Three hospital-based physicians Join St. Joseph’s Health

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— St. Joseph’s Health welcomes Sundeep Jassar, MD, Lindsay Howard, DO, and Joshua Piticaru, MD to St. Joseph’s Health Hospital in Syracuse. In their new roles, these highly qualified physicians join a team of diverse and experienced medical professionals to provide the best possible care to our community.

(Left to right: Sundeep Jassar, MD; Lindsay Howard, DO; Joshua Piticaru, MD. Hi-res photo attached)

Sundeep Jassar, MD, is a board-certified physician specializing in family medicine. He completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Health and will continue to provide quality care to St. Joseph’s Health patients as a hospitalist.

Dr. Jassar earned his Doctor of Medicine from Ross University in Dominica, West Indies and his Bachelor of Science in physical science and biological sciences from the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Jassar is also working toward a Master of Science in public health from the University of Albany, in Albany, NY.

Dr. Jassar is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has been a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians since 2014. He assumed his role in late 2020 and is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.

Lindsay Howard, DO, earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA and her Bachelor of Science in Integrative Neuroscience from Binghamton University.

Dr. Howard completed her residency in psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. During this training Dr. Howard served as a chief resident.

Prior to returning to Central New York and joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Howard, an Oswego native, worked in an outpatient clinic in Portland, OR. During this time, she provided medication management, psychotherapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Dr. Howard was board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 2020.

Dr. Howard assumed her role in late 2020 and is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP).

Joshua Piticaru, MD, earned his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Toronto and completed his residency at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University’s Waterloo Regional Campus. During his residency, Dr. Piticaru served as the chief medical resident at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Canada and earned the Hui Lee Senior Medical Resident Award.

Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Piticaru completed a fellowship in adult critical care also with McMaster University during which he engaged in multiple research endeavors, led educational initiatives and contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic task force. Dr. Piticaru’s ongoing interests are quality improvement in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and innovation in invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation.

Dr. Piticaru joined St. Joseph’s Health in late 2020 and is seeing patients in the ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

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.” 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.”