Hana Smith, M.D., Joins St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— (July 14, 2020) St. Joseph’s Health welcomes cardiologist Dr. Hana Smith, M.D., FACC, to St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute. In her new role, Dr. Smith joins a diverse team of highly qualified cardiologists, surgeons, technologists and nurses who work together to provide a more fluid, effective approach to cardiac care.

Dr. Smith is a board-certified physician specialized in cardiology. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, she served as a staff cardiologist at the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland, New York.

Dr. Smith earned her medical degree from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic and completed her medical training with several fellowships in the United States, including the most recent one in Cardiovascular disease from the Upstate University of New York in Syracuse, New York.

Dr. Smith is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular diseases and holds board certifications in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology.

St. Joseph’s Health is one of only eight hospitals in the nation recognized as an American Heart Association Center of Excellence. It is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery according to Healthgrades, and received the highest performance rating for Heart Bypass from U.S. News & World Report.

Dr. Smith assumed her role in June 2020. She is practicing at St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute at Brittonfield, 4939 Brittonfield Parkway, Suite 202, East Syracuse, NY 13057 and St. Joseph’s Health Cardiovascular Institute at Fayetteville, 4100 Medical Center Dr., Suite 212, Fayetteville, NY 13066 (coming soon). To schedule an appointment, please call 315-634-6699.

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 the only hospital in Syracuse to hold the LeapFrog ‘A’ safety rating, 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.” The St. Joseph’s Health Hospital NICU was the first in Syracuse and is celebrating its 50th Anniversary throughout 2020. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health.For more information, visit http://www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.

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