2018 News Releases

Commonwealth Health Surgeon Authors Chapter 11/7/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Nov. 5, 2018) – Clark D. Gerhart, M.D., a Commonwealth Health Physician Network surgeon, has authored a chapter, Robotic Single-Site Cholecystectomy, for the Atlas of Robotic Surgery published by Cine-Med, Inc. Dr.

Commonwealth Health First to Offer Navigational Bronchoscopy 11/12/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Nov. 12, 2018) – An advanced form of bronchoscopy that uses navigation similar to a GPS system to detect early-stage lung cancer, is being performed for the first time in

Burda Promoted to Commonwealth Health VP 12/17/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Todd Burda has been promoted to the position of vice president of access and business development for Commonwealth Health, according to an announcement by Cor Catena, CEO

Neurologist Joins Commonwealth Health 12/17/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Frank Chen Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the Commonwealth Health Physician Network and will practice neurology at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Zhang specializes in inpatient stroke care and neurologic

Cardiologist Joins Commonwealth Health Staff 12/17/2018 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Interventional cardiologist Daniel Tsyvine, M.D., has joined the Commonwealth Health Physician Network and the medical staff of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr. Tsyvine is certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular

Commonwealth Health Employees, Professor Present Research Study 12/17/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Two Commonwealth Health employees joined with a local university professor to co-author a research study. Heidi Bockelkamp, PT, DPT, market director of rehabilitation services at Regional

New Procedure Offers Alternative to Warfarin Therapy 12/12/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 13, 2018) – Cardiologists at Commonwealth Health Heart & Vascular Institute are performing a new procedure that helps to reduce stroke risk in people who have non-valve-related atrial fibrillation

Commonwealth Health Cancer Network Program Earns National Accreditation 12/11/2018 SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 11, 2018) –The Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted three-year accreditation with three commendations to the Commonwealth Health Cancer Network

Commonwealth Health Nanticoke Medical Center Expands Services 12/5/2018 Commonwealth Health is expanding its services and providers at the Nanticoke Medical Center to include vascular surgery and wound care. John Guerriero, D.O., and Michael Levandowski, a certified registered nurse practitioner, will

Commonwealth Health Bariatric Program Marks Milestone 12/1/2018 The bariatric program at Commonwealth Health recently recorded its 1,000th surgical procedure since the program’s inception in 2010. Members of the team are, front row, from left: Megan Ruda, scheduling coordinator; Karyn Thomas,