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Faculty Detail |
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Vincent S. Mosca, M.D.
Associate Professor;
Chief, Foot and Ankle Service;
Chief, Limb Deficiency Clinic;
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship;
Director, International Pediatric Orthopedic Program
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Specialty:
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Children |
| College: | B.A., University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1973 |
| Medical School: | M.D., University of Rochester, NY, 1978 |
| Internship: | General Surgery, Junior Assistant Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1978-1980 |
| Residency: | Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1980-1984 |
| Fellowship: | Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984-1985 |
| Articles, Videos and Publications: | Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)
Articles, videos, and abstracts:
- Dr. Mosca was featured on King5 TV, "Surgeries put this 12-year-old back on her feet" and "Girl receives limb-lengthening surgery", which aired on December 2006. |
| Memberships: | American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Development Medicine
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
American Orthopedic Association
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov
International Myelodysplasia Study Group
King County Medical Society
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
Piedmont Orthopedic Society
Salter Society
Washington State Medical Association
Washington State Orthopedic Association
Washington State Society of Pediatrics
Western Orthopedic Association |
| Board Certification: | Board Certified |
| Common Surgeries Performed: | - Calcaneal lengthening osteotomy for severe, symptomatic flatfoot
- Cavus foot reconstructions
- Osteotomies and tendon transfers for all forms of foot deformities
- Hip reconstruction osteotomies
- Limb lengthenings
- Osteotomies for angular and rotational deformities of the limbs
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| Common Diagnoses Treated: | - Congenital and developmental foot deformities, including congenital clubfoot by the Ponseti method
- Congenital and developmental hip deformities, including developmental hip dislocation
- Limb length discrepancies
- Limb deficiencies
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| Clinic locations and days of week: | Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center |
| Appointment request information (web, phone, fax): | (206) 987-2109 |