The OPS Difference

Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialties, Inc. is a local practice, run by Cleveland born and raised practitioners. We have deep roots in the community – it’s personal to us. We bring the values of our own families to work in order to better relate to all those we encounter. This includes treating patients, co-workers, and others in the way we prefer to be treated, with respect and compassion. We pride ourselves on working within the medical team to offer conscientious care of our patients and their families.

We strive every day to maintain the principles we were founded on.

Our central goal is the improvement in the health status of all patients under our care. To that end, we commit to providing the highest quality Orthotic and Prosthetic service. We strive to conduct business to the highest ethical standards and in a financially responsible manner. We pledge to continually improve our services through research, technology and the education of ourselves, our patients, and the health care community.

Meet our Staff

Jeff Gerl, CO, LO

Jeff is one of the owners of Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialties, Inc. who is a Certified and Licensed Orthotist.

He is deeply rooted in the community, having been born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Gilmour Academy and graduated in 1973.

He then attended Boston College where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1977. He earned his postgraduate education at the Orthotic and Prosthetic program at Northwestern University in 1982.

He is a licensed Ohio Orthotist and has been ABC Certified for over 35 years. 

He has concentrated on treating pediatric neuromuscular patients, and also has vast experience with scoliosis patients.

Dave Marino, CO, CPed, LO, LPed

Dave is an owner of Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialties, Inc. who is a Certified and Licensed Orthotist and Pedorthist.

Dave was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended St. Joseph High School and graduated in 1982.

Dave attended the Pedorthist Program at Northwestern University in Chicago in 1995, where he earned his Certified Pedorthist status.

He attained his Certified Orthotist status in 2001.

He has over 40 years of clinical experience. His special interests include treating neuromuscular pediatric patients, pedorthics, and spinal injury management.

Michael T. Jablonski, CO, LO

Mike was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Saint Joseph High School and graduated in 1988.

Mike joined the Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialties team in 1986. He initially served as an Orthotic Technician while finishing high school and early college. He finished his college Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Cleveland State University in 2000.

Mike served as an Orthotist assistant and his interest shifted his skills from the technical side of orthotics to becoming a practitioner. He earned his Board of Certification Orthotist Certificate in 1998 and furthered his credentials by joining the American Board of Certification as an Orthotist in 2004.

Jackie Frilling, ATC, LAT, MS, CPed

Jackie is an ABC Board Certified Pedorthist and a Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer.  She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating from Lakewood High School in 2004.

She graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training in 2008.  She earned her Masters of Science in Athletic Training at the University of Kentucky in 2010. She attended Baker College for her Pedorthist Certification in 2018.

She has been working with Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialties since 2010.

Jackie enjoys caring for all patients and assisting them to improve their wellbeing, but has a special interest in the pediatric population.

Em Munson, MS, AT, ATC

Emily “Em” Munson is a Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer who began working at Orthotic and Prosthetic Specialties in February of 2022.

Em was born and raised in Ripley, West Virginia. They graduated from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania with their Bachelors in Athletic Training in 2016, then went on to graduate from Ohio University with their post-professional Masters in Athletic Training in 2019. Em worked in a variety of clinical settings prior to coming to Orthotic and Prosthetic Specialties, including high school and Division II college athletics.

One of Em’s special interests is diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) in orthopedic healthcare and sports medicine, and they remain involved with research, education, and advocacy in those areas. 

 

Hours of Operation

 

Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Our Location

Main Office

20650 Lakeland Blvd.
Euclid, Oh 44119

Need Help?

Contact us with questions or call us to make an appointment: (216) 531-2773

Fax: (216) 531-5376