Empower Movement: Prosthetics Bootcamp for Practitioners

Thursday, February 19, 2026

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AST

Location: 208 ABC

Course Director(s)

Haris R. Choudry, MD, MPH

PM&R Residency Program Director
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Speaker(s)

Malav Shah, MD (he/him/his)

PM&R Associate Residency Program Director
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Gregrory DeGruchy, MD

PM&R Associate Residency Program Director
Hartford Healthcare
Kavita Nadendla, MD

Assistant Professor
Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University
Sharon David, MD

Director of Consults
Mayo Clinic
Alethea J. Appavu, DO

Assistant Professr
Rush University
Marlis Gonzalez Fernandez, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Brief Session Description : This workshop is designed to give physiatrists at all levels of training increased knowledge, understanding, skills, and confidence of limb loss rehabilitation. Come learn how to evaluate and address common prosthetic issues, how to select componentry, how to document and write prescriptions, how to evaluate prosthetic gait, how to connect with prosthetists, the general rehabilitation and timelines of limb loss rehabilitation, and how to advocate for limb loss patients to receive the best most compassionate patient centered care.