Ava is the Manager-Practitioner for VIPO’s office in Newhall, California and is an American Board Certified Prosthetist Orthotist. After obtaining her Bachelors of Science degree in Health Science from California State University, Long Beach, she completed her Orthotic training at Rancho Los Amigos Research and Education Institute in Downey, California. Subsequently Ava acquired her prosthetic education at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

With over 15 years of experience in orthotics and prosthetics, Ava has extensive background in pediatric and rehabilitation care having worked at both Shriners’ Hospital for Children and Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Hospital for several years. An interest in the integrity of the orthotic and prosthetic field led her to become a member of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists as well as a member of the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics Exam committee.