ANTON CHERNEY, MD JOINS ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
October 29, 2019Syracuse, NY (October 28, 2019) – St. Joseph's Health welcomes Cardiothoracic Surgeon Anton L. Cherney, MD, FACS, FRCSC to its nationally-recognized Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Cherney is an expert in minimally invasive procedures including Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacement (TAVR) and his interests include surgery for coronary heart disease, heart valve and aortic surgery, vascular surgery, and surgery for lung cancer.
Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Cherney was a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon for Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas located in Rogers, Arkansas. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario Canada and completed his residency in General Surgery through Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Cherney completed post-graduate fellowships in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and Advanced Cardiac Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, also in Boston.
“Dr. Cherney brings a wealth of experience in Cardiothoracic surgery,” said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joe Spinale. “His background and interest in the advancement of the field through use of cutting-edge surgical procedures is an excellent fit for St. Joseph’s Cardiovascular Institute.”
Dr. Cherney is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is licensed to practice medicine in New York, Arkansas and Massachusetts. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute is nationally recognized for its multi-specialty teams providing the widest and most-advanced range of diagnostic and treatment options in Central New York. The Institute offers expert care in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery. Our highly specialized and qualified physicians collaborate with other medical and surgical specialties to provide the highest level of patient care, clinical research, education, and accessibility to patients with cardiovascular disease.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is a regional non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. St. Joseph’s Health is celebrating our 150th Anniversary throughout 2019. For more information on our founding Sisters of St. Francis including Saint Marianne Cope, our legacy and our innovations, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.