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ACMC’S WORLD-CLASS
PHYSICIANS
Bringing the
BEST
to Ashtabula
County
Akhil Chouksey, MD
(left), and Michael
Papsidero, MD
ACMC has more
than 100 physicians,
nurse practitioners
and physician
assistants in over
28 specialties—
all right here in
Ashtabula County, all
right here at ACMC.
IT’S 2015
and time, once and for all, to clear up
the misunderstanding that you must leave Ashtabula
County to receive high-quality healthcare.
“It’s pretty common for people to believe they have to
go to a larger city or a bigger hospital to receive the best
medical care,” said Ashtabula County Medical Center
(ACMC) President and CEO Michael Habowski. “That
simply isn’t true for Ashtabula County residents.”
Recruiting the best
Because of a concerted focus on meeting the needs
of our communities, ACMC has recruited world-class
physicians to Ashtabula County to provide medical
care where it is needed most.
“When people hear about the caliber of physicians
practicing at ACMC, they are amazed. For example,
one of the leading ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons
in northeast Ohio practices full time at ACMC. The
former director of the Allergy & Immunology Clinic at
MetroHealth joined ACMC last year. Four cardiologists
from Cleveland Clinic, the No. 1 heart hospital in the
country, see patients full time at ACMC,” Habowski
said.
ENT surgeon Michael Papsidero, MD, joined ACMC
three years ago, after leading several physician groups
and networks. He was the founder and president of
Gateway Medical Group, a multispecialty group with
more than 100 physicians. He served as president and
managing physician for the Cleveland ENT and Facial
Surgery Group, as well as the managing physician for
Northern Ohio Otolaryngology Network, which was
composed of 35 physicians in seven counties.
“I came to ACMC to get back to what I love—the
day-to-day interaction with patients,” Dr. Papsidero
said. “Leading the physician groups and networks was
important work, but there is nothing as satisfying as
talking with a patient to diagnose an illness or injury,
then treating them or performing surgery on them to
make them better.”
Filling a need
Northeast Ohio’s eminent allergy immunologist Akhil
Chouksey, MD, joined ACMC last year to fill a need
within the community.
“There is a great need for allergy and immunology
services here in Ashtabula County, and I do envision
creating a ‘center of excellence’ for such services here
at ACMC,” said Dr. Chouksey. “Since my arrival here, we
have diagnosed several patients with primary immune
deficiency disorders who are now receiving immune
globulin replacement therapy successfully. Our allergen
immunotherapy program has been benefiting patients
with severe allergies, chronic sinusitis and asthma. It is
indeed a very satisfying experience.”
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