Practitioner Profile: Luke Brewer, Staff Orthotist

Luke Brewer has been working with P&O Care on and off since he was an intern during his summers in college at Missouri State. “I first became interested in the orthotic and prosthetic profession,” Brewer says, “in high school following a motor vehicle accident in which I suffered a serious spine injury requiring orthotic management.” Luke earned his orthotics degree from Northwestern Medical School in Chicago in March 2008 and got his prosthetics degree in June 2009. Now he's back in St. Louis finishing his orthotic residency, which he completes in September 2009, and then he begins his prosthetics residency in October. Brewer says he most enjoys “interacting with people to develop a greater understanding of their unique needs and working to find solutions that meet their goals and allow them to maintain a higher quality of life.” Besides spending time with family and friends, Luke enjoys sports, golf, running, and being active in the outdoors; and of course, he loves studying prosthetics and orthotics!