St. Joseph’s Health recently announced the addition of two physi cians to its staff.
• Lindsay Ponto, who as a family medicine physician specializes in sports medicine, joined St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care in Cicero.
She brings a strong background in family medicine and sports medicine, with experience caring for athletes at the youth, collegiate and professional levels. She completed a sports medicine fellowship at UT Health Houston and her family medicine residency at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.
Ponto earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Trinity School of Medicine in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Prior to medical school, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University at Buffalo.
Board-certified in family medicine, she has extensive experience providing sideline coverage and athlete care, including service with Syracuse University athletic programs and East Syracuse Minoa football. During her fellowship training, she has worked with athletes from the University of Houston, Houston Christian University, Lamar Consolidated High School, and the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash professional soccer organizations.
She is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Heitham H. Wady is a board-certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon. He provides comprehensive care for patients with diseases and disorders of the colon, rectum and anus, utilizing advanced minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques.
Previously, Wady practiced with Colon Rectal Associates of Central New York, caring for patients throughout the Syracuse region. A Syracuse native, he earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, completed his general surgery residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at Allegheny Health Network. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from New York University.