First Hanger Clinic lead practitioner Jay Tew returns to Deschapelles for another clinical rotation

Jay Tew, CP, was the first prosthetist to serve a three-month term as lead practitioner at the Hanger Clinic in Deschapelles. The Clinic achieved notable success and outstanding patient outcomes under the leadership of Jay, providing prosthetic care to 300 Haitian amputees in just three months. Following Jay’s return to the States, two other Hanger practitioners served as lead prosthetist including Anna Avakian, from Washington, DC and Vern Hostetler from Zanesville, Ohio. By the end of 2010, under the leadership of Tew, Avakian, and Hostetler, the Hanger Clinic provided prosthetic care to nearly 700 Haitian amputees. Today Jay returned to the Clinic to serve a 6-week term as lead practitioner. Stayed tuned for updates from Jay during his time in Haiti.