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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS

EASTON, PA; FEBRUARY 8, 2008----- The following physicians have been appointed to the Active Medical Staff of Easton Hospital:

Frederick S. Fleszler, MD has been appointed to the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology. Dr. Fleszler practices with Nephrology-Hypertension Associates of the Lehigh Valley in Easton.

Errin J. Hoffman, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Hoffman practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

Stephen J. Huber, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Huber practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

Eric Mayer, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Mayer practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

James A. Newcomb, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Newcomb practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

Yechiel A. Reit, MD has been appointed to the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Reit practices with Liberty Emergency Physicians in Easton.

Jarrod E. Rosenthal, MD has been appointed to the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology. Dr. Rosenthal practices with St. Luke's Center for Urology in Bethlehem.

Darryn I. Shaff, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Shaff practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

Islam Shahin, MD has been appointed to the Department of Radiology. Dr. Shahin practices with Medical Imaging of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.

Thomas D. Sugalski, PhD has been appointed to the Department of Medicine, Division of Psychology, as an Allied Health Professional. Dr. Sugalski practices with Psychology Associates of Bethlehem.

Frank J. Tamarkin, MD has been appointed to the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology. Dr. Tamarkin practices with St. Luke's Center for Urology in Bethlehem.

Easton Hospital is a 369-bed, acute care teaching hospital serving more than 300,000 residents of Northampton County and the five surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Founded in 1890, the Hospital has recently undergone extensive renovation and maintains free-standing, fully-accredited residency training programs, an Emergency Department with 35,000 annual visits, and an active cardiac surgery program. The Hospital's Eastern Regional Cancer Center is a Fox Chase Cancer Center Partner and one of only three facilities in Pennsylvania offering TomoTherapy radiation treatment for cancer.