Veeral Patel, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Joins Mount Nittany Physician Group
Dr. Veeral Patel Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the addition of radiation oncologist, Veeral Patel, MD, to Mount Nittany Physician Group. “Most people believe radiation oncology is purely...
View ArticleAllegheny Health Network’s Thierry Verstraeten, MD, Named President of...
Thierry Verstraeten, MD, an ophthalmologist with Allegheny Health Network, is the new president of the Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society. His peers elected him to a two-year term that runs to 2017. Dr....
View ArticleNew Orthopedic Surgeon Joins ACMH Hospital
Nathan Formaini, DO recently joined Armstrong Orthopedic Associates in August of 2015. Born and raised in the Kittanning area, he graduated from Ford City High School and received his undergraduate...
View ArticleQuick Med Claims Appoints Scott L. Powell as Chief Operating Officer
Quick Med Claims (QMC) recently announced Scott L. Powell as the Chief Operating Officer for the company. Scott comes to QMC from UnitedHealth Group in Philadelphia where he most recently served as...
View ArticleCowden Associates, Inc. Promotes Lesa Votovich to Vice President of Health...
Pittsburgh-based Cowden Associates, Inc., (Cowden) the leading independent actuarial, compensation and employee benefits consulting firm in the tri-state region, is promoting Lesa Votovich, to Vice...
View ArticleFormer Resident Accepts Position with Conemaugh Internal Medicine Clinic
Dr. Lavanya Vuppu Panghat, a graduate of Conemaugh Memorial’s Internal Medicine residency program has accepted a position at Conemaugh’s Internal Medicine Clinic. Board certified in Internal Medicine,...
View ArticlePittsburgh Mercy Announces Eric. C. Barley as CFO
Pittsburgh Mercy, one of the largest health and human service nonprofit organizations in Southwestern Pennsylvania, announces the appointment of Eric C. Barley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)....
View ArticleLa Roche College Student Receives Honorable Mention in Martin Luther King Jr....
Photo Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Kordell Leshon Collins, a freshman at La Roche College, was recognized at Carnegie Mellon University’s 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Awards Ceremony....
View ArticleConemaugh Welcomes Experienced Emergency Physician
Board certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Jennifer Savino, has been named Assistant Chairman of Conemaugh Memorial’s Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Savino is a graduate of Juniata...
View ArticleRandy Tewksbury Promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Mount Nittany Health
Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the promotion of Randy Tewksbury, MBA, FHFMA, as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the health system. Joining Mount Nittany Health in July...
View ArticleNew OB/GYN Joins Women’s Health Center at Cole
The Cole Memorial Medical Group welcomes obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/Gyn) Ahmad Awada, MD, to the Women’s Health Center located in the hospital’s Irwin Medical Arts Center at 1001 East Second...
View ArticleBarbara A. Clouser, MD, Named Medical Director of West Penn Hospital’s...
Neonatologist Barbara A. Clouser, MD, has joined Allegheny Health Network (AHN) as Medical Director of the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at West Penn Hospital. Dr. Clouser comes to AHN...
View ArticleDr. Lillie Rejoins J.C. Blair Medical Staff
The board, administration, and staff of J.C. Blair Health System, Inc. are pleased to welcome family practice physician Tracy Lillie, M.D., back to the Hospital’s medical staff. Dr. Lillie will start...
View ArticleCowden Associates, Inc. Hires Health & Benefits Analyst
Pittsburgh-based Cowden Associates, Inc., (“Cowden”) the leading independent actuarial, compensation and employee benefits consulting firm in the tri-state region has hired Nicole Spoales as an...
View ArticleAHN Names Chief Medical Information Officer
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today that Robert White, MD, has been named Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for the organization. Dr. White will join AHN in May after serving as...
View ArticlePatricia J. Darnley to Chair Go Red For Women 2016 Luncheon
President and CEO of Gateway Health named to lead the charge to help women of Pittsburgh prevent heart disease and stroke The American Heart Association named Patricia J. “Patti” Darnley, President...
View ArticleGale Thomason Joins Cole’s Northern Potter Health Center
Gale Thomason, RN, MSN, FNP-C, new primary care provider at Cole Memorial’s Northern Potter Health Center. The Cole Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Gale Thomason, RN, MSN, FNP-C, to their...
View ArticleCole Memorial Welcomes a New Hospitalist
Victoria Seitzinger, PA-C, new Hospitalist at Cole Memorial Hospital The Cole Memorial Medical Group and Cole Memorial Hospital are pleased to welcome Victoria Seitzinger, PA-C, to their team of...
View ArticleThe Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh Welcomes New Medical Director of...
Aileen Peralta Oandasan, MD has joined The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh to serve as Medical Director of its new Behavioral Health Services, which will open an inpatient unit and offer outpatient...
View ArticleLECOM’s Richard A. Ortoski, D.O., FACOFP, Installed as President of POFPS
Re-Elected as Chair of Erie County Board of Health Richard Ortoski, D.O., regional dean at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has been installed as the president of the Pennsylvania...
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