Hanger Clinic, headquartered in Austin, Texas, and Dynamic Orthotics and Prosthetics, Houston, Texas, have announced the promotions of Thomas V. DiBello, CO, FAAOP, to regional director of Texas Gulf Coast, and Jason M. Jennings CPO, LPO, FAAOP, to area clinic manager.
In his new role as regional director of the Texas Gulf Coast, DiBello, former owner of Dynamic O&P, will increase his charge from management of the Houston market to the entire Gulf Coast region; he will continue patient care and other clinical duties. In his new role of central zone residency director, he will be responsible for coordinating the establishment of primary residency training sites in the region that stretches from Canada to Mexico and Texas to Kentucky. DiBello will also continue his positions as clinical assistant professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; honorary adjunct faculty at Texas Women’s University, with campuses in Denton and Houston; and chairman of the advisory committee of the Baylor College of Medicine master’s degree program in O&P.
Jennings, assuming DiBello’s former position of area clinic manager, expands his responsibility to managing all six Hanger Clinic/Dynamic O&P locations in the Houston area. Specializing in the treatment of complex lower-limb O&P solutions, Jennings will continue to work with patients from Texas, surrounding states, and countries abroad, while also actively consulting on other types of patient cases.
“Not only are Tom and Jason highly regarded for delivering exceptional patient care and inspired mobility solutions, their keen operations management continues to foster growth and successful relationships within the Texas medical, rehabilitative, and education sectors, ” said Jeff Lutz, central zone vice president of Hanger Clinic.