OUR PHYSICIANS

Dr. Stahl was born in Staten Island, New York and went through the New York City public school system. He won the N.Y.C. Touchdown Club Award as the outstanding scholar athlete in the City during his senior year in high school. Dr. Stahl subsequently graduated from Cornell University and New York University School of Medicine, where he was President of his class. He then completed nine years of training in general surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. During that time he became a member of AOA, the national medical honor society, and won the outstanding resident award. Dr. Stahl spent two years in the cardiothoracic research laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Addonizio, a nationally recognized expert on hemostatic abnormalities associated with cardiac surgery. Dr. Stahl then became an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center where he was the Director of the Cardiothoracic Research Laboratory.

Dr. Stahl moved to Northeastern Pennsylvania when he was recruited to spearhead the new heart program at Community Medical Center in 1997. He was named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at CMC in 2000, and has continued to develop that program while recruiting 3 other surgeons to join his practice. Dr. Stahl has performed over 3,000 operations at CMC including more than 2,000 open heart procedures. He has championed the use of multiple arterial bypass grafts, minimally invasive valve surgery, atrial fibrillation ablation surgery, transmyocardial laser revascularization and laser assisted removal of cardiac devices in our region. A recognized leader in patient safety and quality improvement, Dr. Stahl is a member of the Technical Advisory Group of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and has organized a regional symposium known as CATCH (Convergence Around Technologies for Cardiovascular Health), devoted to improving cardiovascular care in NEPA.

Rosiland (Roz) Stahl, Dr. Stahl’s wife, is an R.N. with a Masters degree in perioperative nursing, as well as an outstanding golfer. Between them, the Stahl’s have 5 children and 5 grandchildren. They reside in Clarks Summit, PA where they strive to support local charities and institutions.

Now a member of the Clinical Faculty of The Commonwealth Medical College, Dr. Stahl is committed to the training and retention of the next generation of physicians for our underserved area. Premiere Surgical is also deeply engaged in interprofessional education and training, involving nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, residents and pre-medical students in their rounds, operating rooms, and clinical research. Dr. Stahl, along with many others, hopes to create a regional academic healthcare delivery system that emphasizes high value health care for the people of NEPA.