Hanger Hires, Promotes

For the month of August 2008, Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, a division of Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, announced the following new hires and promotions:

Jennifer Wilder Harrigan, CPO, was promoted to area practice manager of the patient care centers in the Kissimmee, Winter Haven, and Sebring, Florida, areas. She is also currently the orthotic residency coordinator for the Florida/Alabama market. According to Hanger, she holds a bachelor's degree from Brewton-Parker College, Mount Vernon, Georgia, a master's degree from the University of Georgia, Athens, and is a graduate of the Newington Certificate Program in Orthotics & Prosthetics (NCP), in Newington, Connecticut.

Michael "Riley" Moore, BOCP, has been promoted to practice manager of Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, El Dorado, Arkansas. He attended Texarkana College and has been BOC certified since 2006. Hanger states that he has more than seven years of clinical experience.

Michael J. Nieder, CO, has been hired at the St. Louis, Missouri ,patient care center. According to Hanger, he is a graduate of the orthotic certificate program at Shelby State College, Memphis, Tennessee, and has more than 25 years of professional experience.