About the Company

Andries Auscultation Inc.

email francis@andries.com

Francis Andries, Vice President and Director of Education and Research of Andries Auscultation, brings more than 30 years of experience in the field of auscultation to Auscultation of the Heart, Level One. He spent many years working closely with cardiologists developing teaching programs in auscultation; he designed specifications for an Electronic Stethoscope System and the Andries Electronic Stethoscope was used on many NASA space flights. 

Francis Andries also designed and built the prototype Heart House Learning Chair (a console equipped with a 5-channel TV monitor, multiple choice response system, stethophones for auscultation) for the American College of Cardiology in Bethesda, MD; he designed and installed the first Teaching Classrooms for Auscultation at Mayo Clinic (and now used in many medical schools). The Classroom was used as an example of the Mayo Clinic’s legacyof teaching in Alistair Cook’s TV documentary, America. 

Paul Andries , President and Webmaster, brings more than 20 years of experience in the field of auscultation to Auscultation of the Heart, Level One. He has designed electro-acoustical instruments and managed development of projects for NASA involving real-time transmission of  physiological body sounds from proposed space station to mission control. He managed a product line and engineering team on the design of acoustic research and medical training equipment. Products included an electronic stethoscope used aboard NASA space shuttle missions researching  space adaptation syndrome.

Paul Andries also conducted clinical studies evaluating equipment performance during the diagnostic procedure of auscultation and conducted a clinical study, which developed a database for use in diagnosing joint dysfunctions.

Paul Andries

President

paul@andries.com

Francis Andries

Vice President Education and Research

francis@andries.com