STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has announced the addition of Dr. Joseph A. Cable to Mount Nittany Physician Group Pulmonary Medicine, located at Mount Nittany Health-Park Avenue, 1850 E. Park Avenue in State College.
Cable received his bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and his medical degree from The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then completed his internship and internal medicine residency at Suburban General Hospital in Norristown, and a pulmonary medicine fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine.
“I went to Penn State, and four of my children attended Penn State, also,” said Cable. “I’ve always loved the area. When the opportunity arose, I was thrilled to be able to come back to State College to practice medicine.”
Prior to joining Mount Nittany Physician Group, Cable practiced for nearly 30 years as an attending physician in pulmonary medicine at Pottsville Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital. At Pottsville Hospital, he served as chairman of the Department of Medicine for six years, medical director for respiratory care for more than 25 years, and was director of the sleep lab for 19 years. At Good Samaritan, he was co-director of the intensive care unit.
“I really enjoy taking care of patients. I want to help them improve their quality of life. That is what motivates me as a physician,” said Cable. “I respect my patients and believe that, if we listen closely to them, they will tell us the answers to most of their problems.”
