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Steven Assalita, MD Cardiologist
23.6 mi

1108 E Chocolate Ave
Suite 2
Hershey, PA 17033

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About Steven Assalita, MD

Dr. Steven Assalita is a cardiologist and board-certified internal medicine physician serving as Imaging Director for Ultrasound at Primary Health of Central PA. A native of Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, he completed his undergraduate education at West Chester University and earned his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Cleveland Clinic and his Cardiology fellowship at Baylor. Dr. Assalita brings extensive expertise in cardiovascular care and diagnostic imaging, helping support the practice’s mission of delivering thorough, patient-centered care.

Practice

Primary Health of Central PA, P.C.

Medical Formation and Academic Career

Dr. Ezeugwu earned his Doctor of Medicine from St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency training through Seton Hall University at St. Joseph Hospital, New Jersey. He pursued fellowship training in critical care medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York; cardiology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York; and interventional cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He holds a PhD in Health Services from Walden University, Minneapolis, and a Master of Science in Biology–Oncology from Niagara University, New York — a combination of credentials spanning clinical practice, critical care, research, and health-systems leadership. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular disease, and holds fellowship designations from three of the most distinguished professional societies in medicine: the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the American College of Physicians (FACP), and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI). He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey.

Dr. Ezeugwu has been recognized as one of the Top 3 Cardiologists in Baltimore, Maryland, by Three Best Rated for five consecutive years (2022–2026), and has received the Excellence Award from the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of America’s Top Cardiologists (2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014). In 2017, he was inducted as a Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement recipient for “Outstanding Professional Dedication and Career Longevity.” He was earlier recognized in the 2005/2006 Great Minds of the 21st Century and inducted into the Great Minds Hall of Fame by the American Biographical Institute. Most recently, in 2026, he was selected as a World’s Top 100 Doctor — Class of 2026 by the Global Summits Institute (Top100Doc), following peer nomination and independent review of his clinical practice, leadership in cardiovascular prevention, and global public-health initiatives.

Clinical Practice and Institutional Leadership

Dr. Ezeugwu is the Founder and Medical Director of Just Heart Cardiovascular Group Inc., a full-service cardiovascular practice with locations in Baltimore and Pikesville, Maryland, which he established in 2001 and which has served the Baltimore community with distinction for more than two decades. The practice is accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for nuclear cardiology and adult transthoracic echocardiography, and is recognized for its commitment to early disease detection, prevention, and compassionate patient care.

He serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including the clinical advisory board for Reliq Health Technologies, the board of the Baltimore City Medical Society and its Foundation, and the Elders’ Board of Life Source International Church in Baltimore. He previously served as President of the Medical Staff of the Bon Secours Hospital System, Baltimore, and as Chairman of its Peer Review Committee, and has led the Chesapeake IPA, a consortium of more than 100 independent medical practice groups in Maryland. He currently serves as President of the Baltimore City Medical Society and the Baltimore City Medical Society Foundation.

International Health Ministry: HDPTC–GABP

Dr. Ezeugwu is the Founder and President of the Heart Disease Prevention and Training Center (HDPTC) — a Christian health-care and training organization with branches in Nsukka (Enugu State, Nigeria), Lagos, and Enugu-Ezike, as well as its U.S. base in Baltimore. HDPTC operates under the conviction that God is the ultimate healer, and combines clinical care, disease prevention, training, and spiritual advocacy in its service to communities across Nigeria and beyond. Through HDPTC, Dr. Ezeugwu leads the Global Association of Benevolent Practitioners (GABP) — a program addressing hypertension and cardiovascular risk across underserved populations. The center has provided heart-risk assessments, specialist training, and health-care access to thousands of patients in Nigeria and other African countries.

Philanthropic Work: Just Heart Help Inc.

In 2004, Dr. Ezeugwu founded Just Heart Help Inc., a Baltimore-based nonprofit through which he has provided educational scholarships to underprivileged students in the United States, Nigeria, and Zambia; refurbished dilapidated primary schools; reconstructed clean-water supply systems; and provided resources to churches and communities in Nsukka, Nigeria. The foundation currently provides more than 45 scholarships annually to students in Nigeria and Bible colleges in Zambia, and has extended financial assistance to communities affected by hurricanes and disasters in Haiti, the Bahamas, and beyond.

As an Author

Dr. Ezeugwu has authored numerous medical articles, book chapters, dissertations, health-care blogs, and educational videos throughout his career, yet he considers his theological writing to be his most significant work. His first book, Faith and Receiving from God: The Spiritual Analysis (Christian Faith Publishing, 2017), established the foundational architecture of faith — what it is, how it is acquired, and how it operates. The Peaceful and Restful Faith: From Formation to Manifestation completes that foundation, mapping the full architecture of faith from the moment grace is revealed by God to the rest that is the natural destination of a soul abiding in complete alignment with His will. The architecture carries forward into Abiding Faith: From Alignment to Divine Abundance and Prosperity, which traces how aligned, restful faith matures into abiding, multiplication, and generational impact. He is also the author of The Good Success.

In both medicine and theology, the governing conviction is the same: precision matters. Diagnosis precedes treatment. Misalignment produces consequence. And the soul — like the heart — was designed to function within an order it did not create and cannot improve upon.

For more information

Clinical practice: www.myjustheart.com
Health ministry: www.hdptc.org
Philanthropy: www.jhhelp.org

Practice

Just Heart Cardiovascular Group Inc.

Medical Formation and Academic Career

Dr. Ezeugwu earned his Doctor of Medicine from St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency training through Seton Hall University at St. Joseph Hospital, New Jersey. He pursued fellowship training in critical care medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York; cardiology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York; and interventional cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He holds a PhD in Health Services from Walden University, Minneapolis, and a Master of Science in Biology–Oncology from Niagara University, New York — a combination of credentials spanning clinical practice, critical care, research, and health-systems leadership. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular disease, and holds fellowship designations from three of the most distinguished professional societies in medicine: the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the American College of Physicians (FACP), and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI). He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey.

Dr. Ezeugwu has been recognized as one of the Top 3 Cardiologists in Baltimore, Maryland, by Three Best Rated for five consecutive years (2022–2026), and has received the Excellence Award from the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of America’s Top Cardiologists (2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014). In 2017, he was inducted as a Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement recipient for “Outstanding Professional Dedication and Career Longevity.” He was earlier recognized in the 2005/2006 Great Minds of the 21st Century and inducted into the Great Minds Hall of Fame by the American Biographical Institute. Most recently, in 2026, he was selected as a World’s Top 100 Doctor — Class of 2026 by the Global Summits Institute (Top100Doc), following peer nomination and independent review of his clinical practice, leadership in cardiovascular prevention, and global public-health initiatives.

Clinical Practice and Institutional Leadership

Dr. Ezeugwu is the Founder and Medical Director of Just Heart Cardiovascular Group Inc., a full-service cardiovascular practice with locations in Baltimore and Pikesville, Maryland, which he established in 2001 and which has served the Baltimore community with distinction for more than two decades. The practice is accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for nuclear cardiology and adult transthoracic echocardiography, and is recognized for its commitment to early disease detection, prevention, and compassionate patient care.

He serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including the clinical advisory board for Reliq Health Technologies, the board of the Baltimore City Medical Society and its Foundation, and the Elders’ Board of Life Source International Church in Baltimore. He previously served as President of the Medical Staff of the Bon Secours Hospital System, Baltimore, and as Chairman of its Peer Review Committee, and has led the Chesapeake IPA, a consortium of more than 100 independent medical practice groups in Maryland. He currently serves as President of the Baltimore City Medical Society and the Baltimore City Medical Society Foundation.

International Health Ministry: HDPTC–GABP

Dr. Ezeugwu is the Founder and President of the Heart Disease Prevention and Training Center (HDPTC) — a Christian health-care and training organization with branches in Nsukka (Enugu State, Nigeria), Lagos, and Enugu-Ezike, as well as its U.S. base in Baltimore. HDPTC operates under the conviction that God is the ultimate healer, and combines clinical care, disease prevention, training, and spiritual advocacy in its service to communities across Nigeria and beyond. Through HDPTC, Dr. Ezeugwu leads the Global Association of Benevolent Practitioners (GABP) — a program addressing hypertension and cardiovascular risk across underserved populations. The center has provided heart-risk assessments, specialist training, and health-care access to thousands of patients in Nigeria and other African countries.

Philanthropic Work: Just Heart Help Inc.

In 2004, Dr. Ezeugwu founded Just Heart Help Inc., a Baltimore-based nonprofit through which he has provided educational scholarships to underprivileged students in the United States, Nigeria, and Zambia; refurbished dilapidated primary schools; reconstructed clean-water supply systems; and provided resources to churches and communities in Nsukka, Nigeria. The foundation currently provides more than 45 scholarships annually to students in Nigeria and Bible colleges in Zambia, and has extended financial assistance to communities affected by hurricanes and disasters in Haiti, the Bahamas, and beyond.

As an Author

Dr. Ezeugwu has authored numerous medical articles, book chapters, dissertations, health-care blogs, and educational videos throughout his career, yet he considers his theological writing to be his most significant work. His first book, Faith and Receiving from God: The Spiritual Analysis (Christian Faith Publishing, 2017), established the foundational architecture of faith — what it is, how it is acquired, and how it operates. The Peaceful and Restful Faith: From Formation to Manifestation completes that foundation, mapping the full architecture of faith from the moment grace is revealed by God to the rest that is the natural destination of a soul abiding in complete alignment with His will. The architecture carries forward into Abiding Faith: From Alignment to Divine Abundance and Prosperity, which traces how aligned, restful faith matures into abiding, multiplication, and generational impact. He is also the author of The Good Success.

In both medicine and theology, the governing conviction is the same: precision matters. Diagnosis precedes treatment. Misalignment produces consequence. And the soul — like the heart — was designed to function within an order it did not create and cannot improve upon.

For more information

Clinical practice: www.myjustheart.com
Health ministry: www.hdptc.org
Philanthropy: www.jhhelp.org

Practice

Just Heart Cardiovascular Group Inc.

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Medical Formation and Academic Career

Clinical Practice and Institutional Leadership

International Health Ministry: HDPTC–GABP

Philanthropic Work: Just Heart Help Inc.

As an Author

For more information

Medical Formation and Academic Career

Clinical Practice and Institutional Leadership

International Health Ministry: HDPTC–GABP

Philanthropic Work: Just Heart Help Inc.

As an Author

For more information