Industry People

The National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS) has announced new officers for 2005. President-Elect Michael P. Seidel, CRTS, is employed by the Mobile Med+Care/Division of Apria in Lenexa, Kan. A NRRTS registrant since 1994, Seidel became a CRTS in 1997. Officers elected to join Seidel are Treasurer Gerry Dickerson, CRTS, of Medstar, College Point, N.Y.; Director Ken Green, ATS, CRTS, of National Seating & Mobility, Lexington, Ky.; Director Jim Glaes, ATP, CRTS, of Southern Rehab, Metairie, La.; Review Chair for DMERC A Michele Gunn, ATP, CRTS, of Browning's Pharmacy & Health Care, Orlando, Fla.; and Review Chair for DMERC D Shawn Boyt, CRTS, of Thompson Pharmacy & Medical, Traverse City, Mich.

Kieran T. Gallahue has been named president of ResMed Global. Before joining the company in January 2003 as president and COO of the Americas, he held the positions of president, CFO and vice president of strategic marketing for San Diego-based Nanogen. Gallahue will be responsible for global operations, new business development and product innovation for the manufacturer.

Woburn, Mass.-based PolyMedica Corp., parent of diabetic supply company Liberty Healthcare Group, has appointed Patrick T. Ryan president and CEO. Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in health care, most recently serving as chairman and CEO of Physicians Dialysis, the nation's sixth-largest dialysis provider. Additionally, Liberty's President Stephen Farrell will assume the additional role of COO for PolyMedica.

Norcross, Ga.-based Pediatric Services of America has announced the retirement of company founder and CEO Joseph D. Sansone. Company Chairman Edward K. Wissing will assume the role of CEO until the company's board finds a successor. Wissing previously served as president and CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based American HomePatient from 1984 until 1998.

Electronic CMN supplier SecureCare Technologies (previously eClickMD) has announced a physician advisory board to support the company's growth strategy. Dr. Richard Corlin, company chairman and the most recent past president of the American Medical Association, was named to head the advisory board. The board also includes AMA President-Elect Dr. Edward Hill, a family physician from Tupelo, Miss., and Dr. Mary Herald, an endocrinologist in private practice in New Jersey and a representative of the American College of Physicians.