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October 20, 2014 08:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital Introduces New, Beating-Heart Procedure for Mitral Valve Repair

Allegheny General Hospital, part of the Allegheny Health Network, is offering a new, minimally-invasive procedure that enables physicians to repair a damaged mitral valve as the heart continues to...
October 13, 2014 10:01 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital Receives 11th Consumer Choice Award

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has once again received the National Research Corporation's (NRC) Consumer Choice Award for Western...
October 08, 2014 10:01 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Lung and Esophageal Surgeon Rodney Landreneau, M.D., Joins Allegheny Health Network

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Rodney J. Landreneau, MD, a nationally recognized thoracic surgeon known for his expertise in the treatment of advanced diseases of the...
October 02, 2014 12:18 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Launches Social Media Drive to Build Hope for Those Affected by Cancer

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny Health Network(AHN) is focusing a new social media effort on building a community of hope for those affected by cancer. Using...
September 18, 2014 10:01 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network Study Shows Improved Survival in Patients with Metastatic Brain Cancer Who Undergo Surgical Excision Combined with Stereotactic Radiosurgery

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Research conducted by a team of neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists from Allegheny Health Network has documented improved survival...
September 16, 2014 12:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Former Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher and Baseball Analyst Kent Tekulve Undergoes Successful Heart Transplant at Allegheny General Hospital

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher Kent Tekulve is recovering well today after undergoing successful heart transplantation...
August 28, 2014 17:03 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network and Come Ready Nutrition Announce Regional Partnership

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Allegheny Health Network and Come Ready Nutrition announced today a regional partnership designed to advance sports nutrition education,...
August 26, 2014 08:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network's Susan Manzi, MD, MPH, Named Corporate Chair of Pittsburgh JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of JDRF has named Susan Manzi, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Allegheny Health Network,...
August 22, 2014 08:49 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network ALS Program Named Certified Treatment Center of Excellence

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The ALS Association, along with its Western Pennsylvania Chapter, has designated the ALS Center at Allegheny Health Network as a...
August 15, 2014 10:02 ET | Source: Allegheny Health Network

Fertility Specialist Bryan R. Hecht, MD, Named Medical Director of Allegheny Health Network's Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Bryan R. Hecht, MD, a fertility specialist most recently at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, has been appointed Medical...