Miguelez New Vice President-Upper Extremity Prosthetics for RDA  
     
  Reprinted with permission - O & P Business News, November 1, 1999  
     
  Rehab Designs of America has announced the appointment of John Miguelez, C.P., as Vice President, Upper Extremity Services. Internationally renowned for his work with upper extremity amputees, particularly hard-to-fit patients, Miguelez was involved in the creation of RDA's ArmDesigns program, which provides clinical expertise, detailed claim documentation, and other services allowing patients to return to work and daily activities more quickly.

As Vice President, Upper Extremity Services, Miguelez will provide clinical leadership for RDA's 70 facilities, manage its team of upper extremity prosthetic specialists, and provide training to ensure the delivery of highly-specialized, state-of-the-art upper extremity care at each RDA patient care site.

Formerly Vice President of the National Upper Extremity Program
 
  for NovaCare's Outpatient Rehabilitation Division, Miguelez continues as President of Advanced Arm Dynamics, Inc., a company specializing in upper extremity prosthetic services worldwide. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Chair of the Academy's Upper Extremity Society, and a member of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.