Tom DiAngelis, PT, DPT
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 served as Chair of the Reimbursement Committee for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association from 2005-2008, and was elected to the Board of Directors for the Private Practice Section (PPS) of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2005; serving as Vice President from 2007-2008.

In July of 2008 he began serving on the APTA Government Affairs Committee and in November of 2008, Tom was elected President of the PPS/APTA. A highlight of Tom's career came in May of 2008 when he provided congressional testimony on behalf of the APTA and PPS about the impending cuts to the physician fee schedule for Medicare payments. 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.