Alabama

Matthew Lippy, ATP, CRTS

Matthew Lippy is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) covering the Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala., markets. He has worked in the Complex Rehab Equipment industry since 1997.  During this time he has worked extensively with pediatrics, adults, spinal cord injuries, and neurological diseases.  Some of the common diagnoses in patients he works with include Cerebral Palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis, Spina Bifida, Traumatic Brain Injury, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, and others. 

Jeremy Wiedow, ATP, CRTS

Jeremy Wiedow is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) working in the Mobile, Ala., market. He has worked in the field of Assistive Technology since 2002, starting as a rehab technician and later as production manager. He provides complex rehab for both adult and pediatric patients, working with conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida and Cerebral Vascular Accidents. He is very involved with the ALS Society of Alabama and also the Muscular Dystrophy Association for whom he facilitates loaner equipment for these organizations. In addition he works closely with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, Children's Rehabilitation Services, Rotary Rehabilitation and various Wound Care Services through local hospitals.

Emily Williams, ATP, CRTS

Emily Williams is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) in the Montgomery, Ala., market. She began working in the industry in Montgomery in 1988. She has worked with the Children’s Rehabilitation Services clinics in Montgomery, Selma, Opelika, and Dothan as well as pediatric nursing homes, Father Walters Memorial Child Care Center and Father Purcell Memorial Exception Child Center.

Florida

Tim Cook, ATP, CRTS

Tim Cook is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama markets since 1997. He specializes in working with children and adults with mobility needs. He began his career with Gulf Coast Rehab as a service technician, where he was trained in repair and adjustment for mobility products.

Georgia

Wade Holley, ATP, CRTS

Wade Holley is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving the Thomaston, Ga., area. He has worked in the industry since 1988 and has been with Custom Healthcare since 2006. He specializes in providing custom seating for numerous patient needs including Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Cerebral Vascular Accidents, and Spinal Bifida as well as in assisting people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other degenerative neurological disorders. He is very involved with the ALS Society of Georgia, and currently facilitates the loaner equipment closet that is located in Thomaston.

Mark Partridge, RTS

Mark Partridge is a Rehab Technology Supplier (RTS) and is the branch manager for the Atlanta, Ga., office. He has worked in the Complex Rehab equipment industry since 1990. An individual confined to a wheelchair for more than 30 years, he brings the unique ability to relate to his clients’ mobility, seating, and positioning needs. He specializes in seating and positioning of both custom manual and power chairs along with seating systems for clients with spinal cord and brain injuries. In addition, he is experienced in fitting patients with neurological diseases including Muscular Dystrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Cerebral Palsy.

Derek Register, ATP, CRTS

Derek Register is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving Custom Healthcare and Gulf Coast Rehab’s Georgia market.  He has been with the company since 2005, and has worked in the medical industry since 1990.  He began his career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with Alabama Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and later moved to Georgia to work in home health providing home respiratory systems and durable medical equipment (DME).

Louisiana

Tom Barteet, ATP, CRTS

Tom Barteet is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving the company in the Bossier City, La., location. He has worked in the medical equipment field since 1979. He has a wide range of experience serving people with Spinal Cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injuries, Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration, Spina Bifida and other progressive diseases.

Adrian Benard, CRTS

Adrian Benard is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) serving the company in the Thibodaux, La., area. He began working with Custom Healthcare in 2001 as a purchasing manager. In 2009, he began working as a CRTS conducting seating and positioning evaluations.

Keith Boudreaux, RTS

Keith Boudreaux is a Rehab Technology Supplier (RTS) serving the company in the Southwest, La., area. He has worked with Custom Healthcare since 2000.  He previously worked as a certified technician for 8 years giving him first-hand knowledge of both the mechanical aspects of the wheelchair and how it fits to the human body. He specializes in custom wheelchair fitting.

Ted Michael Fanguy, ATP, CRTS

Ted Michael Fanguy is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving the company in the Thibodaux, La., area. He has worked in the industry since 1995, beginning his career as a service technician. Later, he worked as warehouse manager for the company. As a CRTS, he provides personalized assessments of clients for complex rehabilitation equipment, custom positioning equipment, and custom mobility equipment.  He also currently has a certification from Med University in rehab equipment repairs. 

Butley J. Mahler, Jr., ATP, CRTS

Butley Mahler is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving the company in the Baton Rouge, La., area. He began working in the industry in 1996. In 2000 he relocated to Baton Rouge to work for Custom HealthCare.  He specializes in pediatrics but also serves adult and geriatric patients as well. He is experienced in providing specialty equipment to those in need of assistive technology. 

Scott Roblow, ATP, CRTS

Scott Roblow is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving as manager of the Shreveport/Bossier City, La., office.  He has worked in the field of Assistive Technology since 1991, and has worked with Custom Healthcare since 2006. He provides seating and mobility solutions to adults and children with disabilities. He specializes in working with people with neurological and orthopedic conditions including, but not limited to Muscular Dystrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) and Spina Bifida.

Jay Powers, ATP, CRTS

Jay Powers is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving patients in the Southwest Louisiana area.  He began working in the complex rehab industry in 1997 with a focus on the geriatric population, and began working with Custom Healthcare in 2008. He has worked with a wide range of patients including pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics. In addition, he has experience working with patients with a wide range of issues including Muscular Dystrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, and Multiple Sclerosis. 

Lynn Serio, ATP, CRTS

Lynn Serio is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving patients in the Baton Rouge, La., area.  He began working in the durable medical equipment (DME) industry in 1983. He has experience working with patients from pediatrics to geriatrics. He also has a great deal of experience working with patients who have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He has attended the regional ALS clinic and oversees their loaner equipment closet as well as for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He serves on the committee for the Baton Rouge Wheelchair Tennis Association, and volunteers annually for their Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, the Cajun Classic. In addition, he attends The Muscular Dystrophy summer kids camp, Camp Sunshine, where he helps provide repairs.

Gary Shaw, ATP, CRTS

Gary Shaw is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving patients in the Louisiana area.  From 1986-1993, he worked at Louisiana Tech’s Center for Rehab Science and Biomedical Engineering Center where he assisted in conducting seating and mobility evaluations for Louisiana Vocational Rehab clients. In 1993, he began working full-time in the industry as a provider of complex rehab mobility systems. He has experience working with patients from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Mississippi

Jason Lang, ATP, RTS

Jason Lang is a Rehab Technology Supplier (RTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving Gulf Coast Rehab’s patients in the Jackson, Hattiesburg and Mississippi Gulf Coast areas. He began working with physically challenged children and adults in 1989, and began branch operations in Gulfport in 1995 for National Seating & Mobility. He has experience in providing mobility products, seating systems, standing devices, specialized walking devices and other assistive technology devices to patients with a number of neurological and orthopedic diagnosis’. Some of the common diagnoses in patients he works with include Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In addition, he consulted for two years with patients suffering from range-of-motion deficits due to strokes, Parkinson’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, spinal cord injury and more.

Texas

Sherry Ginter, ATP, CRTS

Sherry Ginter is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving patients in the Houston, Texas, area and manages Custom Healthcare’s Houston office. She began her career in the rehab industry in 1993 serving territories including Tennessee and Alabama. She later moved to Kansas City, Mo., where she worked for two years for a small custom rehab company, gaining tremendous experience in seating and positioning. She then moved to Houston, in 1998 where she managed a start-up branch of Home Care Supply. In 2008, she began working for Custom Healthcare to launch the company’s Houston branch.

Dana McAlexander, ATP, CRTS

Dana McAlexander is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving patients in the Houston, Texas, area. She began her career as a Cardio Pulmonary Therapist at Memorial Hermann in the Houston Medical Center. She later became a rehab director and continued to learn about post op therapy and fitting clients with the proper equipment.  In 2002, she began in the field of Assistive Technology. She has worked with Custom Healthcare since 2008 developing the Texas territory and marketing the company’s services.

John McCarble, ATP, CRTS

John McCarble is a Certified Rehab Technology Supplier (CRTS) and an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) serving Custom Healthcare’s patients from Houston, Texas, to Nacogdoches in East Texas. He has worked with patients to provide seating and mobility needs since 1989. He primarily works with patients who have neurological and neuromuscular disorders including Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Muscular Dystrophy. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Greater Texas Rehab Providers Council and has served on numerous manufacturers’ focus groups providing input for new product design.

Kathy McCarble, RTS

Kathy McCarble is a Rehab Technology Supplier (RTS) serving Custom Healthcare’s patients in Beaumont, Texas and the surrounding areas. She has worked in the rehab field since 1997, and has been in her current position since 2008. Some of the common diagnoses in patients she works with include Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Paraplegia, and Quadriplegia, to provide the most appropriate equipment to accommodate their needs.

 

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