Rich is a certified prosthetist/orthotist and clinic manager for Hanger Clinic in Hayden, Idaho.

As a clinician, Rich is empathetic to his patients’ needs and has a greater understanding of the daily struggles of living an active life with limb loss, as he is a below-knee amputee of 48 years. Understanding the technical side of Prosthetics and Orthotics provides Rich with Clinical confidence in handling the most difficult cases. He takes a certain pride in being able to think ” outside the box” to facilitate the greatest outcome for his patients, while using the highest technological advances in the field.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics, St. Petersburg College of Florida, 2007 
• Prosthetics and Orthotics Technical Degree, Spokane Falls Community College, 2000