Mitchell Pfeiffer will serve as campus physician for Penn State Beaver for the academic year. A graduate of Ambridge Area High School, he received his doctor of medicine degree from American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten, N.A., and holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Duquesne University.
The campus job is a part-time position, and Pfeiffer will work in conjunction with the Office of Student Affairs and Barbara Kugel, campus nurse and director of the Health Center, to promote and implement health programs for the campus community.
Pfeiffer completed a residency in family medicine at Heritage Valley Health System-Beaver and is currently employed as a hospital physician at Heritage Valley Health System-Sewickley. He plans to open a family medicine office in Center Township in 2012.
To reach Pfeiffer, contact Kugel at bxk31@psu.edu or 724-773-3955.