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By Editor , 15 October 2026

AHN Names Nipun Merchant First Surgeon-in-Chief and Surgery Chair

AHN Names Nipun Merchant First Surgeon-in-Chief and Surgery Chair

Pittsburgh – October 14, 2026 -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has appointed surgical oncologist Nipun B. Merchant, MD, as chair of its Department of Surgery and its first surgeon-in-chief, effective February 2027.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center