Ascension Macomb-Oakland Names New Cardiovascular Services Leader

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital has selected cardiologist Ted Schreiber, M.D, as the chief of the hospital’s Cardiology Service Line. The appointment is effective Dec. 1. Dr. Schreiber succeeds Dr. Lingareddy Devireddy, who served Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital as chief for 19 years.

Dr. Schreiber has practiced interventional cardiology for more than 25 years at Ascension St. John Hospital, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital and other metro Detroit systems.

“Dr. Schreiber is a respected leader and skilled cardiologist,” says Shukri David, M.D., chair of cardiovascular services for Ascension Michigan. “Under his leadership, the cardiology program at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital will continue its tradition of quality care for patients in the east side communities served by the hospital. We look forward to Dr. Devireddy’ s continued strategic engagement in enhancing cardiovascular services at Ascension Macomb-Oakland.”

Schreiber held leadership positions at other major health systems in metro Detroit and is a pioneer in complex treatments for higher risk cardiology patients. His work has also been published in medical journals, and he remains active in teaching and research.

“Dr. Schreiber’s reputation and standards for uncompromised quality are well-recognized throughout the medical community,” says Terry Hamilton, president of Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital. “We look forward to his leadership and high standards, particularly as we finalize our $48 million hospital expansion including a new inpatient unit for cardiology patients and our new catheterization laboratory.”

Dr. Schreiber is board certified in cardiology and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He did his internship and residency at the New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center. He was a Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at the New York Hospital, and Interventional Cardiology Fellow at William Beaumont Hospital.

Dr. Lingareddy Devireddy will continue to see patients at his private practice at 11900 E. 12 Mile and at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital. Dr. Devireddy was instrumental in the growth of cardiology services at the hospital. Under his leadership, the interventional cardiology program, cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships and the open-heart surgery program at the hospital were established.

In Michigan, Ascension operates 15 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ more than 26,000 associates. Across the state, Ascension provided almost $230 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in FY2017. Serving Michigan for over 140 years, Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2017, Ascension provided more than $1.8 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 150,000 associates and 36,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates 2,500 sites of care – including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities – in 22 states and the District of Columbia, while its Solutions Division provides a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.