Dr. Meier practices at the Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver where
he focuses on rehabilitating complex limb dysfunction emanating from amputation, tumors, burns and nerve injuries. Best known for his work on amputation rehabilitation, his research into the subspecialty began during his time at MossRehab from 1970 to 1973 as resident and chief resident.

“With MossRehab’s very capable bioengineering department, we developed a system to measure pressures in prosthesis sockets worn by those with below-knee amputations with the aim of evaluating how pressure impacts skin problems,” he explains. Using pressure sensors and pressure gauge monitors, he and his team determined that many people with such prostheses tolerated pressures higher than expected without suffering skin deterioration.

Throughout his career, Dr. Meier has emphasized treating the psychosocial and emotional well-being side effects that can result from amputation – an emphasis Dr. Esquenazi helped him develop. He acted as Dr. Esquenazi’s first MossRehab rehabilitation physician after Dr. Esquenazi’s arm amputation. “Dr. Esquenazi taught me how to help a healthy, young adult who had a sudden change in body function get back into life as fully and meaningfully as possible,” he explains, adding that achieving such positive results is contingent on understanding the patient’s relationships to self, community, friends, family and work that existed prior to the amputation.