James Latronica, DO, Named to Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED)’s 2022 Top Physicians Under 40 List
Congratulations to James Latronica, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has been named to Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED)’s 2022 Top Physicians Under 40 List, which recognizes the commonwealth’s most talented early-career physicians.
Dr. Latronica joined the Pitt Psychiatry faculty in 2021, having completed his family medicine residency at Clarion Hospital (Clarion, PA), followed by an addiction medicine fellowship at the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center. At UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Latronica provides clinical services at the Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services (CPCDS), the Narcotic Addiction Treatment Program (NATP), the Center of Excellence, and the Complex Pain Collaborative, and at UPMC Mercy, in the Medically Supervised Withdrawal Unit.
“Even at this early stage of his career, Dr. Latronica has emerged as a leader in the field of addiction treatment. His passion for advocacy is already impacting policy changes, and his energy for interdisciplinary collaborations creates a better patient experience for people with pain and substance use disorders. He is highly deserving of this award,” said Jody Glance, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Services).
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Latronica!