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CHARLOTTE STAFF
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M. Steven Hagler, CO, American Board Certified Orthotist —
Steve has been a dedicated practitioner to the community of Charlotte for the past ten years through Charlotte Orthotic Prosthetic Center. I n 1976 Steve graduated from North Western University. Upon becoming an American Board Certified Orthotist in 1977, Steve has provided orthotic equipment and custom devices to adults and children alike. Throughout his career, and still today, he has served patients both in the office and routinely travels to various schools. He strives to improve mobility, increase physical comfort and enhance functionality for all of his patients. Steve has high expectations, determined effort and skilled execution that will accept nothing less than perfection.
Steve won the North Shelby Special Friend award last year. The staff that work with him use words like giving, honorable, compassionate, persistent, reliable and soft hearted to describe Steve. The children just call him “The Brace Man”
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Gregory Straub, President —
Gregory is the founder and president of Asheville Orthotic Prosthetic Center. He has a BS in Biology from State University of New York and a Prosthetic/Orthotic Degree from Northwestern University in Chicago.
Greg specializes in lower extremity bracing; and, lower and upper extremity artificial limbs. With over 24 years of experience, Greg's patients have come to expect uncompromising quality along with excellence in patient care.
Greg is married, he has two children, and a dachshund named Hunter.
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We are proud to announce the newest member of
our team, Amy Street, CPO. Ms. Street brings to
Charlotte Orthotic Prosthetic Center many talents
as an American Board Certified Prosthetist
Orthotist. She received her Bachelor of Science,
Rehabilitative Services from East Carolina University
at Greenville, NC and attended the Newington
Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics at
the University of Connecticut.
Amy has practiced Orthotics for the past two years
and has worked with Children’s National Medical
Center and the Hospital for Special Care, a pediatric
facility in Washington, DC. These clinics consisted
of Cerebral Palsy patients, Scoliosis and other
upper motor neuron injuries. She had experience
with rare conditions such as Joint Hyper Mobility
Syndrome, Rhett Syndrome and Osteogenesis
Imperfecta.
Amy is excited to be a part of our
practice and is looking forward to serving you.
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Spencer is new to the field of orthotics and prosthetics and showed an aptitude for creating devices right from the start. He was looking for someway to use his talents in the medical field and has found his niche. He says, “I just like helping people.” Spencer has a cat named Reizel who gets much of his attention. He plays basketball with friends on an outdoor court and also likes running and soccer. “My dad is my idol.”
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ASHEVILLE STAFF
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Gregory Straub, President —
Gregory is the founder and president of Asheville Orthotic Prosthetic Center. He has a BS in Biology from State University of New York and a Prosthetic/Orthotic Degree from Northwestern University in Chicago.
Greg specializes in lower extremity bracing; and, lower and upper extremity artificial limbs. With over 24 years of experience, Greg's patients have come to expect uncompromising quality along with excellence in patient care.
Greg is married, he has two children, and a dachshund named Hunter.
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Andrew C. Adkisson, BPM Fabrication Manager—
Andrew brings over 15 years of experience in the field of orthotics and prosthetics. He appreciates the fusion of art and technology that working with orthotics and prosthetics gives him.
Since 1997, he has been visiting Germany every other year to gain the latest in orthotic and prosthetic technologies. Over the years, he has brought German technicians to North Carolina to share experience and knowledge, and he is responsible for bringing prepreg to AOPC and introducing the first custom prepreg course in North Carolina.
Andrew enjoys the challenge of working on special cases that other practices or individuals decline. In his spare time (believe it or not, he does have some!), he enjoys backpacking and mountain biking in the various beautiful areas of Western North Carolina.
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Sherry Atkins, Account Representative |
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Chris Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant
Chris has over 35 years of experience, but says she likes working in a patient care environment the best because she enjoys working closly with the patients, providers and clinicians who give orthopedic and prosthetic patients a greater quality of life.
Chris and her husband George moved from Arizona to Hendersonville in 2003.
Chris also enjoys concerts, picnics, and spending time with her church family and friends.
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Gabriel Hargett, Lab Technician —
Gabriel is an avid cyclist here in Asheville. In fact, like the rest of the lab staff, he also comes to us from a local bike shop. In addition to his love for cycling, he enjoys golf, fly fishing, hiking, camping and anything else that involves the outdoors. Gabriel also has a talent for restoring classic motorcycles.
He is the youngest and newest member of the lab, and is working diligently to provide customers with the highest quality products.
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Adam Winton, Lab Technician —
At age 14, Adam went on a camping trip that would soon lead to his love of mountain biking. Lucky for us, his passion for mountain biking led him straight to AOPC!
Adam soon realized that he was mechanically inclined and gifted, so his first career was as a bike mechanic.
He was also fascinated by the use of prosthetics in movies, such as Robo Cop and Terminator. Thus a career in mechanical engineering was the next logical step for Adam. Andrew Adkisson recognized Adam's mechanical talent, and asked him to come work for AOPC. Adam saw the potential of not only designing prosthetics, but designing them better.
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