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Home / Leadership

Leadership

A Message from the CEO

One of my first impressions of Crozer Health when I was appointed President of Crozer Health Medical Group in September 2019 was the unwavering commitment I saw in our employees as they went about their work of caring for the sick in the communities we are honored to serve. That impression was even stronger when I was named CEO of the Crozer Health system earlier this year.

The passion to serve that I witnessed three years ago has only strengthened during what has been the most challenging period this – or any other health system in the country – has ever experienced: the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The unfortunate fact is that these are among the worst economic times in living memory for hospitals and health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting surge in inflation have been financially devastating for health care providers – and Crozer Health is no exception.

 Even with these ongoing challenges, we remain fully committed to our patients, our staff, and our communities. We are taking significant steps to ensure Crozer Health has the stable operational and financial foundation it needs to continue serving Delaware County with safe, quality patient care for many years to come.

One of these steps is returning the health system to nonprofit status. Another is reconfiguring our services to better serve the evolving needs of our patients, including reopening the Springfield Hospital campus as a comprehensive outpatient complex with an Urgent Care Center, medical offices, ancillary services, and an ambulatory surgery center. We will continue to reach out to our communities to make sure they know that we are here for them and a trusted partner in helping maintain their health and well-being.

One thing remains abundantly clear: Our most valuable resource at Crozer is our people. As you will see after reading this report to the community, Crozer Health is not just a name and logo, but an amazing collaboration of dedicated, talented, caring people who do extraordinary and important work every day. Many of our physicians, nurses, and other caregivers, as well as our employees throughout the health system who provide essential support services, live in our local communities and share in the lives of our patients beyond the walls of our hospitals and other facilities.

 At Crozer Health, we are family caring for family, neighbors for neighbors, friends for friends.

 Sincerely,

Anthony “Tony” Esposito

CEO

Office of the President

Anthony Esposito – Chief Executive Officer, Crozer Health and President, Crozer Health Medical Group

Dina Capalongo, D.O., MBA – Chief Medical Officer

Nathan Okechukwu, M.D. – President of Clinical Operations and Chair, Department of Medicine

 

Local Advisory Board

Nathan Okechukwu, M.D.
Chair, Local Advisory Board

Timothy Boyce
Director
Delaware County Department of Emergency Services
(Community member)

Dina Capalongo, D.O.

Brian Copeland, M.D.

Dan Dupont, D.O.

Edward LaPorta, M.D.

Trish McFarland
President
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
(Community member)

Gail Whitaker
(Community member)

Julie Wollman, PhD
President
Widener University
(Community member)

Physician Leadership

  • Anesthesiology

    Olesh Babiak, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    William Goldstein, M.D. and M. Kyle Sila, M.D. (DCMH)

    Emergency Medicine

    Richard Hamilton, M.D.

    Family and Community Medicine

    Anne Donnelly, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Michael Slavin, M.D. (DCMH)

    Medicine

    C. Nathan Okechukwu, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Stephen Shore, M.D. (DCMH)

    Obstetrics/Gynecology

    John Burke, M.D. - Interim Chair (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Steven Troy, D.O. - Interim Chair (DCMH)

    Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

    Irma Elizabeth Palazzo, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Steven Monte, M.D. (DCMH)

    Pediatrics

    Robert Noll, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Rochelle Teachey, M.D. (DCMH)

    Psychiatry

    Kevin Caputo, M.D.

    Radiation Oncology

    Stephen Arrigo, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Rachelle M. Lanciano, M.D. (DCMH)

    Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging

    John Hiehle, M.D. 

    Surgery

    Aley Tohamy, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    David McCloskey, M.D. (DCMH)

  • Allergy/Immunology

    Sandra M. Gawchik, D.O., Co-Chief (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Anthony R. Rooklin, M.D., Co-Chief (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Thomas E. Klein, M.D. (DCMH)

    Cardiology

    Ancil A. Jones, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Edward W. LaPorta, M.D. (DCMH)

    Dermatology

    John J. Laskas Jr., M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Endocrinology

    Praveena Gandikota, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Gastroenterology

    Brian Copeland, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Philip Gilman, M.D. (DCMH)

    Geriatrics

    William S. Zirker, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Hematology/Oncology

    Raymond J. Vivacqua, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Hospital Medicine

    Vivek Ramanathan, M.D.

    Infectious Disease

    Cecilia Fumberg, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Jackeline Iacovella, M.D. (DCMH)

    Nephrology

    Roy Marcus, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Maria Largoza, M.D. (DCMH)

    Neurology

    Kesha Wilford, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Pulmonary Disease

    Gary Wendell, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Rheumatology

    Ritu Khurana, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

  • Neonatology

    Cynthia Dembofsky, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Kelly Ecker, D.O., FAAP (DCMH)

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    Darren F. Piechota, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Psychosomatic Medicine

    Laura McLafferty, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

  • CT Scan

    Eric Rubin, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    General Radiology

    Andrew Gordon, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Interventional Radiology

    Lance Becker, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jonathan Morgan, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Nuclear Medicine

    Khozaim Nakhoda, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Neuroradiology

    Jonathan Morgan, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Ultrasound

    Damon Soeiro, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

  • Burn Surgery

    Linwood Haith, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Cardiac Surgery

    Charles M. Geller, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Colorectal Surgery

    Taro Arai, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    General Surgery

    David McCloskey, M.D. (DCMH)

    Genito-Urinary and Urologic Surgery

    George Dakwar, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Minimally Invasive General and Bariatric Surgery

    Aley E. Tohamy, M.D.

    Ophthalmology Surgery

    Christopher A. Williams, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    Joseph P. Mulligan, DMD (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Orthopedic Surgery

    Frank P. Giammattei, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Nicholas A. DiNubile, M.D. (DCMH)

    Otolaryngology Surgery

    Kenneth Briskin, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Plastic Surgery

    Thomas Jacob, M.D. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    David A. Bottger, M.D. (DCMH)

    Podiatric Surgery

    William M. Urbas, DPM (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Bruce G. Greenfield, M.D. (DCMH)

    Trauma Surgery

    Asanthi Ratnasekera, D.O. (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

    Vascular Surgery

    Sai Sajja, M.D. (Interim chief) (Crozer, Springfield, Taylor)

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