Meet our team
All of the clinicians are Canadian certified, which requires a minimum of eight years of post-secondary education and training. Each of them have more than 10 years of experience since receiving their certification.
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Jon Allen CP (c)Certified Prosthetist |
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Jon's passion for his work begins and ends with his patients. Fitting a prosthetic device takes time so he has an opportunity to become closely acquainted with his patients. He says "I know their families. I know their lives. I get to know and see the benefits my services make in all of those." He is a member with Orthotics and Prosthetics Canada and currently holds the position of president for the Alberta Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists. He is also a life member of AASRA. (Alberta Amputee Sports and Recreation Association). In his work to provide individual service and solutions to each client, he has refined the use of a double wall socket system for transtibial and transfemoral amputees leading to better suspension with drastically reduced breakdown of suction sleeves and freer motion of the limb. The result is that patients experience greater motion and less discomfort. |
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Education:Clinical training at BCIT - 1996 Residency at Wascana Reabilitation Hospital in Regina, Co-founder of Alberta Artificial Limb in 2000, sole owner in 2007, Alberta Artificial Limb is renamed Alberta Orthotic & Prosthetic Centre in January of 2016. First user of OPIE P&O management software in Alberta |
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Connor Pardy M.Sc. CPO (c)Certified Orthotist and Prosthetist |
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Connor has a passion for challenges and will never back down from a unique case. With accreditation in both orthotics and prosthetics, he combines a wealth of knowledge that provides the best care to his patients. He credits 100 percent of his success to his patients. He began his training in London Ontario, in a busy private practice which focused on pediatric orthoses. It was here that he attained his Boston Brace certification for idiopathic scoliosis while being involved in the scoliosis, pediatric neurology and orthopedics clinics. His career took him to Edmonton where he focused on sports orthoses and complex feet. He completed his training with a prosthetic residency in Calgary. He is currently a member of the Limb Preservation Clinic at the Peter Lougheed Hospital dealing with high risk feet. Connor has volunteered with Broken Earth and has the privilege of providing prosthetic and orthotic services in Haiti. He believes the integration of technology strengthens the clinical environment maximizing patient success. When he isn't helping his patients he participates in competitive water polo, which he has coached and played for many years. In the winter, you', ll find him on the ski hill with his family, either skiing and/or snowboarding. He would surf everyday if only the ocean was near. |
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Education:
Clinical training Program at BCIT - 2006 Masters in Biomedical Engineering -2003 Bachelors of Science Major Biomechanics minor Mechanical Engineering – 2001 |
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Michelle Pickard CP (c)Certified Prosthetist |
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Michelle has always wanted to help people. Her interest in helping others started in high school, where she volunteered at a rehabilitation center, as well as a school for the disabled. She says she always knew she wanted to be in healthcare but wanted to combine her interest in helping others with her creativity and interest in working with her hands. Prosthetics provided the best of both worlds, providing opportunities to be creative in finding unique solutions to better serve her patients. She works closely with her patients, developing a trusting relationship that is so important in helping them achieve their goals. For Michelle seeing the difference she can make in their lives is one of her greatest rewards. |
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Education:Clinical training at BCIT - 1998 Certified in Cleg, Genium Knee, X3, MyoElectric , MAS socket, Rheo Knee, Microprocessor feet and knee certifications, Willowwood Socket Design, Residency at Glenrose Hospital in Edmonton, worked at a private clinic in Edmonton for two years before joining AOPC 14 years ago |
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