Allegheny Health Network named Tariq Cheema as division director of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy.

His previous position was as the division’s vice chairman and director of the AHN Breathing Disorders Center. Cheema is a specialist in pulmonary medicine, critical care and neurocritical care.

He will continue to serve as program director of the Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, medical operations officer for the AHN Medicine Institute and the division’s lead on research efforts.

Cheema succeeds Anil Singh.