FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS
IN THIS ISSUE OF CURRENT PEDORTHICS
Dean Mason, C. Ped., ,OST, BOCO, CO
Dean owns North Shore Pedorthics, LLC in Lorain Ohio, and is a member of PFA’s Board of
Directors as Treasurer, co-chair of PFA’s Government Affairs Committee and a member of the
Publications Committee.
Robert Sobel, C. Ped.
Rob started his pedorthic career as a technician at an orthotics and prosthetics facility. With
more than 25 years of patient care experience, Sobel is now the owner of his own pedorthic
practice in New Platz, NY, and is a member of PFA’s Board of Directors as Vice President,
chair of the Publications Committee and member of the Marketing & Membership
Committee.
Dr. Thomas Michaud, DC
Dr. Thomas Michaud is the author of Human Locomotion: The Conservative Management of
Gait-Related Disorders, the content of which forms the basis for this and subsequent articles.
All illustrations in this article appear in the book and are reproduced with permission. Dr.
Michaud is a 1982 graduate of Western States Chiropractic College and practices in Newton,
Mass., where he has treated thousands of recreational and elite runners. His first textbook,
Foot Orthoses and Other Forms of Conservative Foot Care (published in 1993), was eventually
translated into four languages and is used in physical therapy, chiropractic, pedorthic and
podiatry schools worldwide.
Margaret Hren, Editor & Staff Contributor, Current Pedorthics
Margaret Hren has worked extensively in the nonprofit and for-profit industry marketing and
developing branding, membership and fundraising programs for numerous organizations and
associations in the U.S. and abroad. With her expertise in marketing, editing and writing, she
had published on various topics both in traditional publishing sources and online, as well as
conducted onsite workshops on how to market your business and other business and personal
topics of interest .
Dr. Adam Teichman, DPM
Dr. Adam Teichman is the Senior Managing Partner of East Penn Foot and Ankle Associates,
and a board certified podiatric physician and surgeon. He is also the Chief of Podiatric Surgery
at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA where he is also a member of the Limb Salvage
Team. In addition, he is also a surgical instructor at the Podiatric Residency Program at St.
Luke’s Hospital and Health System and a Panel Physician at Sacred Heart Wound Center and
the Official Team Podiatrist of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, the AAA team of the Philadelphia
Phillies. He is also recognized for his outstanding results in the correction of deformities and
improvement of function in the foot and ankle, and achieved unparalleled success rates in
diabetic wound management and limb preservation, where he aims to achieve the fastest
possible healing times.
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