Allen Boxbaum has been named senior vice president of Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, Allentown, after a national search by Lehigh Valley Health Network.  

Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is one of about 50 sites worldwide, and the only Pennsylvania site involved in a clinical trial for ventricular tachycardia (VT). 

Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a new gene therapy trial designed to provide relief for those with chronic chest pain. 

Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist Dr. Talha Nazir is one of the first in Pennsylvania to use a new noninvasive, single-use, disposable vest to map a patient’s irregular heart rhythms.