Letter to the Editor

On March 14th, Patricia Kottke wrote a lovely tribute about my time with Lehigh Valley Hospital. It was published in the Reader’s React section of the Morning Call found here:

https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-rea-kottke-raymond-singer-thank-you-20190313-story.html

Below you can read an excerpt:

“The departure of Dr. Raymond Singer from the Lehigh Valley marks the genuine loss of a local treasure. How fortunate for us that Dr. Singer chose to grow his career here, healing hearts and saving lives with the skills of a world-class cardiothoracic surgeon. For close to three decades, patients drawn to his practice for his superior skills and outcomes received an unexpected bonus of marvelous care and personal attention — along with the comforting surety that they were in the best of hands. Thank you, Dr. Singer, for your outstanding dedication to your craft, community, and especially, your patients.”

- Patricia Kottke

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Dr. Raymond Singer

Dr. Singer has been in practice since 1992 and has, to date, performed over 8000 surgeries. His practice interests include complex valve, coronary and aneurysm surgery, as well as prevention and treatment of lung cancer.


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