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Welcome to Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute

Healing, teaching, discovering…that’s what we do every day at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute. A national model for comprehensive cardiovascular care, the Institute and its skilled clinicians are routinely ranked among America’s best. Our faculty is also teaching the latest techniques to the next generation of care givers, while our researchers are discovering new knowledge that will lead to the next generation of treatments and, one day, cures for heart disease.

Experts Available for Educational Talks.  Presentations on a wide range of cardiovascular topics are now available through our new outreach initiative.  Whether it's a formal program awarding continuing education credit, or a more casual presentation to primary care physicians or community groups, our goal is to provide current information that is appropriate in any setting. Click to learn more

Meet the Directors of the Heart and Vascular Institute

For comments or questions about the website please contact us at PSHVIweb@hmc.psu.edu 

  • Why heart attack survivors should avoid certain painkillers .  A new study suggests nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs (like ibuprofen), may put people with heart disease at an increased risk of heart problems. Dr. Claude Fanelli, a Penn State Hershey cardiologist, talks about the key points in the study and what patients should learn from it. Click here for further information.
  • Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute is proud to welcome Dr. Claude Fanelli and Dr. Michael Koerner to the faculty. Dr. Fanelli sees patients at Penn State Hershey Medical Group - Nyes Road and at Penn State Hershey Medical Group--Camp Hill. Dr. Koerner is an intensivist, working with the patients, families, and staff in the Heart and Vascular Intensive Care Unit.
  • Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute recently donated new automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) to the Lower Paxton Township and the Derry Township Police Departments. Click to view a demonstration of how to use an AED's.
  • New surgical technology makes chest surgery much different than what has been considered typical surgery. Lung cancer patients benefit from less pain, fewer complications, shorter hospital stays and a faster return to normal activities
  • "Medicine in Blue and White" is a new television series about Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the first medical information show to air on the Big Ten Network. The first episode tells the personal story of a retired nurse undergoing an innovative heart catheterization, and the medical professionals at Penn State Hershey who oversee her care and the cutting-edge, research-based medical treatment she is receiving.

Awards

  • Best Doctors in America
  • Penn State Hershey Heart Program receives recertification.
  • Penn State Hershey Heart Failure Program Receives Joint Commission Certification
    Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute’s (PSHVI) heart failure program has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality from The Joint Commission.Click to learn more
  • Penn State Hershey Ventricular Assist Device Receives Joint Commission Certification
    Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute’s (PSHVI) has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) from The Joint Commission. 

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