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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today that Matthew P. Holtzman, MD, FACS, who is an accomplished surgical oncologist and physician leader, will join the organization as Chief Surgical Officer for its western region.

That region includes AHN Beaver Hospital and AHN Sewickley Hospital, which both joined AHN this summer as part of the AHN’s affiliation with Heritage Valley Health System.

Dr. Holtzman comes to AHN after a distinguished career at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC, which was where he served in numerous leadership positions, and these included president of the UPMC Shadyside medical staff, vice chair of the Department of Surgery at Shadyside, and chief of general surgery at Shadyside, among other roles.

Dr. Holtzman will help advance the strategic vision of AHN and business development for surgical services and surgical oncology, which supports growth, integration, quality and physician alignment initiatives within the Heritage Valley footprint in his new role.

Dr. Holtzman will also serve as Surgical Oncology Business Development & Community Relations Leader for the region to further establish the network as a destination for advanced surgical oncology services in addition to his role as Chief Surgical Officer.

This appointment takes effect in March of 2027.