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Vincent S. Mosca, M.D. Vincent S. Mosca, M.D.
Associate Professor;
Chief, Foot and Ankle Service;
Chief, Limb Deficiency Clinic;
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship;
Director, International Pediatric Orthopedic Program
Specialty: Children
College:B.A., University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1973
Medical School:M.D., University of Rochester, NY, 1978
Internship:General Surgery, Junior Assistant Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1978-1980
Residency:Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1980-1984
Fellowship:Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984-1985
Articles, Videos and Publications:Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)

Articles, videos, and abstracts:


- Dr. Mosca has been listed as "Top Doctors" in the category of "Orthopedics/Joint Replacement". (News source: Seattle Magazine, 2008)

- Dr. Mosca was featured on King5 TV, "Surgeries put this 12-year-old back on her feet" and "Girl receives limb-lengthening surgery", which aired on December 2006.

Memberships:American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Development Medicine
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
American Orthopedic Association
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov
International Myelodysplasia Study Group
King County Medical Society
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
Piedmont Orthopedic Society
Salter Society
Washington State Medical Association
Washington State Orthopedic Association
Washington State Society of Pediatrics
Western Orthopedic Association
Board Certification:Board Certified
Common Surgeries Performed:
  • Calcaneal lengthening osteotomy for severe, symptomatic flatfoot
  • Cavus foot reconstructions
  • Osteotomies and tendon transfers for all forms of foot deformities
  • Hip reconstruction osteotomies
  • Limb lengthenings
  • Osteotomies for angular and rotational deformities of the limbs
Common Diagnoses Treated:
  • Congenital and developmental foot deformities, including congenital clubfoot by the Ponseti method
  • Congenital and developmental hip deformities, including developmental hip dislocation
  • Limb length discrepancies
  • Limb deficiencies
Clinic locations and days of week:Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Appointment request information (web, phone, fax):(206) 987-2109
 Featured Video
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Knee: Minimally-Invasive Joint Replacement
Featuring Seth S. Leopold, M.D.

Dr. Seth Leopold discusses less-invasive knee and hip replacement surgery in this UWTV video. View the Video

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 Faculty Feature
An interview with Peter Hall, PA-C 
An interview with Peter Hall, PA-C Peter Hall grew up in the north end of Seattle. Early in his health care career, he worked as an Emergency Medical Technician in Seattle. Read More
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The Clinical Program of UW Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is one of the top two programs ranked Orthopedics Department in the Western half of the nation according to US News and World Report.

September 18, 2009 Dr. Matsen featured on JBJS Video  

UW Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Frederick Matsen featured on JBJS and VJO steaming video.


Dr. Beingessner received the Howard Rosen Memorial Teaching Award at the Cincinnati AO Principles Course


Retired orthopaedic surgeon Frank Alvine, UWSOM 1964 and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 1972, has been named as an inductee to the South Dakota Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors.

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