986, Katz accepted a position at the Texas Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children in Dallas where he has worked ever since. He
currently serves on the hospital's administrative staff, while
maintaining a clinical practice within the Orthotics Department.
Katz has had a noteworthy and well-respected research career. His
research into reciprocating gait orthoses and other lower limb orthoses,
such as those used in the treatment of Blount's disease, as well as more
extensive investigations of spinal orthoses used in the treatment of
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has influenced multiple professions and
helped to define standards for clinical practice in these areas.
He has authored or co-authored 12 publications in a wide range of
respected, peer-reviewed scientific journals, including the Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine, the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics,
and the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. He is also a key
contributor to one of our profession's most respected texts, the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Atlas of Orthoses and
Assistive Devices.
He has received many honors, including the Thranhardt Lecture Award in
1997, 2000, and 2005 and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Award for
Research in 1997.
The Tamarack award comes with a $10,000 check which was presented to
Katz by OPERF at the opening session of the Academy's 37th Annual
Meeting & Scientific Symposium on March 17, 2011, in Orlando.
The OPERF Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Orthotic
Science and Practice is awarded to an individual who has made a
significant contribution to the practice and understanding of orthotic
science within the last five years. Ideal candidates are those who have
a history of clinical care, scientific research, and peer-reviewed
publication in the orthotics profession and/or industry.
OPERF is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit Foundation established to raise
the standards of education and research in the O&P profession and
contributions made to OPERF are tax deductible to the full extent the
law allows. To learn more about OPERF visit www.operf.org
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Manisha S. Bhaskar
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Director of Marketing & Publications
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 380-3663, ext. 210
FAX (202) 380-3447
www.oandp.org <blocked:: <URL Redacted>>
released by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research
Foundation (OPERF).
________________________________________________________________________
March 30, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Brian J. Hafner, PhD
<Email Address Redacted>
<blocked::outbind://820-0000000017180AA66E2974458A6E1ABCC4C6FB8B07007ECA
A0CCECA06942AEF2F53C51C781500000001487280000E23DE402198C9649A23B62662AAF
D6A9000010AC24690000/mail to: <Email Address Redacted> >
Peter D. Rosenstein
Tel: 202-380-3663
Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP Named
OPERF Tamarack Award Recipient
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF),
Inc. is proud to announce that Don Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP, has been awarded
the organization's second Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions
to Orthotic Science and Practice.
Katz has been a certified orthotist for more than 25 years and is a
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP). He
served on the AAOP Board of Directors for nine years and was President
from 2003 - 2004. He also served on the Executive Board for the Texas
Chapter of the Academy for ten years.
After completing his residency at the Newington Children's Hospital in
Connecticut in 1986, Katz accepted a position at the Texas Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children in Dallas where he has worked ever since. He
currently serves on the hospital's administrative staff, while
maintaining a clinical practice within the Orthotics Department.
Katz has had a noteworthy and well-respected research career. His
research into reciprocating gait orthoses and other lower limb orthoses,
such as those used in the treatment of Blount's disease, as well as more
extensive investigations of spinal orthoses used in the treatment of
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has influenced multiple professions and
helped to define standards for clinical practice in these areas.
He has authored or co-authored 12 publications in a wide range of
respected, peer-reviewed scientific journals, including the Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine, the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics,
and the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. He is also a key
contributor to one of our profession's most respected texts, the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Atlas of Orthoses and
Assistive Devices.
He has received many honors, including the Thranhardt Lecture Award in
1997, 2000, and 2005 and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Award for
Research in 1997.
The Tamarack award comes with a $10,000 check which was presented to
Katz by OPERF at the opening session of the Academy's 37th Annual
Meeting & Scientific Symposium on March 17, 2011, in Orlando.
The OPERF Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Orthotic
Science and Practice is awarded to an individual who has made a
significant contribution to the practice and understanding of orthotic
science within the last five years. Ideal candidates are those who have
a history of clinical care, scientific research, and peer-reviewed
publication in the orthotics profession and/or industry.
OPERF is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit Foundation established to raise
the standards of education and research in the O&P profession and
contributions made to OPERF are tax deductible to the full extent the
law allows. To learn more about OPERF visit www.operf.org
<blocked:: <URL Redacted>> .
-# # #-
Manisha S. Bhaskar
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Director of Marketing & Publications
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 380-3663, ext. 210
FAX (202) 380-3447
www.oandp.org <blocked:: <URL Redacted>>
Citation
Manisha Bhaskar, “ANNOUNCE: OPERF Announces 2011 Tamarack Award Winner,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232375.
