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Bakery Square, Suite 403-2 6425 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Biography

Goeran Fiedler is a credentialed Prosthetist & Orthotist with 12 years of clinical work experience. His research has the overall goal to find ways of raising the quality and quantity of prosthetic & orthotic device utilization, in order to realize outcome gains that are inexpensive to achieve and applicable to a large patient population. Fiedler’s passion for prosthetics and orthotics is that there is a tangible, immediate impact of his work on the patient’s quality of life. He enjoys working with talented and motivated students who are excited about entering the field and inspiring the next generation of practitioners to employ scientific thinking and evidence-based practice to advance the field. Fiedler is also the faculty advisor to the Prosthetics and Orthotics Rehabilitation Technology Student Organization and Academic Programs International.  

Education
  • Graduate Degree in Clinical Engineering/Biomechanics, University of Applied Sciences Giessen 
  • Graduate Degree in Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee 
  • Postdoctoral Training, University of Washington 
Research Interests
  • Optimizing prescription and customization of lower limb prostheses 
  • Utility of mobile data collection equipment 
  • Advancing professional education in Prosthetics and Orthotics