HAPPY 68th BIRTHDAY DANKMEYER!

2022 marks 68 years of service to all the communities we serve!

Dankmeyer Inc. was founded in 1954 by Charles “Herb” Dankmeyer, himself a bilateral below the knee amputee. Founded on the principle of being sensitive to the needs of the community and providing services to meet those needs, Dankmeyer has four locations throughout Maryland to provide prostheses and orthoses to patients in the Mid Atlantic.

The practice developed and has maintained an excellent reputation throughout the community and has relationships with all of the medical teaching institutions in the area as well as most of the private hospitals and insurers. We consider the practice to be driven by the needs of the patients we serve.

EDUCATION

We have been Maryland’s pioneers and leaders in education. The professional, technical, and administrative staff all participate in ongoing educational programs both as participants and presenters. We create and host monthly virtual professional education programs through Dankmeyer Academy. Positions in our Residency Program are highly sought after, and we host internships on a regular basis.

INNOVATION

We were the first in Maryland to produce plastic prostheses, endoskeletal prostheses, electronic prostheses, and plastic molded orthoses for spine, lower limb and upper limb. Our 3D Printing team constantly pushes the boundaries of what this innovative new technology can do for our patients.

RESEARCH

We participate in both local and national clinical research programs. These efforts combined with the needs presented to us in our communities have led us to the development of several unique prostheses and orthoses including the APL/Dankmeyer powered upper limb prosthesis. Our clinical processes analysis have lead to development of digital applications used by clinical partners.

HIGH TECH

• Our 3D Printing and high tech specialist team occupies space in our 15,000 square foot modern state-of-the-art facility. 

• We use microprocessor components for appropriate prosthetic patients.

• We are part of a collaborative team with Maryland based Infinite Biomedical Technologies for cutting edge upper extremity prosthetic components.

• We are at the forefront of working alongside our pioneering referral sources to incorporate osseointegration for appropriate prosthetic patients.

• We have one of only a dozen highly trained specialists in the United States to fit the non traditional Wood Cheneau Rigo scoliosis brace.

• Our full service laboratory continues to provide all of our fabrication needs. 

ADVOCACY

Members of our team belong to several national advocacy groups to educate our lawmakers and patients on the needs of our communities. (Visit our ADVOCACY page here.) We co-host the very popular Amputee Walking School events locally. We are one of the founders of the Amputee Association of Maryland, a non-profit support group.

ACCREDITATION

All of our locations are accredited with the American Board of Certification (ABC) and we have 10 ABC Certified practitioners on our staff.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Our staff members belong to various industry organizations. These include the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE), and the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF).

Congratulations, Daniel Weiser, Certified Orthotist!

We are very excited to share that Danny Weiser, having completed his orthotics board exams, is a newly minted Certified Orthotist! Danny joined us in 2020 to do his prosthetics and orthotics residency for eighteen months. Before coming to Dankmeyer, he did his undergraduate work at Towson University, followed by his master’s at Northwestern University. Once the residency period is over, the board eligible individual prepares for the rigorous exams to receive certification by the American Board of Certification. There are a lot of years of education behind that certification and quite a bit of practice and study.

Danny has stayed on at Dankmeyer to complete his certifications, and spends his time primarily in our Baltimore Washington (Linthicum) office. In addition to his orthotics and prosthetics work, Danny also spends time outside the office as a magician and professional photographer. We appreciate his photography skills, which he applies to many Dankmeyer subjects. A number of our videos are also produced and edited by Danny.

Congratulations, Danny and thank you for your hard work and dedication!

Win a New Dankmeyer T! Tell us, What do you love about Dankmeyer?

You may have noticed that we are using this new imagery on our website and in our social media! This imagery has now made its way to new Dankmeyer T shirts. Currently, only Dankmeyer staff are wearing these sporty new black short sleeve T shirts. We would like to change that!

If you would like to have one of these instant classic Dankmeyer T shirts, then please participate in our contest. All you have to do is to tell us this:

What do you love about Dankmeyer?

You can email your response to info@dankmeyer.com. We will enter your response in an opportunity to win one of these fabulous new T shirts (did we mention they are really soft?) Entries are accepted through September 9, 2022. We will announce the winner in a September website post and in the September newsletter. You can enter multiple times! You can also enter by visiting our Facebook and main Instagram pages and following directions there.

We will share all comments on our social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram).

For a BONUS ENTRY in a special pool of entries, email us a photo of yourself in your prosthesis or orthosis that we can share, along with your response as to what you love about Dankmeyer. Email info@dankmeyer.com.

Remember, the contest ends on SEPTEMBER 9, 2022. Please tell us WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT DANKMEYER! info@dankmeyer.com.

Welcome to Dankmeyer, Victoria Hall!

Dankmeyer is very happy to welcome Victoria Hall, aka Tori, to our Baltimore Washington (Linthicum) office as a Patient Services Representative.

Tori currently resides in Glen Burnie, MD but is originally from Richmond, VA. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), with a minor in environmental science. Tori has been working in the medical field for two years, spending time between management of a plastic surgery practice and an oral surgery practice.

Outside of work, she enjoys playing with her pets, spending time with family and working on her physical health. She hopes to bring her experience in the medical field, background in biology and a warm and welcoming smile to Dankmeyer and provide exceptional patient care and customer service.

We have one of our staff Top 10 videos to share with you to let you know Tori a little better. Please say hello when you see her in the office!

Dankmeyer Baltimore Washington Office Power Restored!

Our Baltimore Washington office (in Linthicum) reopens Wednesday morning after three days without power.

And now our phone system is back on line and we can make and receive calls.

If you have any questions about any appointment at any office, or any concerns or issues, you can call us at 410-636-8114 or email info@dankmeyer.com and someone will contact you promptly.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we worked through these issues.

What at first seemed like a localized storm related problem late Saturday, turned into a more involved project! Here is a picture of what the back parking lot looked like! We very much appreciate the hard work BGE did to restore our power.