Cullen Hays
Northwest Technical Coordinator
Cullen Hays joined the Advanced Arm Dynamics staff in September 2006 as the Northwest Technical Coordinator. He has been working with upper extremity patients since 1998. Cullen’s work as Technical Coordinator includes providing patient care, assisting in the prosthetic fitting process and employing his technical expertise in the fabrication of superior upper extremity prostheses. In this role he also manages vendor and supplier resources and creates adaptive equipment to assist in the Occupational Therapy process, helping ensure that patients have the best prosthetic rehabilitation possible. Cullen also provides fabrication and patient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he is a member of the Advanced Arm Dynamics team providing upper extremity prosthetic services to injured soldiers.
Amy Nistico
Northwest Therapy Coordinator
Amy Nistico, OTR/L joined Advanced Arm Dynamics of the Northwest as the northwest therapy coordinator part time while maintaining a working relationship at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, OR. She has a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound and for the last 7 years she has been working at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center providing both inpatient acute and outpatient occupational therapy services.
Ms. Nistico’s clinical experience and professional interests include neurological and spinal cord rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, return-to-work/functional capacity evaluations, adaptive driving and upper limb prosthetic rehabilitation.