Positions

Interim Program Director

Orthotics and Prosthetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Director

Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Orthotics and Prosthetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

School of Health Professions (Office)

BCM
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from Texas A&M University

05/2010 - College Station, TX

Kinesiology - Motor Behavior

MS from UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

05/2011 - Dallas, TX

Prosthetics and Orthotics

PhD from University of Houston

HOUSTON

Current Student - Kinesiology - Motor Behavior

Certifications

Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

#CPO03635

ABC Orthotics and Prosthetics

Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

Licensed Orthotist

#1618

Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics

Professional Development

2D Gait Analysis: How to Utilize Video

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: AAOP

Hanger Clinic Annual National Education Fair

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: Hanger Clinic

AFO Tuning Principles in the Adult Population

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: Texas Chapter of the AAOP

Optimizing Orthotic Management of Persons With Stroke

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine

Connecting AFO Stiffness to Plantar Flexor Weakness - Concepts and Literature Review

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: Texas Chapter of the AAOP

Hanger Clinic National Education Fair

Conference (Presenter, 2019)

Sponsor: Hanger Clinic

Evidence-Based Considerations for Plantar Flexion Contractures

Conference (Presenter, 2019)

Sponsor: Texas Chapter of AAOP

Current Evidence on Advanced Lower Limb Orthotics

Seminar (Presenter, 2021)

Sponsor: American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

Selected Publications

• "AAOP Academy Today: Manual Muscle Testing Considerations of the Plantar Flexors When Optimizing AFO Stiffness." 14 (No. 2): 10-11.
• Stevens P., DiBello S. "Established Indications, Benefits, and Shortcomings of Lower-Limb Orthoses for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Clinical Practice Guideline.." 2019 March ; 2 (2S): 51-51.
• Wright E., DiBello S. "Principles of Ankle-Foot Orthosis Prescription in Ambulatory Bilateral Cerebral Palsy.." Phs Med Rehabil Clin N Am.. 2020 February ; 31 (1): 69-89. Pubmed PMID: 31760995
• DiBello, S., Wurdeman, S., Gorniak, S. "Orthotic Research Initiative for Outcomes aNalysis (ORION I): predictors of PROMIS PF for stroke survivors seeking orthotic intervention." Disabil Rehabil. 2021 September 2; Online ahead of print : Pubmed PMID: 34473570

Memberships

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 AAOP Annual Meeting Clinical Content Committee

Committee Member (03/2017)

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

Member (01/2017)

AAOP Lower Limb Orthotics Society

Chair (02/2018)

Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society

Member (09/2017)