Inova Loudoun Hospital Names New CMO

Dr. Christopher Chiantella is Appointed Chief Medical Officer

Leesburg, VA – (February 29, 2012) — Inova Loudoun Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher Chiantella as Chief Medical Officer.

Dr. Chiantella has been an active primary care physician serving the Loudoun community for the last 20 years. He has held a number of leadership roles at the hospital including President and Vice President of the Medical Staff, Chairman of the Ethics Committee, member of the Quality and Patient Safety committees, and member of The Inova Loudoun Board of Directors. Dr. Chiantella has served as Medical Director at both the Loudoun Free Clinic and the Herndon Free Clinic.

Dr. Chiantella completed his MD degree at the Universita’ degli Studi di Bologna (Bologna, Italy), his MA degree in Clinical Ethics at the University of Virginia, and is a Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Chiantella will assume his new role as Chief Medical Officer at Inova Loudoun Hospital on March 1, 2012.

Loudoun Hospital, serving Loudoun County for 100 years, is part of the Inova Health System; a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes.  Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Visit us on the web at www.inova.org/ilh.