August 2007 - Present
-Founder, Orange Coast Prosthetics Inc.
October 2005 – July 2007
-Co-Founder, LimbCraft Inc., Orange, California
January 2005 – December 2006
-Lead Instructor, Above Knee Prosthetics, Cal. State Dominguez Hills
-Lead Instructor, Above Elbow Prosthetics, Cal. State Dominguez Hills
June 2001 – September 2005
-Prosthetist/Supervisor, Sunny Hills Orthopedic Services Inc., Fullerton, California.
Instructor, M.A.S. Advanced Above Knee Socket Course (OPGA)
-January 2006, CSUDH, two day course
-January 2007, CSUDH, two day course
-November 2007, Northwestern University, two day course
Instructor, Prosthetics Overview and Prescription Criteria for Physical Therapists
-May 2004, Azusa Pacific University
Lecture, Transfemoral Socket Design Concepts
-October 2006, California Chapter of the American Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Professional Certifications and Advanced Training
-Micro Processor Knees ( Otto Bock, Ossur, Endolite, Freedom Innovations)
-OttoBock, MyoBock and Michael Angelo Myoelectric
-Ossur, Proprio Microprocessor Ankle
-OttoBock, Harmony Vacuum Socket Suspension
-M.A.S., Advanced Above Knee Socket Design
-Create OandP CAD-CAM and 3D Printer
-Standard Cyborg CAD-CAM
Education
-Graduate Certificate Program in Prosthetics, California State University Dominguez Hills, 2001.
-B.S. Exercise Science, Kinesiology Emphasis, Chapman University, July 2000.
-California State University, San Luis Obispo, Animal Science 1989-1992.
Dino LaCapria, C.P.
Dino has been serving amputees in Southern California since 2001. Although most of his clients are here in Southern California, he has clients who come from around the country. This is Dino’s second career, his first being woodwork. After doing custom woodwork for 8 years in Carmel Valley, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo... Dino decided to use his college education along with his blue collar handskills to become a Prosthetist and help those in need.
Professional Experience