Derrick Campana holding a prosthetic paw
(image via pbs.org)
Monday, July 1, 2019
Spotlight: Derrick Campana
Prosthetics specialist Derrick Campana has been making braces and artificial limbs for animals at his practice, Animal Ortho Care, in Sterling, Virginia, for more than ten years. Campana (who used to make braces for people) sends casting kits to veterinarians and pet owners outside Virginia so they can make molds of the animals' injured body parts. Then, he creates the braces and artificial limbs out of thermoplastic material. Campana, founder of the Virginia-based pet service organization Bionic Pets, has helped animals in other countries. He presented TED Talks about his work and appeared on Animal Planet's Dodo Heroes a year ago. Campana is married with two children. For more information, go to https://www.earnthenecklace.com/animal-prosthetics-specialist-derrick-campana/.
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