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August 17, 2015

Joseph Carrozza, MD, Honored by Peers as One of the Region’s Top Doctors with Castle Connolly Ltd.

 

Dr. Joseph Carrozza, Chief of Cardiology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Vice President of the Steward Health Care Cardiovascular Network, has been named a Regional Top Doctor with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. He is a pioneer of robotic-assisted heart stent surgery with St. Elizabeth’s being the first hospital in New England to offer breakthrough CorPath® Angioplasty, a robotic-assisted angioplasty system.

 

Castle Connolly’s website, www.castleconnolly.com, lists more than 47,000 physicians in the nation who have been nominated by their peers and been thoroughly reviewed by Castle Connolly’s physician-led research team. These Regional Top Doctors are considered to be among the top 10%-15% of physicians in their communities and metropolitan areas. Dr. Carrozza was also listed in Boston Magazine’s 2014 Top Doctors feature.

“The recognition of Dr. Carrozza as Regional Top Doctor is a wonderful attribute to his skills as one of our leading cardiologists and speaks to the high quality reputation of the Cardiology program at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center,” said Dr. Roger D. Mitty, interim president of St. Elizabeth’s. Dr. Carrozza, of Norwood, is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine and served his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Carrozza is American Board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He can be reached in his office at 617-789-5027, located at 736 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA.

 

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About St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is a major academic medical center affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine. Areas of medical excellence include vascular and endovascular surgery, cardiology, neurosciences, general and robotic surgery, bariatric surgery, women’s health, high-risk obstetrics, bone and joint health, hematology/oncology, pulmonary medicine and emergency medicine. St. Elizabeth’s is a member of Steward Health Care, which is the second largest health care system in New England. Visit St. Elizabeth’s online at www.semc.org.