JOHN J. GERHARDT, M.D. - PRESIDENT

Dr. Gerhardt received his doctoral degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Kari Franzens University Medical School in Graz in 1948 and after further residencies in General Surgery, Traumatology and Orthopedics was Board certified in Orthopedics at the Orthopedic Hospital in Vienna, Austria in 1956. He came to the USA the same year he took his board exam in Chicago and worked 10 years in family practice in Illinois.

He took full residence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Oregon and was Board certified in PM&R in 1971. He held positions at the Kaiser Permanente Health Care System, the VA Hospital, and Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland, OR. He taught as Clinical Associate Professor in Orthopedics and Rehabilitation (Voluntary Faculty) at OHSU Medical School until his retirement in 1991.

During the past 50 years he has researched, analyzed and applied various measurements and documentation Systems of Range of motion of Joints, designed and improved measuring instruments, invented the SFTR numerical documentation system in the Neutral Zero Measuring Method with the objective to standardize measurements globally. He published widely in the field of Traumatology, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Prosthetics, Orhotics and Objective, Evidence Based Measurements.

In 1989 he founded the ISOMED Company with the goal of furthering standardization, development or improvement of measuring instruments and documentation systems. Dr. Gerhardt lives in Portland, Oregon, carries an emeritus medical license and works with Dr. Mark Fishel, who joined ISOMED, in writing, lecturing, participating in developing and improving instruments and promoting objective, evidence based measurements.