PAM M. VOVA

Activate Sports, LLC is a concierge O&P group dedicated to providing exceptional care to patients along with adaptive athletes who are looking for innovative customized adaptive devices to enhance their passion and efficiency in adaptive sports.

• Developed strong partnerships with physican groups to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
• Established a successful business by identifying market needs and developing innovative solutions.
• Delivered exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and effectively resolving issues.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction, providing exceptional service and promptly addressing inquiries and concerns.
• Bolstered company reputation and trust by maintaining high ethical standards and transparency in all dealings.

• Enhanced recruitment process by streamlining candidate sourcing and selection techniques.
• Developed strong relationships with physicians and medical professionals, expanding the network of potential candidates.
• Improved interview-to-hire ratio by implementing thorough screening and interviewing processes.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to identify ideal physician candidates for specific roles and locations.

• Demonstrated yoga poses and provided verbal cues and adjustments to help students improve alignment and technique.
• Planned and led yoga classes by selecting appropriate poses and sequences to meet abilities of individual students.
• Provided guidance and instruction on breathing techniques, meditation and other elements of yoga practice.
• Maintained positive relationships with class members through personalized and knowledgeable service.
• Demonstrated proper form and technique to prevent injury.
• Used music to motivate and energize classes.
• Delivered fun and motivating group fitness classes designed to improve overall health and fitness levels.

• Medical Record Review
• Durable Medical Equipment Evaluation
• Clinical Gait Analysis
• Collected and analyzed key data to make accurate assessments.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Implemented successful care plan through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.

• Outpatient Orthotics and Prosthetics
• Hospital/Nursing homes & Home visits
• Multidisciplinary clinics
• Community outreach ( Move United adaptive sports & Blaze Sports)
• Re-established lines of contact for contracted Emory Decatur Hospital
• Orthotist
• Assessed patient orthotic needs to design most-appropriate device.
• Examined, interviewed and measured patients in order to determine device needs and identify factors affecting appliance fit.
• Used electronic medical record software to document clinical progress notes.
• Offered friendly and efficient service to patients, handled challenging situations with ease.

• Cranial Remolding Program with proficiency in Orthomerica StarScanner and StarBand helmets
• Providing as & prosthetic management at Scottish Rite Hospital
• Inpatient and outpatient services
• Pediatric lower & upper extremity orthotics
• Compression garments ( Burn, Wound & Lymphedema management)
• Extended continued patient care and periodic evaluations to maintain and document optimal fit and function.
• Took measurements, made impressions and cast modifications to accurately fit devices.
• Instructed patients on how to use and care for devices to obtain optimal life and operation from each piece.
• Performed initial patient evaluation and formulated treatment plans.
• Designed orthopedic and prosthetic devices based on physicians prescriptions, specific patient dimensions and individual lifestyle requirements.

• Upper and Lower extremity evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired limb loss
• Technical fabrication of componentry
• Immediate post surgical limb volume management.

• Exclusive provider of orthotic management at Denver Children’s hospital- inpatient and outpatient services
• Services provided include but not limited to: Prefabricated and custom orthoses, custom cranial remolding helmets ( StarBand), burn garments, post amputation edema management
• OR Experienced: OR experience with amputation surgery, casting for post amputation RRD(rigid removable dressing), casting for post tenotomy bivalve splinting.

• Management of both inpatient hospital patients and outpatient clinics and offices
• Provided On-call services 24hrs/7days with weekly rotation
• Services included care to rehab facilities, state and non-state run nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, Cook county medical hospital serving inmates, multiple Chicago-land hospitals and personalized in-home appointments
• Proficient in cranial remolding helmets (Ballert cranial remolding helmet), lower and upper extremity orthoses (custom, custom fit, and off the shelf), post-surgical & post-trauma bracing in ER (emergency room) and OR(operating room)
• Participated in craniofacial, muscular dystrophy, and neuromuscular clinics in Chicago-land area hospitals
• Proficient in NICU procedures:
• Assessment and providing custom orthotic bracing for NICU infants
• Proficient in OR surgical protocols
• Attended neurosurgical spinal surgeries 3-6, 6-10 hours
• Participated in OR post trauma bracing, amputation surgery, casting for post tenotomy bivalve splints in OR, casting for post amputation RRD (rigid removable dressing)
• Attended medical lectures at Northwestern University College of
• Medicine for resident orthopedic, neurosurgical and physiatry physicians.