Meet Dr. Andrew Cantos, Section Head Chief Highland Interventional Radiology

Andrew Cantos, M.D., assistant professor of Imaging Sciences, has been section head chief of Interventional Radiology (IR) at Highland for almost a year. He works with the IR physician team, and provides them with ongoing information about the work being done at Highland. He is known for his support of nursing and technologist teams and all staff. This fall he also assumes the post of Program Director, Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Program.

Anne Swantz, R.N., M.S., CPNP Named Chief Advanced Practice Officer

Anne Swantz, R.N., M.S., CPNP, was recently named the new Chief Advanced Practice Officer, leading nearly 1,000 physician assistants, nurse practitioners and some midwives working throughout UR Medicine. “The new department brings advanced practice providers (APPs) together to enhance understanding of how APPs are essential to providing high quality, cost effective patient care,” said Swantz, who will help grow the voice of APPs across UR Medicine.

Moving Forward

The one year anniversary of our first patient in the COVID-19 pandemic has come and gone. Over the past year we have experienced the first surge, then a brief respite in the summer before the more serious second surge in the fall that we hoped would never happen. But the quick availability of vaccines has given us new hope and a path to a brighter future. Still we aren’t there quite yet. New strains of the virus have produced more challenges. And we still need more people to be vaccinated. As physicians and health care providers, I am calling on you to help us in this quest. Please encourage your patients to get the vaccine. Reassure them of its safety and efficacy and that the sooner more are vaccinated, the sooner we can get closer to normal.

Highland Among Top Hospitals Nationwide for Not Ordering Unnecessary Tests

Highland Hospital has been named among the top hospitals nationwide in a new study that looked at unnecessary hospital tests and procedures. The Lown Institute Hospitals Index ranked Highland fourth among nearly 3,200 facilities nationwide, just behind Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; and West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, N.D.

J. Chad Teeters, M.D., M.B.A. Named CEO at Noyes Health

The Noyes Health Board of Directors has selected J. Chad Teeters, M.D., MBA, as its new president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Amy Pollard, R.N., BSN, MPS, who retired in April after a decade leading Nicholas Noyes Memorial Hospital and its related health care entities. Teeters served as chief of Highland Hospital’s Cardiology Division from 2009 to 2020, and also has served for three years as executive medical director for Accountable Health Partners (AHP), a clinically integrated network of hospitals, University of Rochester medical faculty and community physicians.