MEET THE TEAM
Founded in 2016, HeadStart Medical is a health engineering firm wholly committed to treating infants with plagiocephaly
It’s our mission to provide the best possible treatment, experience and outcome for every family who seeks our care. HeadStart Medical exclusively specializes in providing medical care for infants with plagiocephaly and other forms of cranial deformation. Our team of dedicated professionals is at the forefront of cranial remodeling research and development.
JASON GOODNOUGH
Founder / CEO / Lead Prosthetist and Orthotist
As the creator of SnugKap, Jason is committed to patient care and education and is the the lead orthotist ensuring quality is embedded into each SnugKap Cranial Band. He has a Masters of Science Degree (Honours) in Orthopedic Engineering from The Health Sciences University of Jonkoping, Sweden and over 25 years of experience as a Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist in public, private, corporate practice and education. Jason maintains an active teaching/admin role in the prosthetics, orthotics and physical rehabilitation professions and is an Adjunct Professor in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine.
Jason has been described as a compassionate innovator. His passion is in finding underserved and technologically lagging areas of patient care and developing them into technologically advanced areas with exemplary access and treatment outcomes.
For his work, Jason is a recipient of the Canadian Educational Association (CEA) Excellence Award, BCIT’s Excellence in Teaching and Research Award and has been bestowed an honorary lifetime membership in The War Amputations of Canada.
Ethan Goodnough
Design and Development Manager
Lucio Libanori
Production Coordinator
Lucy Lacoursiere
Lead Design Orthotist
Graham Itcush
Senior Production Technician
Benson Mao
Production Technician
Kian Kreutziger
Production Technician
Dior Estrella
Production Technician
Bryan Hellard
3D Printer Manager