Through the affiliation, Susquehanna Health’s patients will have greater access to heart surgery clinical trials and research opportunities offered by Cleveland Clinic. Additionally, physicians with Susquehanna Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute will visit Cleveland to view the system’s operations, and the two organization’s heart and vascular clinical staffs will have “weekly regular communications,” according to a news release.
“I look forward to incorporating [Cleveland Clinic’s] best practices and learning from our peers at Cleveland Clinic,” Michael Lazar, MD, medical director of Susquehanna Heart & Vascular Institute, said in the release. “Our patients will benefit from this affiliation as we grow our knowledge of cardiac care and the new treatments and therapies we can offer.”
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