Brian Johnson, MD, a longtime physician leader and primary care physician at Allegheny Health Network’s West Penn Hospital, has been named as the hospital’s new president, effective immediately. He has been serving in the role on an interim basis since September. As president of West Penn, Dr. Johnson will work with network leaders, Institute chairs, and on-site clinical leaders to ensure that West Penn provides the highest quality of care and best experience possible to the many patients and communities served by the hospital. He will also help to develop and implement West Penn’s operating, clinical, and community-care strategies going forward.
The cardiology team at Trinity Health System welcomes its two newest members.
STEUBENVILLE Trinity Health System announces the expansion of its cardiology group to include two interventional cardiologists.
Gregory Suero Abreu, M.D., and Triston Smith, M.D., who most recently practiced at Wheeling Hospital, have agreed to join the Trinity Health System family.
What this means for the hospital’s cardiovascular program is the ability to offer a new service that is less invasive than open heart surgery. The best treatment option for people in need of aortic valve replacement is open-heart surgery, but for those at high risk opening the heart is too dangerous. Now there is hope; it’s called TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement. With TAVR, a pen-hole sized incision allows a new valve to be inserted through a catheter, providing a less invasive procedure that leads to faster recovery at home. With the addition of these two qualified physicians, Trinity Health System wil