Andrea S. Callanen, MPT
Physical Therapy
Andrea S. Callanen, MPT is a pediatric physical therapist with over 10 years of physical therapy experience, 8 of which have been dedicated to working with pediatric and adolescent patients in a variety of settings.
She received her bachelors degree from the University of Notre Dame, where she was a two-time varsity letterman in women's soccer. She obtained her Masters in Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University, Located in Winchester, Virginia. She has taken continuing education courses in the areas of: torticollis, pediatric sports injuries and rehabilitation, NDT, spasticity management and kinesiotaping.
Andrea has worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) in acute care and rehabilitation settings. AT KKI her focus was on treating children who suffered traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other neurological disorders. During that time she worked with patients treated by world renown pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson.
Upon relocating to Southern California, she worked 4 years at Children's Hospital of San Diego treating in the outpatient, acute care, and school district settings. Her patients' ages ranged from birth to 21 years.
Currently Andrea is the head of West Coast Physical Therapy's pediatrics program located in Mission Viejo, where she treats children from birth age through adolescents.
Some of the diagnoses she addresses include:
- Torticollis
- Plagiocephaly
- Developmental delay
- Abnormal gait
- Cerebral palsy
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Various other neurological and genetic developmental disorders.
Additionally, she addresses a variety of sports and orthopedic related injuries for adolescent athletes and is able to design individualized weight loss programs for children suffering from obesity.
Andreas currently resides in Mission Viejo.
