Atlantic General Hospital and Health System Announce Recent Appointments and Re-Appointments

Atlantic General Hospital recently appointed or re-appointed the following medical professionals at the hospital and Atlantic General Health System (AGHS):

Jerome J. Aul Jr., M.D., works as an anesthesiologist at Atlantic General Hospital . He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh . Aul completed an internship at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and residencies at University of Pittsburgh and University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Thuan D. Dang, M.D., is a surgeon at Atlantic General Hospital . He is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. and completed his residency at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Dang is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Kristine M. Griffin, M.D., works in family medicine. She is a graduate of University of Maryland . Griffin completed her residency at The Washington Hospital in Washington, Pa. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice.

Glenn Hornstein, M.D., is an emergency room physician at Atlantic General Hospital . He is a graduate of the New York University School of Medicine. Hornstein completed residencies at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

George M. Smoot, C.O.A., is a health system affiliate in ophthalmology. He assists Dr. Catherine Smoot-Haselnus with patients in the operating room at Atlantic General Hospital . He is board certified as an ophthalmic assistant by JCAHPO.

Juliet E. Van Egmond, M.D., is a hospitalist in internal medicine at Atlantic General Hospital . She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Van Egmond completed her residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

John D. Whittaker, M.D., is a community affiliate in family medicine. He is a graduate of the State College of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, N.Y. Whittaker completed his internship at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice.