Heidi Truman
Specialist
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Heidi is an ABC certified Orthotist/Prosthetist, specializing in pediatrics. She currently provides out-patient and in-patient care at UCSF Mission Bay Hospital and Benioff Childrens Hospital-San Francisco.
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Heidi is chair of the UCSF O&P Education Committee and serves as the UCSF O&P Residency Director. She has presented nationally on residency considerations and pediatric cases. Her clinical approach includes collaboration with the patient's care team, with a focus on the family. Providing optimal care for children is a professional privilege and a personal challenge.
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- Prosthetic Residency UCSF 7/2007
- Prosthetic Certificate Prosthetics Northwestern University 05/2006
- Orthotic Residency Cleveland Clinic Foundation 07/2001
- Orthotic Certificate Orthotics Northwestern University 05/2000
- BSE Biomedical Engineering University of Iowa 05/1999
Interests
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- Neurologic Disorders
- Resident Education
- Pediatric orthotic management
- Functional Electrical Stimulation and Gait
- Running Biomechanics