AHN names new chief medical officer

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Bethany Casagranda, Standish Boulevard, is the Allegheny Health Network’s new chief medical officer (CMO) and president of Allegheny Clinic, AHN’s employed physician organization.

Casagranda, a radiologist, served as chair of AHN’s Imaging Institute since 2017. In her capacity as CMO, Casagranda will serve as the lead clinical executive for AHN’s employed physician organization and AHN hospital medical staffs, encompassing a network of 2,500 employed and affiliated doctors. She will play a key role in AHN’s ongoing clinical transformation, including integrated efforts between AHN and Highmark Health to further develop and execute the organization’s “Living Health” clinical model, which advances medical protocols through evidence-based high-quality care redesign.

Casagranda earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her residency and fellowship training at UPMC, where she remained on staff and faculty until 2013, when she joined AHN. At AHN, she has held a variety of leadership positions, including Program Director of the Radiology Residency program, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Fellowship Director, MSK Division Director, and most recently, Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology.