Easton, Pa. (Feb. 21, 2018) – Mahesh Krishnamurthy, MD, FACP, SFHM, was appointed Director of Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official at Steward Easton Hospital. In this expanded role, Krishnamurthy will oversee the educational environment of students and residents in the hospital’s fully accredited residency training programs with Drexel University School of Medicine. Krishnamurthy will ensure the quality of training as well as the stability and excellence of graduate medical accreditation programs.

Krishnamurthy has been with Steward Easton Hospital for 13 years, most recently as Director of the Hospitalist Program. Prior to that role, he served as Director of the Medical Residency program, which has maintained a 100 percent board pass rate during his tenure. During his time at the hospital, he has excelled in the education of residents and students and has received the “Teacher of the Year” award by both Steward Easton Hospital and Drexel University School of Medicine a number of times.

Dr. Krishnamurthy completed his Internal Medicine residency training at the New York Methodist Hospital, and his Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the New York University. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

About Steward Easton Hospital

Easton Hospital is now a part of Steward Health Care, a fully integrated, national health care service organization. Steward’s service delivery model leverages technology, innovation and care coordination to keep patients healthier. Steward Easton Hospital is a 196-bed acute care teaching hospital serving more than 300,000 residents in Northampton County and five surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The hospital offers an active Emergency Department which sees more than 33,696 annual visits; a cardiac care program recognized as an accredited Chest Pain Center and one of over 50 designated Heart Attack Receiving Centers in the country; a Center for Orthopedics, Joint and Spine care; a certified Primary Stroke Center; and the Easton Regional Cancer Center, a member of the Jefferson Sidney Kimmel Cancer Network. In addition, the hospital maintains two freestanding, fully accredited residency training programs with Drexel University. To learn more visit https://www.easton-hospital.org/

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