James W. Vandersea, CPO, has been appointed assistant director of the Helen Hayes Hospital Prosthetic Orthotic Center, West Haverstraw, New York, according to David Moretto, CP, FAAOP, Prosthetic Orthotic Center director. Vandersea will manage the Center¹s Poughkeepsie, New York, office, which is located in the Atrium Building at St. Francis Hospital. Vandersea has over 16 years of experience in prosthetics and orthotics. Most recently, he worked for nine years with the Hanger Orthopedic Group in Los Angeles and San Diego, California, where he was closely associated with Orthopaedic Hospital, one of the world¹s largest orthopedic facilities, and also the trauma center at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Prior to that, he served as a staff orthotist/prosthetist at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw. Vandersea has a broad base of experience, including working with both upper- and lower-extremity amputees. Along with evaluating and fitting patients, he is skilled in fabricating custom devices. He is a graduate of the New York University orthotics prosthetics program.
James W. Vandersea, CPO, has been appointed assistant director of the Helen Hayes Hospital Prosthetic Orthotic Center, West Haverstraw, New York, according to David Moretto, CP, FAAOP, Prosthetic Orthotic Center director. Vandersea will manage the Center¹s Poughkeepsie, New York, office, which is located in the Atrium Building at St. Francis Hospital. Vandersea has over 16 years of experience in prosthetics and orthotics. Most recently, he worked for nine years with the Hanger Orthopedic Group in Los Angeles and San Diego, California, where he was closely associated with Orthopaedic Hospital, one of the world¹s largest orthopedic facilities, and also the trauma center at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Prior to that, he served as a staff orthotist/prosthetist at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw. Vandersea has a broad base of experience, including working with both upper- and lower-extremity amputees. Along with evaluating and fitting patients, he is skilled in fabricating custom devices. He is a graduate of the New York University orthotics prosthetics program.