St. Joseph's Heartburn Center Medical Director Announced

Syracuse, NY (June 21, 2017) – St. Joseph’s Health has announced that Dr. Atul Maini has been appointed Medical Director of the new Heartburn Center. Maini is a Board Certified General Surgeon and a Fellow of American College of Surgeons. He has been a surgeon with St. Joseph’s Health for six years, and was selected as one of “America’s Top Surgeons” in 2009.

The Heartburn Center at St. Joseph’s Health is the first dedicated and comprehensive heartburn treatment center in the greater Syracuse region. The Heartburn Center is located at Specialty Services inside St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Dr. Maini brings with him extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery including thyroid, breast cancer, and abdominal surgeries; as well as a proctor for training other surgeons in performing da Vinci Robotic surgery. He is a member of multiple professional societies including American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the Massachusetts Board of Medicine. He is also ACLS and ATLS certified.

For more information about the Heartburn Center, visit www.sjhsyr.org/heartburn or call 1.866.HRT.BURN.

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y., providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnet-recognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph's Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a part of Trinity Health.

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