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Dr. Vincent Stephen Mosca, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery
47 years of experience
Seattle Children's Hospital PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145
(206) 987-2000

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Brief Intro

Dr. Vincent Mosca is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an academic full-time pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Seattle Childrens Hospital. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, and then did a 1 year fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada before starting his practice in Seattle. Dr. Vincent Mosca is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an academic full-time pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Seattle Childrens Hospital. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, and then did a 1 year fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada before starting his practice in Seattle. Approximately 70% of his clinical work and most of his publications and lectures pertain to the understanding of, and treatment for, deformities of the childs foot. Dr. Mosca has authored or coauthored 29 articles, 26 book chapters, and 4 monographs. He has been an invited guest speaker/visiting professor in more than 90 medical centers and orthopedic conferences in the US, and in 36 orthopedic conferences in 21 countries outside the US. His lectures and publications on the assessment and management principles for foot deformities in children and adolescents have organized this complex information in a format that has made it the standard for understanding and treating foot deformities in children. Dr. Mosca is the immediate past Chairman of the Education Council for the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (USA) and the Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics (Europe). He is listed in 12 national/international Whos Who directories and has been listed in the book, The Best Doctors in America, since 1996. Dr. Mosca was the Director of the Department of Orthopedics at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, and the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics at the University of Washington in Seattle for 13 years. He stepped down from his administrative responsibilities 8 years ago to devote more time to research and writing, while maintaining his very busy clinical practice.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Duke University Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Rochester School Of Medicine & Dentistry - 1978

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

Seattle Children's Hospital
PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145

Specialties Treated

Foot & Ankle Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery

Conditions Addressed

Fractures, Dislocations, Derangement, and Sprains
Internal Derangement of Knee

Insurance Accepted

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UnitedHealthcare
Medicaid
Regence BlueShield
Molina Healthcare

Cancer 20
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 15
Orthopedics 36
Neurology & Neurosurgery 21
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 32
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 33
Diabetes & Endocrinology 12
Children's Hospital 4
Urology 30
Psychiatry 16
Geriatrics 33
Rehabilitation 13
Obsterics & Gynecology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 4
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 1
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15