St. Joseph’s Health welcomes new hospitalist
May 5, 2022
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— (May 5, 2022) St. Joseph’s Health welcomes Aleena Saleem, MD, to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital in Syracuse. In her new role, Dr. Saleem will join a team of hospitalists with diverse specialties to provide a wide range of specialized care to the Syracuse community.
A board-certified family physician, Dr. Saleem completed her residency at St. Joseph’s Health in 2021 and continues to provide quality care to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital patients as a hospitalist.
Prior to St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Saleem gained experience as a physician in Pakistan and the U.S. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. Saleem served as a physician and researcher in Pakistan and later as an observer at medical centers in Michigan.
Dr. Saleem holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan and is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Dr. Saleem is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.
About St. Joseph’s Health
“St. Joseph’s Health is 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 one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery and Coronary Intervention according to Healthgrades. It 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 St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health.For more information, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.”
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