Robert Fusco MD
A native of Western Pennsylvania, Dr. Robert Fusco graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh. As an undergraduate, he was elected into Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society membership. In 1973, he received his medical degree with honors from the University and was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. His specialty training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology was at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. He has been in practice at Sewickley since 1977. Dr. Fusco is board-certified both in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology, and the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
In 1996, Dr. Fusco founded Three Rivers Endoscopy Center (TREC), the first free-standing ambulatory surgery center in Western Pennsylvania solely dedicated to gastrointestinal endoscopy, or “scope tests,” such as colonoscopy. Conveniently located in the same Moon Township facility as our office practice, TREC was designed with quality, safety, and patient privacy in mind.
In the early days of the Internet, he created our practice website, www.gihealth.com. Initially programmed in 1996, he has continuously maintained that site by revising and posting up-to-date information for our patients, adding valuable functions such as online appointment scheduling and a convenient patient portal. In the patient education Library, patients can access over 60 patient education articles written in lay terms that they can understand. Through the website, he also distributes THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, a monthly online blog concerning digestive issues, to over 14,000 patients. He also manages our social media presence via our Instagram site @thedigestivetract.
Dr. Fusco was formerly president of Sewickley Medical Association, a multi-specialty group, President of the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition, and Medical Director of Three Rivers Endoscopy Center. He is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Dr. Fusco is active on Heritage Valley Health System Sewickley Campus and the Three Rivers Endoscopy Center staff. He is a past chairman of Sewickley Valley Hospital Department of Medicine. He is a participating physician in Pennsylvania Blue Shield and Medicare. His practice is limited to Gastroenterology. He is married, has three children and seven grandchildren, and resides with his wife in Sewickley, PA.