Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center

Administration

	Tom DiAngelis, PT Co-owner E-mail: tom.diangelis@ comprehensiveptcenter.com Tom graduated with honors from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy. Prior to founding Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center in 1988 with Opal Riddle, PT, Tom worked in various orthopedic and sports medicine settings. Tom re-located to the Cincinnati area in 1985 when he became the Director of Physical Therapy at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. In 1987, he was promoted to Director of Rehabilitation Services where he oversaw the departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology. Tom's primary clinical focus has been in orthopedic physical therapy and sports medicine. He has consulted with a local Fortune 500 company on their ergonomic programs and for cumulative trauma disorders. Tom has also lectured at the University of Cincinnati and College of Mount Saint Joseph's physical therapy programs, as well as for medical students at the University of Cincinnati Medical College. Tom is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), having served on the Private Practice sections Government Affairs Committee; also as past Chair, and Trustee, for the Political Action Committee (PAC). He has also been appointed as Chair of the Reimbursement Committee for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association and was elected to the Board of Directors for the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2005; he is currently serving as the sections Vice President. Tom is also a long-standing board member of the Ohio Physical Therapy Network, where he also currently serves as Vice President. In 2006 Tom was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association.

	Opal Riddle, PT Co-owner E-mail: opal.riddle@ comprehensiveptcenter.com Opal is a 1983 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy. Prior to founding Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center with Tom DiAngelis, PT, in 1988, Opal worked at the University of Cincinnati Hospital where she gained experience in a wide range of physical therapy settings and played an instrumental role in developing the physical therapy component of the Work Evaluation Rehabilitation and Research Center. Opal has served as a consultant for Fortune 500 Company in the medical field, helping with cumulative trauma disorders and ergonomics. She is actively involved in consulting with a large neurosurgical group to develop lectures for physical therapists. She has lectured for the local Dental Society, for physical therapy students at the University of Cincinnati Medial College, and for physical therapy students at the College of Mount Saint Joseph. Furthermore, Opal and colleagues provide educational experiences involving physical therapy for local medical residents and physicians. She has presented at the second annual osteoporosis conference held in southwestern Ohio on the topic of osteoporosis and exercise titled "Why Weight! The Efficacy of Weight-Bearing and Resistive Exercise in the Treatment of Osteoporosis". Ms. Riddle has co-authored an article of a national healthcare magazine, My Family Doctor, on exercise and arthritis titled "Joint Pain? Retrain!" Opal has extensive experience in all areas of orthopedic physical therapy with focus on working with clients with orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint disorders. Opal has also focused on Women's Health issues and served as a lab assistant for an educational program presented by a national educator in the Women's Health field.


	Jeanine Gunn, DPT Director of Operations E-mail: jeanine.gunn@ comprehensiveptcenter.com Jeanine graduated from the University of Southern California department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy in 1993 with a Master of Physical Therapy degree and returned in 1998 to earn an Advanced Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. While earning this degree she was able to teach at USC in the entry-level physical therapy orthopedic class. Jeanine recently relocated to Ohio from California and has 15 years of experience in physical therapy. She has worked as the Executive Director of Clinical Operations at a Southern California Rehabilitation Hospital as well as in a number of large outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinics in California and Minnesota. She is an adjunct professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Jeanine is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, currently serving as a PAC Trustee. She is also very active at the State level serving as the President for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association and a delegate for the state.


	Beth Taylor, PT Assistant Director of Operations E-mail: beth.taylor@ comprehensiveptcenter.com Beth is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati receiving her Baccalaureate Degree in 2000. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1998. She is currently the reimbursement chair for the Southwest District of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) and is a peer reviewer for the OPTA as well. Beth resides in the same area of town in which she was raised and has been with Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center, Inc. since 1992. She has been employed with CPTC in a variety of positions until receiving her license to practice physical therapy. She is currently the Assistant Director of Clinic Operations and spends the majority of her time as a practicing clinician in the areas of women's health and orthopaedic diagnoses. She has attended courses in manual therapy, women's health (pelvic pain/dysfunction and incontinence diagnoses), orthopaedic rehabilitation and Medicare training. Beth also participated as a lab assistant for a national educator on women's health training/education.