Dan Luitjohan: ABC Certified Prosthetist, Family Man

In August 2006, P&O Care was excited to strengthen its prosthetic team with the addition of Dan Luitjohan, CP. In addition to caring for amputees who have lost legs to diabetes or peripheral vascular disease, Dan takes a special interest in pediatric and upper-extremity (arm) prosthetics. He has also introduced our team to a new design for above-the-knee prosthetics called the Marlo Anatomical Socket. This socket design allows for greater range of motion, is less visible through tight clothing, and provides a more comfortable fit, especially for high AKs with shorter residual limbs.

Luitjohan became a Certified and Illinois Licensed Prosthetist in 2001 after completing the prosthetic program at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago and a residency in St. Louis. Dan and his wife Julie live in Edwardsville, IL, and have two young boys. When he isn’t changing his patients’ lives, he can be found chowing down at Fast Eddies in Alton, hiking the bluffs of southern Illinois wine country, and spending time with his family.