Thank you for trusting us with your care. We are grateful for the overwhelmingly positive community response to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Many of our Ascension locations are beginning to provide the COVID-19 vaccine and will notify eligible patients as appointment times are made available. View vaccination updates for your local area. Appointments for the vaccine must be scheduled in advance. Persons without an appointment will not be able to receive the vaccine and walk-ins will not be available. We are working with local and state government and health agencies to help distribute vaccinations as they become available in our communities. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Ascension is working to keep our communities healthy during this time and prevent the spread of infection while continuing to care for those who need us most.
Peter (Trey) Pluscht, III, M.D. is a native of Elberta, Alabama. He received his undergraduate education at the University of South Alabama and attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, where he was a member of the AOA Honor Society. He remained at UAB, completing a five-year
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residency in general surgery and a two-year cardio-thoracic surgical fellowship under the training of Dr. John Kirklin and Dr. Albert Pacifico. Dr. Pluscht completed an additional year of advanced cardiac surgery as a fellow/clinical instructor under the direction of Dr. Pacifico. Dr. Pluscht is board certified in general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and thoracic surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Medical Society of Mobile County. Dr. Pluscht is also a member of the American Heart Association, where he was the honoree at the 12th Annual Mobile Heart Ball on May 6, 2010. Read Less
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