CEO & Co-Founder
Paula leads Manifest with 16+ years in orthotics and prosthetics, beginning in her family’s multigenerational practice in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds advanced degrees in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management in O&P, and previously served as Assistant Manager at Gomez Orthotic Systems. Under her leadership, Manifest earned the 2025 Emerging Business of the Year award from the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
COO & Co-Founder
Gordon grew up with a below-knee amputee father who was also a prosthetist, he built his first prosthetic leg at 14. In 2004 he joined the U.S. Air Force as a cardiopulmonary technician and combat medic, serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He earned his Bachelor’s in Biology, then trained at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine before earning his Certified Prosthetist credential from ABC. His 18+ years in the field include leading Comfort Prosthetics & Orthotics from one location to eight.
Senior Certified Prosthetist
Loi brings 15+ years of clinical leadership, having led multiple clinics and contributed to peer-reviewed prosthetic research. Her perspective is shaped by her own mobility journey, the combination of personal experience and technical mastery defines how she designs devices around the way patients actually live, not the chart on the wall.
Senior Advisor · CPO, FAAOP
At 14, after a traumatic accident and below-knee amputation, Bob was told to “live with the pain” of an ill-fitting prosthesis. He refused. He earned his technical certification at the University of Michigan, launched his first prosthetics company in the 1980s, took national leadership roles at a major international P&O company, and educated future clinicians at the University of Pittsburgh. He founded Comfort Prosthetics & Orthotics in Michigan and brings lifelong patient and practitioner experience to Manifest’s advisory team. Bob is Gordon’s father.
Senior Advisor · MD
Dr. Gómez is a physician, licensed orthotist, and internationally recognized innovator in spinal orthotic care. He’s the founder of Gomez Orthotic Spinal Systems (GOSS) and Scientific Director of Gilete Laboratory in Bogotá, Colombia, where he developed the GOSS protocol, a CAD-CAM approach that corrects spinal deformities in all three anatomical planes. At Manifest, he provides strategic guidance on advanced spinal orthotics, CAD-CAM integration, and complex case management.
Most prosthetics clinics are staffed by competent clinicians whose careers will continue elsewhere. The relationship you build resets when they leave.
Manifest is different. Paula and Gordon co-founded this practice and lead it daily. Bob, Loi, and Dr. Gómez bring lifetimes of clinical, surgical, and engineering depth to every case. When you come back for an adjustment in five years, the same people are still here.
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