Nellie Zarif is an ABC Certified Prosthetist with 13 years of experience. Nellie serves as the lead Prosthetist in Worcester, Massachusetts, accompanied by her three-legged dog, Lucy, who wears a prosthesis herself. Nellie specializes in lower extremity prosthetics including high activity, activity specific and pediatric prosthetics. She is passionate about caring for everyone she sees and strives to personally know them to achieve their goals. Her favorite things about the field are problem solving and creating lifelong relationships.
Nellie performs international non-profit prosthetic work. She has traveled to the Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, and Jordan servicing individuals without access to prosthetic services.
Outside the clinic, Nellie is an avid runner, hiker, rock climber, and lives life outside with her three boys. She and her husband are brewery owners and have also adopted a second three-legged dog, Nugget, who works at the brewery.