Hanger Hires, Promotes

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

Deanna Fish, MS, CPO, has been promoted to director of orthotics. Prior to her promotion, Fish held the position of director, clinical support for Innovative Neurotronics, Austin, Texas. She earned her bachelor's degree in prosthetics and orthotics from the University of Washington, Seattle, and her master's degree in biomechanics from the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Martha Matthews, CPO, has been hired as the practice manager of Hanger's Greensboro, North Carolina, patient care center. Matthews graduated from Lees McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina, with a bachelor of arts degree and earned her prosthetic and orthotic certificate from the Newington Certificate Program, Connecticut.

Lisa Peterson, CO, has been hired to Hanger's Hibbing, Minnesota, patient care center. A graduate of the orthotic practitioner program at Century College, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Peterson earned her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin.

Ted Stelmat, CO, joined Hanger's Shrewsbury, Massachusetts patient care center. Stelmat graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.