James Davis, LPTA
Mr. Davis is a Licensed physical therapy assistant and therapy director who practices in a family owned
nursing facility. He has been practicing for 25 years in the field. Therapy is a family affair as his wife is
an Occupational Therapist (OT) in another facility. His background in his own words: "BA journalism,
BS Marketing, Dog training, Video store manager/owner, AS physical therapy. SNF, Neuro-rehab, Long
term acute, Outpatient, pediatric, geriatric, aquatic, home health. 5 years of physical therapy. Beginning
to forget all that I’ve done – 25 years. Family really planned on me being a veterinarian. Probably,
should’ve taken their advice."
Dr. Anthony Lazzarino, DPM
Dr. Lazzarino is Chief of Podiatry with the Veterans Administration California Health Care System. As
such, he is in charge of seven clinic sites covering some 40,000 square miles of Northern California,
providing a full spectrum of podiatric services. In addition, Dr. Lazzarino is an Assistant Professor of
Clinical Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical School, Department of Dermatology
and he is involved in conducting public and private research in biomechanics and tissue regeneration.
He is also a 1982 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.
Roni Pidcock
As Vice President of Quality Healthcare Systems, Inc., Roni Pidcock began her career in Healthcare
focusing on patient intake, medical records, referrals and authorizations. She is experienced in the areas
of revenue cycle management, medical billing, coding & collections, claims reimbursement, claim
denial management, administration and consulting.
She has worked with DME/HME offices, nursing facilities, hospital based Physician offices and
various medical facilities to guide and assist them with numerous projects. She has always offered a
straightforward, hands on approach to teach them how the daily operations of their organizations should
function and has developed strategies to help navigate them through that never ending maze of doubt
and confusion, better known as the Healthcare Industry.
Patricia Pande, PT, CPed
Patricia Pande, founder of FootCentric, is a Physical Therapist, Pedorthist and Strength and
Conditioning Specialist who retired from her position as a foot and pedorthic expert at the University
of North Carolina Physical Therapy Faculty Clinic and Kinetic Institute of Physical Therapy. For over
thirty five years, Patricia has educated professionals on topics related to sports medicine, fitness training,
biomechanics and injury prevention. She is the owner of Foot Centric LLC a continuing education
company devoted to educating professionals in foot treatment and conservative care.
Patricia holds a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy and a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy,
both from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. In addition, she has completed Doctorate-level
courses in Ergonomics and Public Health at the University of Michigan.
Current Pedorthics January/February 2016
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