Akron Children’s has named Brian Dinger, MBA, as vice president of primary care. 

Dinger will lead the overall administration, operation, financial management and business development of Akron Children’s physician practices in the community. 

Dinger joins Akron Children’s from Steward Medical Group where he served as the senior director of practice operations in Ohio and Pennsylvania and managed a practice network of 38 sites. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science and business from North Carolina Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in business administration from Walsh University. He lives in Canfield with his wife, Shannan, and their daughters, Madison and Reese.