LIMBS TEAM

Lucas Galey, MS
Executive Director

Lucas coordinates LIMBS' engineering and manufacturing efforts by directing design and overseeing research projects. He grew up in Germany where his parents served as missionaries until he was ten years old. With a pastor as a father and a doctor as a mother, he was inspired to pursue a career in biomedical sciences to impact the lives of the less fortunate. To that end, Lucas earned his BS in biomedical engineering from LeTourneau University and his MS in the same field from The University of Texas at El Paso. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate where he is developing and testing the world's lowest cost "smart" knee for LIMBS.

John Burger, CPO
Prosthetist and Orthotist
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John Burger is an American Board Certified CPO. He did his post graduate studies in prosthetics and orthotics at New York University Medical Center. He received his Master’s Degree in O&P from the University of Connecticut in 2002. He lived and worked as a CPO in Turkey for 10 years. He most recently worked at New England Orthotic and Prosthetic Systems as a manager and practitioner for the past 10 years. During that time he volunteered with Physicians for Peace to help establish a prosthetics center and O&P school at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, Turkey. He also volunteered with LIMBs International and went to Nairobi, Kenya to help train prosthetists who want to use LIMBs Relief 4 bar knee for above knee amputees. John most recently started full time working with LIMBS International to use the prosthetics center in Diyarbakir, Turkey for many Syrian and Iraqi refugees who experienced limb loss due to the war. A number of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) centers are also being planned to help the amputees learn how to use their prosthetic devices properly.
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​Gina Galey, MS-BME
Volunteer - Grant Writer
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Gina joined LIMBS as a volunteer grant writer in 2017. Holding a MS in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University, she currently works for The University of Texas at El Paso as a research associate and lecturer. As part of her work at UTEP, Gina also oversees the University's Corporate Business Analytics Group, an analytics consulting service for local El Paso companies that provides experiential learning opportunities to undergraduate students. She is passionate about using data to help people—that is why she loves volunteering with LIMBS, working at UTEP, teaching students, and consulting companies. Hailing from a small town in south Jersey, Gina enjoys spending time outdoors, playing board games, watercoloring, and cooking homemade Italian meals.