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30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic Raises Money for Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence

Funds will help support surgeon recruitment, patient access and innovation

June 22, 2023
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
Michael Pasquale, MD, MHA, Physician in Chief, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence Chair, Department of Surgery, The Anne C. and Carl R. Anderson Distinguished Chair in Surgery, and Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, President and CEO LVHN.
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, President and CEO, LVHN, speaks at the 30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic.
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
Peter Lehr (left) and Richard Somach (right), partners at Norris McLaughlin, an event sponsor, with Kim Newton, Senior Legal & Real Estate Liaison, LVHN.
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
(Left to right) Bryan Wolst, Terry Powell, Al Szoldatits and Jason Hannah. Wolst, Powell and Hannah are from event sponsor Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Szoldatits is Senior Project Manager, LVHN.
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic
(Left to right) Joe Wildman, Craig Kackenmeister, Dylan Panebianco and Bret Buchman from event sponsor Boyle Construction.
30th Annual LVHN Golf Classic

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) held its 30th annual Golf Classic June 5 at Saucon Valley Country Club. This year’s event benefits Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, which offers patients unmatched surgical expertise, the region’s largest, most advanced robotics program, and a team dedicated to providing the most effective treatments available today.

 

Golfers and the 50 event sponsors raised more than $400,000 for the Institute for Surgical Excellence.

On a beautiful day, 250 golfers played all three courses at Saucon Valley Country Club, the host of five upcoming USGA championships. Together, golfers and the 50 event sponsors raised more than $400,000 for the Institute for Surgical Excellence. Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, LVHN President and Chief Executive Officer, thanked everyone for their support, which will help recruit the best and brightest surgeons; expand patient access to services; leverage technology and innovation to improve surgical outcomes; strengthen academic programs; and conduct leading research. Nester also encouraged guests to mark their calendars for the 31st Annual LVHN Golf Classic on June 3, 2024, at Saucon Valley Country Club.

Michael Pasquale, MD, Physician in Chief, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, and Chair, Department of Surgery, spoke to the importance of bringing care closer to home – citing LVHN’s recent expansion of robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery to Dickson City, Hazleton and Stroudsburg. “The goal is to provide the best possible surgical care in the communities so residents don’t have to leave for treatment,” he said. “We offer more types of surgical procedures than any of our competitors, and we do more surgeries than anyone else. I’m a firm believer that the more you do, the better you are. Through an ongoing focus on quality and value, we can be the go-to destination for all surgical services, no matter where you live.”

Our top sponsors included:

Ace Sponsor

Crothall Healthcare

Eagle Sponsors

Norris McLaughlin, P.A.
NSI Nursing Solutions
Valley Preferred

Birdie Sponsors

PenTeleData
Razor Technology

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Angelo Baccala, MD, Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence

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