We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Derrick Campana. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Derrick below.

Derrick, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?

The first dog I ever fit was a black Labrador named Charles. In 2004 pet prosthetics really didn’t exist so when this dog came hobbling into my office and the caretaker wanted a prosthesis, I thought she was crazy. I ended up building the device and the dog took off. I had so much joy that I started this business in animal prosthetics.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Derrick Campana is the founder of Bionic Pets. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology/Biomechanics from Penn State University, a Master’s Degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics from Northwestern University, and a passion for animals in need. He has pioneered the field of Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics into what it is today. Derrick was one of the first to address animal mobility challenges with human-based solutions and has made it possible for animals to receive the same level of care as human patients.

Derrick lives in Arlington, VA, with his wife Kelly and two young boys Cole and Jack. In his downtime between filming and building mobility devices, he enjoys camping, playing sports with his boys, traveling with his wife and spoiling his dog Henry.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

Going through Covid was a struggle, like for most, but luckily animals are like family members and we were able to get through.

If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?

This is the best profession and I would do it all over again in a heart beat. I get to use my hands to build devices that help pets regain their mobility. Enough said.

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.Bionicpets.org

Image Credits
These are my own photos.