We are proud of our expert professional staff at NHOPS who form a part of your multidisciplinary team. Whether you are our patient, or refer a patient to NHOPS, you can rely on our dedication to patient care and service.
Our Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists have been educated at a number of fine institutions across the world and the United States. Ultimately, they were led to Prosthetics and Orthotics by their combined passion for hand skills, solving complex problems and a desire to enhance people's lives through the use of well designed and crafted prostheses and orthoses.
Our mission is to offer comprehensive and custom prosthetic and/or orthotic solutions for improving each patient's ability to function at home and in the community.
Here are some things you might not know about our clinical staff.
Anthon Brown is a certified Orthotist and Prosthetist registered with both BOC and ABC .
Anthon was first exposed to the world of prosthetics in 1965. His uncle had a prosthetic workshop and offered him a summer job cleaning up of the wood shavings in the shop as wood blocks were used in the making of a prostheses. He also fondly remember his uncle showing him the basics of wood socket carving,pounding steel foot inserts and making aluminum prosthetic sockets.
Anthon truly has a heart of gold and hands of an artist that is his guiding light for working with individuals with limb loss. He has worked and donated his time to fit amputees all across the world(from Africa to the USA) in times of need due to disasters and world crisis situations.
Anthon is recognized around the world as an innovative, highly skilled prosthetic practitioner and is the reason that individuals with limb loss continue to seek out his clinical expertise.
Anthon is also multi-lingual and throughout his career worked as a Orthotic/Prosthetic Practitioner and R&D adviser in Africa, UK, Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, Canada and across the USA to provide prosthetics to individuals .
His patients recognize that his unique approach to the socket fitting process has been the key component to their ability to maintain full-time prosthetic use throughout their lives.
Anthon specializes in treatment of individuals with very challenging limb situations. He regularly works with multi-limb amputees and wounded service members from the United States, UK and other countries. Anthon is as comfortable with the new technologies of the day, such as myoelectrics and modular systems, as he was with carving wood sockets.
Anthon is certified to fit the advanced microprocessor controlled prosthetic systems and frequently attends continuing education seminars to maintain and advance his knowledge.
His concern for the care of patients and the education of those responsible for their care is obvious to those who know him.
Outside of work, he enjoys all things outdoors with his wife Leticia, a large animal Veterinarian and Stewie, a Dachshund rescue at their homestead with too many farm animals to mention.
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Heinz Gunter is a Orthotist and Prosthetist with extensive professional training and experience in both Germany, Canada and the USA.
Heinz met Anthon while undergoing advanced training at the Federal Academy of Orthopedic Technology in Dortmund, Germany in 1982 and both worked in Bremen and Oldenburg, Germany for the same company.,
Heinz left to go work for International Red Cross for many years and eventually went back to Germany to study at the Federal Technical School for Orthopedic Technicians in Dortmund BUFA and received his masters degree and ISPO diploma (International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics), which is recognized worldwide.
Heinz retired in 2010 and recently decided to come and help set up New Horizon Orthotics and Prosthetics.
We are very happy to have Heinz share his worldly experience with us at NHOPS
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Bjorn Schoemacher is a certified Orthotist and Prosthetist,
Bjorn recently joined NHOPS part-time to provide quality services in latest orthotic technology.
He graduated in 1979 from the University of Zurich with a certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Committed to maintaining the highest standard in quality and personalized services, he has undergone specialized training in Chur, a ski area of Switzerland, where he studied the design and fitting of all types of fracture bracing. Anthon met Bjorn in Munich in 1994 , where both attended a 3 month program to refine their skills in the crafting of customized orthotic and prosthetic devices for disabled snow skiers. Bjorn moved to Canada in 1998 and opened his own business and adapted ski equipment for the disabled. Bjorn recently retired and moved to the USA and contacted Anthon to offer his assistance to get NHOPS established.
We are so happy and lucky to have such a wonderful person work with us. Bjorn is real treasure trove of information!
Our Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists have been educated at a number of fine institutions across the world and the United States. Ultimately, they were led to Prosthetics and Orthotics by their combined passion for hand skills, solving complex problems and a desire to enhance people's lives through the use of well designed and crafted prostheses and orthoses.
Our mission is to offer comprehensive and custom prosthetic and/or orthotic solutions for improving each patient's ability to function at home and in the community.
Here are some things you might not know about our clinical staff.
Anthon Brown is a certified Orthotist and Prosthetist registered with both BOC and ABC .
Anthon was first exposed to the world of prosthetics in 1965. His uncle had a prosthetic workshop and offered him a summer job cleaning up of the wood shavings in the shop as wood blocks were used in the making of a prostheses. He also fondly remember his uncle showing him the basics of wood socket carving,pounding steel foot inserts and making aluminum prosthetic sockets.
Anthon truly has a heart of gold and hands of an artist that is his guiding light for working with individuals with limb loss. He has worked and donated his time to fit amputees all across the world(from Africa to the USA) in times of need due to disasters and world crisis situations.
Anthon is recognized around the world as an innovative, highly skilled prosthetic practitioner and is the reason that individuals with limb loss continue to seek out his clinical expertise.
Anthon is also multi-lingual and throughout his career worked as a Orthotic/Prosthetic Practitioner and R&D adviser in Africa, UK, Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, Canada and across the USA to provide prosthetics to individuals .
His patients recognize that his unique approach to the socket fitting process has been the key component to their ability to maintain full-time prosthetic use throughout their lives.
Anthon specializes in treatment of individuals with very challenging limb situations. He regularly works with multi-limb amputees and wounded service members from the United States, UK and other countries. Anthon is as comfortable with the new technologies of the day, such as myoelectrics and modular systems, as he was with carving wood sockets.
Anthon is certified to fit the advanced microprocessor controlled prosthetic systems and frequently attends continuing education seminars to maintain and advance his knowledge.
His concern for the care of patients and the education of those responsible for their care is obvious to those who know him.
Outside of work, he enjoys all things outdoors with his wife Leticia, a large animal Veterinarian and Stewie, a Dachshund rescue at their homestead with too many farm animals to mention.
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Heinz Gunter is a Orthotist and Prosthetist with extensive professional training and experience in both Germany, Canada and the USA.
Heinz met Anthon while undergoing advanced training at the Federal Academy of Orthopedic Technology in Dortmund, Germany in 1982 and both worked in Bremen and Oldenburg, Germany for the same company.,
Heinz left to go work for International Red Cross for many years and eventually went back to Germany to study at the Federal Technical School for Orthopedic Technicians in Dortmund BUFA and received his masters degree and ISPO diploma (International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics), which is recognized worldwide.
Heinz retired in 2010 and recently decided to come and help set up New Horizon Orthotics and Prosthetics.
We are very happy to have Heinz share his worldly experience with us at NHOPS
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Bjorn Schoemacher is a certified Orthotist and Prosthetist,
Bjorn recently joined NHOPS part-time to provide quality services in latest orthotic technology.
He graduated in 1979 from the University of Zurich with a certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Committed to maintaining the highest standard in quality and personalized services, he has undergone specialized training in Chur, a ski area of Switzerland, where he studied the design and fitting of all types of fracture bracing. Anthon met Bjorn in Munich in 1994 , where both attended a 3 month program to refine their skills in the crafting of customized orthotic and prosthetic devices for disabled snow skiers. Bjorn moved to Canada in 1998 and opened his own business and adapted ski equipment for the disabled. Bjorn recently retired and moved to the USA and contacted Anthon to offer his assistance to get NHOPS established.
We are so happy and lucky to have such a wonderful person work with us. Bjorn is real treasure trove of information!
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