ST. LUKE’S

John Prestosh, DO, FACOEP, an emergency physician at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem, recently was named the 20th president of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.

Prestosh, of Nazareth, has been a member of the ACOEP board of directors since 2006 and has served as secretary and president-elect prior to his current appointment.

Prestosh has been a member of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s medical staff since 1987 and was an emergency physician at Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center for nine years. In addition, he has served as the program director for the osteopathic emergency residency program at St. Luke’s since 2001.

The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians represents more than 3,000 active emergency physicians and includes an additional 2,000 residents and students.