ABOUT US
At Maloney’s Custom Ocular Prosthetics, we focus on continuing the level of care and craftsmanship that our founder, Bernard A. Maloney, implemented when he opened the practice in the Portland area in 1948. Kevin R. Schou and Maureen Maloney-Schou each have 30+ years in the field of ocularistry and are both Board Certified Ocularists by the National Examining Board of Ocularists (NEBO).
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OUR HISTORYMaloney’s Custom Ocular Prosthetics was founded in 1948 by Bernard A. Maloney. After Mr. Maloney served in the South Pacific during World War II, the Veteran’s Administration selected him to train in Ocularistry and Anaplastology. He then went to study at the Medical School of the University of Baltimore. After returning to Portland, he became the Chief of the Restoration Clinic at the Veteran’s Hospital and the Director of the Prosthetics Clinic at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, now known as OHSU.
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OUR STAFF
Maureen Maloney-Schou, BCO, FASO, FIAOMaureen joined her father, Ben Maloney, at Maloney’s Custom Ocular Prosthetics in 1976. Maureen passed her National Examining Board of Ocularists exam in 1981 and received her Board Certified Ocularist (BCO) accreditation. She also became a Board Approved Diplomate Ocularist (BADO) from the American Society of Ocularists. More recently, Maureen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Academy of Ocularistry, where she also serves as the Admissions Chair.
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Kevin R. Schou, BCO, FIAOKevin graduated from a joint program from Foothill College and Stanford University with a degree in Anaplastology and Ocularistry in June of 1980. After graduation, Kevin received his Board Certification from the American Society of Ocularists and moved back to his hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he opened his practice. In 1982, Kevin moved back to the West Coast to work in Los Angeles and open a new ocularistry practice in San Francisco. After he and Maureen married in 1987, he moved to Portland to join Maloney’s Custom Ocular Prosthetics.
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Michael C. Schou, ApprenticeMichael is Kevin and Maureen's son. He attended Oregon State University and was an active member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Michael earned his Bachelors of Science in Psychology in June of 2018. His apprenticeship began in July of 2018, and he is now a Member in Training of the International Academy of Ocularists.
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LaNette Laurie, Office ManagerLaNette is our Office Manager. She joined Maloney's Custom Ocular Prosthetics in 2002 after holding a senior management position with a major corporation for seventeen years.
LaNette can assist you with insurance concerns, patient account questions, and scheduling appointments. |