Tony Martinelli, Pharm.D., M.B.A., will expand his leadership role in West Virginia healthcare by becoming the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital, effective August 15. Currently, Martinelli serves as the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital.

He succeeds Sean Smith, who is moving on to lead WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg.

Martinelli brings a wealth of experience in hospital administration. His previous roles include serving as senior administrator at WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital, assistant vice president for clinical services at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, and as the first chief operating officer of Reynolds Memorial Hospital.

Promoted to president and CEO of Reynolds Memorial in January, Martinelli will continue to report to Doug Harrison, president and CEO of Wheeling Hospital.

A trained pharmacist, Martinelli began his career at Wheeling Hospital as a pharmacy analyst. He grew up in St. Clairsville, Ohio, graduated from The Linsly School, and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, along with a Master of Business Administration from Wheeling Jesuit University. He is also actively engaged in the community, serving on the boards of Wheeling Health Right and the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley.

For more information about WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital, visit WVUMedicine.org/Wetzel.