Catherine Kananen D.O. grew up in Central Pennsylvania. She went to Pennsylvania State University and graduated with degrees in Immunology and Infectious Disease with distinction and in Biology with a concentration in Vertebrate Physiology. After college Dr. Kananen spent a year outside of New York City working at Hudson River Health Care Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center, where she focused on community outreach, travel medicine, research, and quality improvement. She went on to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Excela Health located in Westmoreland County, PA. She is currently board certified through the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Kananen loves practicing Family Medicine for its diversity of patients from pediatrics to geriatrics to women’s health. Dr. Kananen is grateful to join the team of doctors at Associates in Family Medicine and the Heritage Valley Health System and excited to help provide comprehensive, compassionate care to the greater Pittsburgh region. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and traveling with her husband and their golden-doodle, Lucy.