About the Company

Andries Auscultation Inc.

420 S Catalina Ave Suite 204

Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Cell  (Francis) 512.917.1525

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 and Webmaster

paul@andries.com or webmaster@andries.com

 

Francis Andries

Vice President Education and Research

francis@andries.com