BOC Adds to Board of Directors

The Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC) has named Mickey Fitzgerald, founder of Dynamic Orthotics & Prosthetics in Atlanta, Georgia, as a "public" member of its board of directors, representing the interests of the general public.

Fitzgerald, a former professional athlete on two continents, founded Clinical Support Services in 1988, a durable medical equipment company and an intraoperative neuromonitoring service that provides moment-to-moment assessment of the functioning of the nervous system during surgery. Clinical Support Services changed its name in 2006 to Dynamic Orthotics and Prosthetics.

Fitzgerald played football professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles before giving up football and moving into the real estate business. Real estate eventually led him to Japan, where he learned that the Japanese prefer to do business with people they know well. After watching a sumo wrestling match on television, he decided to give it a try, as a way of becoming better known in Japan.

"I wasn't in it so much for the wrestling but to make it easier to do business," Fitzgerald said. He succeeded, becoming the first continental American to sumo wrestle professionally. While living in Japan, he traveled extensively to other countries, studying other cultures and their people. Eventually he returned to the United States, where he founded a pair of medical supply and service businesses.

He also founded Mickey's Rascals, a non-profit foundation that assists poor children from rural areas, providing them with activities, outings, and educational assistance. He has been a volunteer leader with National Football League Alumni, established to help needy children, and served as president of the Atlanta chapter.

"I am proud to serve as a public member on BOC's board," said Fitzgerald. "My company is known for quality work and exceptional customer service. We're equally proud of our philanthropic posture, which includes what we do for children. We believe that good philanthropy is good business, and I will bring that belief to BOC's board. I am eager to do whatever I can to help BOC's board of directors fulfill its mission and expand services to the broad patient and healthcare communities."

"Mickey Fitzgerald is, quite simply, unique," said Teresa Alpert-Liebman, BOCO, CPed, BOC pedorthist, who chairs BOC's board of directors. "He has performed at the highest levels, won fame, and built second and third careers for himself, and he has used all that cumulative experience to understand and serve others. It's a great pleasure to be able to call on Mickey's talents and knowledge in ways that will help BOC expand its outreach to patients and to other health care providers."

BOC President Greg Safko says Fitzgerald's expertise will be particularly useful in his role as the public representative on the board. "More than most of us, Mickey has traveled in an incredible variety of cultures, meeting people of widely differing background and expectations. He brings insights to patient care that will assist the board in decision-making, and I look forward to working with him."

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