Of the Capital Region
Dr. Duncan Savage, MD
Radiation Oncologist, Albany Radiation Oncology Associates, LLC
and St. Peter’s Health Care Services
Undergraduate degree: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Medical school: Albany Medical College
Residency: University of Wisconsin
Fellowship: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Cancer can affect people of all ages and all walks of life. Chances are you or someone you know has dealt with the disease in some form or another. A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and scary to say the least, and for doctors like Duncan Savage, it’s important to understand those fears so that the treatment and healing can begin.
A resident of the Capital Region since 1975, Dr. Savage is now part of the team at Albany Radiation Oncology Associates, LLC (AROA) and the section chief of the Division of Radiation Oncology at St. Peter’s Health Care Services. Originally from New Jersey, he came to the area to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and enrolled in a program designed for students to earn both their bachelor’s and medical degree in six years.
“I was really fortunate [to be a part of the program] because I left high school knowing I’d have a spot in medical school,” said Dr. Savage. He went on to complete his degree at Albany Medical College and said he chose radiation oncology because he thought it was a good combination of science and dealing with people.
“It’s a very visual way of treating cancer,” he said. Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and prevent them from spreading. It can be a tricky field to practice, as you are dealing with radiation 1,000 times more powerful than a standard chest x-ray, while making sure you are giving the appropriate dose to the appropriate area.
“You walk a fine line.Sort of like walking a tight rope.” While higher doses of radiation control the tumor, you have to worry about increased side effects and not harming the patient.
Before settling on radiation oncology, Dr. Savage worked in the chemotherapy field for a year, but did not find it as satisfying. Citing more side effects with fewer results, he found that radiation, while also having its drawbacks, proves more beneficial for patients.
“I think it really makes the difference between dying of cancer and being cured of cancer,” he
said.
Creating a supportive and compassionate environment for his patients is one of the most important things for Dr. Savage and he noted that a big part of that comes from his team at AROA.
“When dealing with patients you always have to get inside their head and figure out what makes them tick,” he explained. “You have to partner with them to make a plan that fits their treatment needs.”
Dr. Savage said his team, which ranges from radiation therapists to nurses to the front end staff, all understand what an extremely difficult time this is in their patients’ lives.
“[The team] all understand the terror and enormity of what’s going on and we really try to streamline the process for the patients.”
With every patient, the team works together to bounce ideas off each other and Dr. Savage encourages input from all medical disciplines.
“Sometimes they see a side of the situation I haven’t yet.”
With the range of patients that he treats, there are times when someone newly-diagnosed thinks they may be able to handle more radiation than is healthy.
“It can be frustrating because some patients are willing to endure harsher treatments,” he said, even though he may not believe it’s the best option. This is when the team approach comes into play to develop the best treatment plan.
“It’s a very humbling job,” said Dr. Savage. “You can do everything right and things still go wrong.” It’s difficult for him to see patients not do well when you’ve done everything you can medically.
While his chosen field can be draining, he keeps things in perspective by remembering a former patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The woman told him she saw it as a gift and that the experience forced her to refocus her priorities and her life.
“We get so caught up in the day-to-day that we don’t step back enough and look at the bigger picture,” he said. “Thinking of her reminds me to take a moment and breathe.”
— Ciara McCann
Dr. Dale R. Meyer, M.D.
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
Lions Eye Institute: 1220 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands
Undergraduate degree: University of Virginia
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: West Virginia University, Oregon Health Sciences University: Casey Eye Institute
Plastic surgery is often seen as a “beautification” procedure performed in star-studded places like South Beach or L.A., where a nip and a tuck are as common as soup and a sandwich. But, plastic surgery is also done, many times, to repair physical flaws. Dr. Dale Meyer specializes in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and is one of just 400 doctors in the United States with the unique ability to perform a host of delicate procedures around the eyes while taking advantage of opportunities to cosmetically enhance a patient’s appearance.
“I like detail work and I like being able to be able to see what I’ve done, the visual aspect of it,” said Dr. Meyer, whose specialty involves cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and eyelids. Reconstructive surgery involves eyelids, tear ducts and the orbit, or eye socket. His specialty is the area around the eyes.
Dr. Meyer practices at the Lions Eye Institute in Slingerlands, home to several ophthalmologic specialties. It is affiliated with Albany Medical Center and attracts approximately 30,000 patients each year, not only from the Capital Region, but also from western Massachusetts to the Canadian border.
Over the years, he has done a wide range of reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries. “A lot of the work is eyelid work and my motto is: ‘See how good you look. Look how good you can see.'”
He has also helped several patients recovering from skin cancer and tumors on their face, but there was one patient Dr. Meyer will never forget. In July of 2008, the parents of a newborn came to him seeking help for their daughter.
“She was born missing most of her upper eyelid. You have to re-build that,” he said. So, at just one-week-old, he operated and was able to construct an eyelid. As if the success of the surgery wasn’t rewarding enough, five months later he received a Christmas card from the baby’s family with her photo on the front.
“It was a real blessing to see her improvement. I keep that card on my desk. It reminds me of the good stuff you can do.”
Dr. Meyer grew up in Baltimore. He attended Medical School at The University of Maryland, where his son Eric will begin his freshman year in the fall. His daughter Elena is a freshman in high school. His wife, Joy is also a physician specializing in physical medicine. “She is the joy of my life, along with my children, of course.”
First in his family to attend college, Dr. Meyer moved to the area in 1990 when he took a job as an Associate Professor at Albany Medical College, where he continues to teach today.
“I actually thought when I started out that I wanted to do family practice or maybe surgery, but one of the rotations I did was ophthalmology and I really liked it.”
— Marci Natale
Dr. Paul Spurgas, MD
Neurosurgeon, Ellis Neuro Surgery
Undergraduate degree: Union College
Medical school: Temple University
Residency: Albany Medical Center Hospital
One of the most sophisticated surgical specialties, neurosurgery is the medical field concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the entire nervous system. Surgery on the nervous system may be necessary due to a birth defect, traumatic injury, cancer or other reasons.
Top in this specialized field in the Capital Region is Dr. Paul Spurgas. He has been a board certified neurosurgeon for 28 years and is a native of Schenectady. Even though he is the only member of his family in medicine, he said he never once considered any other profession.
“I was always fascinated by thought and personality and the organ that controls it,” he said.
Dr. Spurgas performs the latest minimally-invasive surgeries on patients who have had strokes, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, lumbar disc and degenerative diseases, cervical spondylosis and aneurysms. Before returning to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady as Chair of the Department of Neurosciences and Chief of Neurosurgery, he previously worked and taught as an attending neurosurgeon at Albany Medical Center Hospital and most recently cared for patients at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
“My experiences at Albany Med and at Geisinger were fantastic,” said Dr. Spurgas. “But, returning to Ellis was an opportunity to come home to friends and family.”
His days start early and are filled with seeing patients in the hospital, in the office or performing surgery. He’s often called to the emergency room for consultations and attends frequent meetings. Even with a hectic schedule and after years in practice, it’s important for him to fully prepare himself for each patient.
“I reflect on every surgery and walk myself through the steps before every case,” he said. “That helps to ensure positive outcomes.”
Those positive outcomes have become much easier to come by thanks to today’s technology, which Dr. Spurgas said has evolved dramatically since he started. When he began, there was no such thing as a CT scan or an MRI machine. Instead, diagnosis consisted of a combination of detecting variations in blood vessel position and clinical diagnostic skills. Now, he is able to make a diagnosis in minutes and remove tumors with precision.
“The outcomes are markedly improved and the surgery is safer.”
Dr. Spurges’ philosophy is to be as open, friendly and compassionate as possible to his patients and listen to all of their concerns. He performs mainly spine surgeries and said the toughest cases involve the brain.
“While the surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor can be technically perfect, and we do everything we possibly can, often the nature of the disease precludes a long-term positive outcome for the patient,” said Dr. Spurgas.
While reflecting back on previous cases, he said his most memorable patient was a young man who nearly died in a skiing accident. The man suffered a severe head injury and blood clot in the brain.
“Emergency surgery saved his life. He is now a successful businessman and we keep in touch regularly.”
In his spare time outside of the operating room, Dr. Spurgas is active with the Saratoga Auto Museum and restores old Jaguars; something he has enjoyed doing since high school.
“I am fascinated by mechanical components,” he said. “The early cars were made with pride and craftsman signed their work. I’m just trying to continue the life of these beautiful machines.”
He has also practiced falconry for 30 years. The sport involves the use of trained birds of prey to hunt or pursue game. He said he grew up hunting and finds it exciting to interact with falcons and hawks in what they do naturally.
These hobbies provide some release for him, and despite the long and busy days, he isn’t thinking about switching careers any time soon.
“There is always something new to be learned,” he said. “I feel blessed to be able to enjoy my profession.”
— Ciara McCann
Dr. Sophia Socaris, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine
Albany Medical Center
Undergraduate Degree: UAlbany
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center, Upstate Medical Center
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center
It’s 8pm on a Thursday night and Dr. Sophia Socaris is just getting home. While trying to catch up on her personal life and return phone calls, she finds herself hanging up abruptly. The hospital–the place she just left — is paging her and she has five minutes to call back. Time is crucial, because every second counts when you’re a patient in the Intensive Care Unit.
Dr. Socaris has been running the ICU at Albany Medical Center since 1992. She cares for all of the trauma patients, general surgery patients, neurosurgical, obstetrical, orthopedic and thoracic. Her staff cares for approximately 1,300 patients a year.
“It shows the volume of patients. Albany Med is a regional hospital. We have a lot of patients who travel from all over, including Utica, Kingston, Western Massachusetts and Vermont,” she said. And she’s proud to point out that, “Ninety percent of our patients survive and do well.”
In her early days as a medical student at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, Dr. Socaris did her training in Internal Medicine. It was while doing her residency at Albany Med, that she realized she didn’t enjoy out-patient medicine.
“I gravitated toward sicker patients,” she said.
completing a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Albany Med she went on to work in the ICU at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Dr. Socaris returned to Albany Med in 1988 and in 1992 was named Physician Manager of the Surgical ICU.
In her time managing the ICU, she has experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows.
“We have someone come in near death and we’re able to treat them and they get better and they leave the ICU and it’s amazing to know you not only saved a person, but have forever affected their life.”
During the low points, the strength of her staff shines through. “The ICU is a team. It’s a family and just like any family, we support each other. We celebrate our successes and mourn our losses and go on to the next day to help the next person.”
Because the patients Dr. Socaris treats are critically ill, a lot of time is spent caring for them, and strong bonds are developed. One patient she’ll never forget is a new mother who was admitted right after complications from her delivery.
“Her husband was at her bedside every day along with the staff and team of physicians. I remember us all standing at her bedside not knowing if she was going to survive, asking each other, ‘What else can we do?’ ‘How can we get her through this?'” Thankfully, the woman made it and her son grew up. “It’s that example, the bond you have with families, that makes you really become one.”
When Dr. Socaris is not in the trenches of Albany Med’s ICU, you can usually find her at her family’s restaurant, Athos, on Western Avenue in Guilderland.
“The restaurant is great because so many people I meet over the years – families, patients – I see in the restaurant.”
Her husband, George Danes, runs the restaurant, but helping him out provides Dr. Socaris a good outlet. She said there is a link between her work in the ICU and Athos.
“They’re similar; leading teams of people to achieve a certain goal.”
— Marci Natale
Dr. Anthony Malone M.D.
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
CapitalCare Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Latham
Undergraduate degree: Trinity College
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center
Having a child is a joyous, monumental occasion. But while we all hope for a healthy baby who achieves all of the development milestones, that’s not always the case. When a problem arises with your child, Dr. Anthony Malone, MD, is the area specialist to seek out.
With over 30 years of experience in the field of pediatrics and developmental disabilities, Dr. Malone is the co-founder of CapitalCare Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics in Latham (a second office is located in Clifton Park) and serves as Clinical Associate Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Albany Medical College. His practice serves about 3,500 children a year and is growing.
“We are a diagnostic center. Our clinicians help parents understand what the underlying problem is and the mechanisms for it to have developed,” he said.
Dr. Malone became interested in this field during college when he worked at a camp for special needs children and felt an instant pull. Today, he prefers to see children under age six; older children are seen in the Clifton Park office.
Dr. Malone’s office does not treat patients directly, however. Instead, they evaluate and diagnosis their patients, referring those with developmental disabilities to therapists and educators throughout the public systems, such as Early Intervention and pre-school services of local school districts. If needed, they will also refer patients to mental health professionals or other medical specialists.
“We have children who are referred here from as far north as Canada, Utica and Westchester for any concerns about [their child’s] development,” he said. “Our philosophy is to find things early to help take care of them and help parents find the right resources.”
Patients range in age from newborn to adolescent and may suffer from a cognitive or learning disability, genetic disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or language and speech delay. Patients may also present with hearing and vision impairment, sensory issues and – the number one concern for parents right now – autism.
Dr. Malone and his team also see babies who graduate from the Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Albany Medical Center and St. Peter’s Hospital for any concerns that may occur in their early years of life. Additionally, his team offers parents of domestic or international adoption an opportunity for developmental assessment, as well as support for planning and intervention for all developmental and emotional needs.
Besides treatment resources, they also refer parents to local help groups such as Parent to Parent, the Center for Autism and AIM High. And, they provide parents with resources for reading and are willing to meet frequently with them to review concerns or questions.
Whatever the case, CapitalCare Developmental Behavioral-Pediatrics will allay unfounded anxieties while paying special heed to those suffering from an identifiable disability. Not that the lay person can always tell the difference. Many parents, for example, will express anxiety about their child’s perceived difficulty in communicating without realizing that the use of sign language in lieu of verbal communication is not as medically disconcerting as a complete lack of communication. “If they’re [the child] is using sign language, that’s okay. If they’re not talking, that’s a concern,” he said.
The presence of symptoms don’t always signify a serious problem though.
According to Dr. Malone, a child who is developing properly is one who has the drive to learn, is always ready for the next step and has a strong interest in understanding social skills.
In the end, though, the number one advice Dr. Malone can offer parents is to trust their instincts.
“Parents have very a good ability to understand when something is not going right.”
— Mary Beth Galarneau
Dr. David Foyt, M.D.
Otolaryngology/Neurotology
Capital Region Ear Institute
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology/Neurotology)
Albany Medical Center
Undergraduate degree: Columbia College
Medical School: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Doctor of Medicine
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: House Ear Institute Inc. (House Ear Clinic)
As a child growing up in the Bronx, Dr. David Foyt often heard stories about his grandfather, a doctor in rural Czechoslovakia during WWII (now the Czech Republic). It was those stories that inspired him to go into medicine.
“My grandfather was an old school general practitioner who did everything from delivering babies to treating heart disease in elderly patients and rarely got paid with anything more than a chicken or a few sides of ham.”
Dr. Foyt decided to specialize in Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat medicine) and Neurotology because he has always been good with very small things and finds the anatomy of the ear to be “beautiful anatomy.”
After attending Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, he did his fellowship at the House Ear Institute Inc. (House Ear Clinic) in Los Angeles, CA, where he recalls the unforgettable experience of doing cochlear implants on an entire deaf family and activating them all on the same day.
“It was really pretty hilarious and very loud and a total zoo. We have several families here in the Albany area where we have implanted multiple family members, but never everybody at once!”
Following his fellowship, Dr. Foyt came to Albany. His practice at the Capital Region Ear Institute is made up of about half children and half adults and approximately half of all those patients come from the Albany area; the rest travel from areas such as Canada, Westchester, Syracuse and Vermont.
Much of what he does in his practice is the treatment of hearing loss, facial nerve disorders, balance and dizziness disorders and cochlear implantation. Since restoring hearing is one of the things he does, it often drives him nuts to see construction workers operating jack hammers.
“They’re putting 120 decibels of sound into their ears.”
Oftentimes, he’ll try to get their attention, which usually elicits a response along the lines of, ‘Who’s the crazy guy yelling at me?’ It’s a different story at home though, where he’ll tell his daughter that if he can hear the music through her earphones, it’s too loud and to turn it down; advice he offers to everyone.
Of the many causes of hearing loss, presbycusis is the most common and is age-related. He has recently seen an increase in treating military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers are supposed to wear hearing protection when they are shooting or in blast zones, but then they can’t hear their partner, creating an even greater problem. Some of them come home and may have ringing in the ears and differing degrees of hearing loss. To treat some of these patients, he uses physical therapy and other treatments like injecting steroids into the ear to restore hearing.
A multidisciplinary subspecialty clinic for acoustic neuroma (non cancerous growth) and skull base tumors is headed by Dr. Foyt along with two other local doctors, Dr. Alan Boulous and Dr. Duncan Savage. Every Thursday, in conjunction with Albany Medical Center, Dr. Foyt sees patients in the morning for evaluation and then the patients are referred to see either Dr. Boulous at Albany Medical Center or Dr. Savage at St. Peter’s Hospital for further evaluation and diagnoses if required. The advantage of the clinic is that many patients can be seen on one day as opposed to having to travel back and forth from their hometowns over time to see each of the doctors.
Dr. Foyt is one of about 250 doctors worldwide who are board certified in neurotology and skull base tumors, with approximately only 100 of those doctors being in the United States.
According to him, there is an increase in the number of skull base tumors, mainly because they are picked up more by MRI’s. They are benign, and slow to grow, but are destructive. Tumors of this kind can affect many functions, including swallowing.
For treatment, they use the Novalis system (stereotactic radiotherapy) at St. Peter’s Hospital. “It’s a more precise treatment without affecting other body parts,” he said.
Of the research that’s happening in his field, Dr. Foyt said that electronics for cochlear implants (to restore hearing) have made huge jumps in technology. For example, a patient that may not have been helped by the implants five years ago is now able to be treated given the advances.
When asked what kind of research is on the horizon in his field, he said, “Stem cell research. Isolating the stem cells and teaching them [how to become hearing cells] is very exciting.”
Between his practice, the clinic and family life, it’s hard to believe he has time for anything else, but he does. Five years ago he founded and sits on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Hearing Foundation (CHF), a not-for-profit organization which donates cochlear implants to children who need them. They’re currently planning their first trip out of the country to Napal.
The most rewarding part of his specialty, he said, is being able to restore a sense to somebody. “When I see a smile on a child’s face who is hearing for the first time and that child looks up and gets a smile from mom…that’s the best part.”
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Addiction Medicine
John Melbourne
Conifer Park
79 Glen Ridge Road
Glenville, NY 12302
Phone: 518-399-6446
Allergy and Immunology
James M. DeMasi
Four Executive Park Drive
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-437-1890
Allergy and Immunology
Thomas Flaim
Certified Allergy and Asthma Consultants
Eight Southwoods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-434-1446
Allergy and Immunology
Scott L. Osur
Certified Allergy and Asthma Consultants
Eight Southwoods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12211
Phone: 518-434-1446
Anesthesiology
Paul C. Chalmers
Anesthesia Group of Albany
1450 Western Avenue, Suite 102
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-463-0050
Anesthesiology
Cheryl A. De Simone
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
Elliott S. Greene
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
Anthony O’Leary
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
Kevin Wilson Roberts
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
Michael R. L. Sandison
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
Farhan Mohinddin Sheikh
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Anesthesiology
David L. Trickey
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Cardiovascular Disease
Steven Arthur Fein
Albany Medical Center
Division of Cardiology
Physicians Pavilion, Second Floor
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5076
Cardiovascular Disease
Edward Francis Philbin
Albany Medical Center
Division of Cardiology
Physicians Pavilion, Second Floor
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5076
Cardiovascular Disease
Joseph D. Sacco
Albany Medical Center
Division of Cardiology
Physicians Pavilion, Second Floor
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5076
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Samuel Feldman
Capital District Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates
Five Palisades Drive, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-438-2776
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Edward Lee
Albany Medical Center
Department of Surgery
47 New Scotland Avenue, Floor A2
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-0940
Critical Care Medicine
Gary L. Bernardini
Albany Medical Center
Neurosciences Institute
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5226
Critical Care Medicine
Scott Bradley Groudine
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-8505
Critical Care Medicine
David S. Palat
Pulmonary and Critical Care Services
Five Palisades Drive, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-438-4496
Critical Care Medicine
Sophia Socaris
Albany Medical Center
Department of Surgery
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5963
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Robert S. Busch
The Endocrine Group
1365 Washington Avenue, Suite 300
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-4704
Family Medicine
Sharon Ann Alger-Mayer
215 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-452-3028
Family Medicine
Denis E. Chagnon
Latham Medical Group
713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Suite 224
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-785-5881
Family Medicine
Rebecca Lynne Elliott
Greenville Family Health Center
20 Bryants Country Square
Greenville, NY 12083
Phone: 518-966-8786
Family Medicine
Gerald Hausler
Center for Family Practice
Eight Century Hill Drive
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-783-7173
Family Medicine
Brian J. Izzo
Saratoga Family Physicians
3044 Route 50
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 518-886-5800
Family Medicine
Neil C. Mitnick
Community Care Physicians
Albany Family Practice Group
Two Clara Barton Drive, Suite 201
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-207-2273
Gastroenterology
Catherine Bartholomew
Albany Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5276
Gastroenterology
Richard MacDermott
Albany Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5276
Gastroenterology
Howard Malamood
Saratoga Schenectady Gastroenterology Associates
848 Route 50
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
Phone: 518-831-1500
Gastroenterology
Seth Richter
Albany Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5276
Hand Surgery
Richard Uhl
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Hand Surgery
Richard R. Whipple
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Infectious Disease
Sarah L. Elmendorf
Upstate Infectious Disease Associates
567 New Scotland Avenue, Suite One
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-435-0662
Infectious Disease
Douglas G. Fish
Albany Medical College
Department of Infectious Disease
66 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4439
Infectious Disease
Susan Hadley
Bassett Healthcare
Division of Infectious Diseases
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-3390
Infectious Disease
Charles Kutler
Medical Associates of the Hudson Valley
Kingston Health Pavilion
360 Washington Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-338-7140
Infectious Disease
Alan M. Sanders
Upstate Infectious Disease Associates
567 New Scotland Avenue, Suite One
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-435-0662
Infectious Disease
Raymond Patrick Smith
Albany VA Medical Center
Division of Infectious Diseases
113 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-626-5000
Internal Medicine
Jill Marie Abelseth
The Endocrine Group
1365 Washington Avenue, Suite 300
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-4704
Internal Medicine
Sharon Ann Alger-Mayer
215 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-452-3028
Internal Medicine
Jill Braverman-Panza
1375 Washington Avenue, Suite 202
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-482-0007
Internal Medicine
Carol Jean Burgess
Prime Care Physicians
1444 Western Avenue, Suite B1
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-458-2611
Internal Medicine
William J. Caramore
Albany Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
One Pinnacle Place
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-262-5735
Internal Medicine
Kevin Costello
Albany Medical Center
Hospitalist Program
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-6281
Internal Medicine
Mary Ellen Drislane
Prime Care Physicians
Four Palisades Drive, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-446-9545
Internal Medicine
Joanne Marie Fogarty
Newtonville Pediatrics
564 New Loudon Road
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-783-1445
Internal Medicine
Carmen Giuliano
One Pinnacle Place, Suite One
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-489-1109
Internal Medicine
Robert M. Kelleher
319 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 206
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-489-8493
Internal Medicine
Josephine Lee
Albany Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
One Pinnacle Place
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-262-5735
Internal Medicine
Jeffrey Perkins
1873 Western Avenue, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-690-0171
Internal Medicine
Laura E. Pica
Prime Care Physicians
Three Normanskill Boulevard
Delmar, NY 12054
Phone: 518-478-0948
Internal Medicine
Mary E. Rappazzo
Prime Care Physicians
Four Palisades Drive, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-446-9545
Internal Medicine
John D. Rosenberger
Albany Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
One Pinnacle Place
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-262-5735
Internal Medicine
Alwin Steinmann
Albany Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
One Pinnacle Place
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-262-5735
Internal Medicine
Stefan A. Swicker
Prime Care Physicians
1444 Western Avenue, Suite D
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-452-0587
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Harry G. Dunn
New York Oncology and Hematology
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-6696
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Michael Kolodziej
New York Oncology and Hematology
400 Patroon Creek Boulevard, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-0044
Neurological Surgery
Paul E. Spurgas
Ellis Neurosurgery
Medical Arts Building, Suite 204
1201 Nott Street, Suite 204
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: 518-243-1876
Neurology
Charles Evan Argoff
Albany Medical Center
Neurosciences Institute
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5226
Neurology
Gary L. Bernardini
Albany Medical Center
Neurosciences Institute
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5226
Neurology
Fabio Danisi
Kingston Neurological Associates
365 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-331-5165
Neurology
Alfred T. Frontera
Kingston Neurological Associates
365 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-331-5165
Neurology
Eric S. Molho
Albany Medical Center
Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-6611
Neurology
Anthony Ritaccio
Albany Medical Center
Neurosciences Institute
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5226
Neurology
Susan A. Weaver
New York Oncology and Hematology
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-6696
Neurology
Earl A. Zimmerman
Albany Medical Center
Department of Neurology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-0800
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cheryl Burack
62 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12209
Phone: 518-465-3318
Obstetrics and Gynecology
William Bruce Clark
585 New Loudon Road
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-783-1472
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Robert Dropkin
Six Executive Park Drive
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-489-7439
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eileen E. Joyce
Upstate ObGyn Associates
1365 Washington Avenue, Suite 201
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-4446
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Camille Kanaan
Albany Medical Center
Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5100
Ophthalmology
Gregory B. Krohel
Northeast Eye Center
2200 Burdett Avenue, Suite 206
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518-271-6293
Ophthalmology
Dale R. Meyer
Lions Eye Institute
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
1220 New Scotland Road, Suite 302
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-533-6540
Ophthalmology
Robert A. Schumer
Eye Associates
500 Aaron Court
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-331-0711
Ophthalmology
Steven Simmons
Glaucoma Consultants
1240 New Scotland Road, Suite 201
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-475-7300
Ophthalmology
George O. Stasior
Albany Eye Physicians
One Penny Lane
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-220-1400
Orthopaedic Surgery
R. Maxwell Alley
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Allen Laurence Carl
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Robert Cheney
Capital Region Spine
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-618-1111
Orthopaedic Surgery
John Czajka
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Shankar P. Das
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Marc David Fuchs
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Robert Hedderman
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Paul P. Hospodar
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
John Herbert Kavanaugh
Northeast Orthopaedics
Everett Road Health Park
121 Everett Road, First Floor
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-453-9088
Orthopaedic Surgery
Jeffrey Lozman
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Daniel Thomas Phelan
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Jon T. Toussaint
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Orthopaedic Surgery
Richard Uhl
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Otolaryngology/Neurotology
David Foyt
Capital Region Ear Institute
1220 New Scotland Road, Suite 301
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-439-4326
Otolaryngology
Steven M. Parnes
Albany Medical Center
University ENT of Northeastern New York
35 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5575
Otolaryngology
William J. Richtsmeier
Bassett Healthcare
Department of Otolaryngology
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-3060
Otolaryngology
Stanley M. Shapshay
Albany Medical Center
University ENT of Northeastern New York
35 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5575
Otolaryngology
Aaron Sher
St. Peter’s Sleep Center
Pine West Plaza Building One
Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-464-9999
Pathology
J. Andrew Carlson
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pathology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5454
Pathology
Timothy Jennings
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pathology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5454
Pathology
Tipu Nazeer
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pathology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5454
Pathology
Jeffrey S. Ross
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pathology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5471
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Thomas Flaim
Certified Allergy and Asthma Consultants
Eight Southwoods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-434-1446
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Anica Crnkovic
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Melissa Anne Ehlers
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Cindy Weiss Hughes
Anesthesia Group of Albany
1450 Western Avenue, Suite 102
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-463-0050
Pediatric Cardiology
Steven A. Kamenir
Capital District Pediatric Cardiology Associates
319 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 203
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-489-3292
Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Anica Crnkovic
Albany Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-4300
Pediatric Critical Care
Javier L. Sanchez
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Critical Care
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5127
Pediatric Critical Care
Raymond F. Walsh
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Critical Care
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5127
Pediatric Dermatology
Steven D. Resnick
Bassett Healthcare
Division of Dermatology
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-3300
Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Problems
Anthony Malone
Developmental Pediatrics
Crossroad Center Plaza
7B Johnson Road
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-782-7733
Pediatric Endocrinology
Linda M. Riddick
Albany Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5723
Pediatric Gastroenterology
James Betzhold
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-8831
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Jennifer M. Pearce
Albany Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
47 New Scotland Avenue, Suite A502
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5513
Pediatric Ophthalmology
John W. Simon
Lions Eye Institute
Children’s Medical Eye Consultants
1220 New Scotland Road, Suite 202
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-533-6502
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Jitka Ludmila Zobal-Ratner
Lions Eye Institute
Children’s Medical Eye Consultants
1220 New Scotland Road, Suite 202
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Phone: 518-533-6502
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Allen Laurence Carl
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Richard Uhl
Capital Region Orthopaedic Group
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Pediatric Radiology
Barbara Dangman
Albany Medical Center
Department of Radiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3402
Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
David Albert Clark
Albany Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5333
Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Marilyn Fisher
Albany Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5421
Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Michael Joseph Horgan
Albany Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5421
Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Joaquim M. B. Pinheiro
Albany Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5421
Pediatric Urology
Barry Allan Kogan
Urological Institute of Northeastern New York
South Clinical Campus
23 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3341
Pediatrics/General
Joanne Marie Fogarty
Newtonville Pediatrics
564 New Loudon Road
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-783-1445
Pediatrics/General
Bradley A. Ford
CapitalCare Pediatrics Guilderland
3732 Carman Road
Schenectady, NY 12303
Phone: 518-356-4132
Pediatrics/General
Robert Theodore Giombetti
208 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
Phone: 518-439-5611
Pediatrics/General
Constance L. Glasgow
CapitalCare Pediatrics Clifton Park
942A Route 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: 518-371-8000
Pediatrics/General
Douglas P. Larsen
103 Great Oaks Boulevard
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-464-1392
Pediatrics/General
Judith A. Lucas
Albany Medical Center
General Pediatric Group
One Clara Barton Drive
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5588
Pediatrics/General
Kallanna Manjunath
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Services
Department of Pediatrics
920 Lark Drive
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-465-4771
Pediatrics/General
Edward M. Sessa
CapitalCare Pediatrics Schenectady
700 McClellan Street
Schenectady, NY 12304
Phone: 518-372-5637
Pediatrics/General
Michael P. Sonnekalb
CapitalCare Pediatrics Guilderland
3732 Carman Road
Schenectady, NY 12303
Phone: 518-356-4132
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Andrew Dubin
Capital Region Spine
The Bone and Joint Center
1367 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-2666
Plastic Surgery
James L. Dolph
Albany Medical Center
Department of Plastic Surgery
25 Hackett Boulevard, Second Floor
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-2229
Plastic Surgery
Debbie A. Kennedy
Albany Plastic Surgeons
Four Executive Park Drive
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-438-1434
Plastic Surgery
Joshua A. King
Albany Plastic Surgeons
Four Executive Park Drive
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-438-1434
Psychiatry
William N. (Bick) Wanck
401 Geyser Road
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 518-583-3035
Pulmonary Medicine
David S. Palat
Pulmonary and Critical Care Services
Five Palisades Drive, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-438-4496
Radiation Oncology
Duncan E. Savage
St. Peters Hospital
Department of Radiation Oncology
317 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-525-1404
Radiology
Frederick A. Eames
Albany Medical Center
Department of Radiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3277
Radiology
William A. Wagle
Albany Medical Center
Department of Radiology
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3277
Radiology
Gary W. Wood
Ellis Hospital
Department of Radiology
1101 Nott Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: 518-243-4311
Rheumatology
Betty R. Fuchs
713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Suite 224
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-213-0410
Rheumatology
Joel M. Kremer
Center for Rheumatology
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-4471
Rheumatology
Donald Raddatz
Bassett Healthcare
Division of Rheumatology
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-3300
Rheumatology
Lee S. Shapiro
Center for Rheumatology
1367 Washington Avenue, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: 518-489-4471
Surgery
David Conti
Albany Medical Center
Department of Surgery
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5614
Surgical Oncology
Ankesh Nigam
Albany Medical Center
Department of Surgery
47 New Scotland Avenue, Floor A2
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-0940
Thoracic Surgery
Edward V. Bennett
Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons
319 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 110
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-525-2525
Thoracic Surgery
Lewis W. Britton III
Albany Medical Center
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
43 New Scotland Avenue, Suite A203
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-9777
Thoracic Surgery
Harry J. DePan
Albany Medical Center
Department of Surgery
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-9777
Thoracic Surgery
Karen McGinnis
Bassett Healthcare
Department of Surgery
One Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-6784
Thoracic Surgery
Stuart James Miller, Jr.
Albany Medical Center
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
43 New Scotland Avenue, Suite A203
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-9777
Thoracic Surgery
Javid Saifi
Albany Cardiothoracic Surgeons
319 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 110
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-525-2525
Urology
Daniel J. Finn
Capitol Region Urologic Surgeons
319 South Manning Boulevard, Suite 106
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-438-1019
Urology
Hugh A. G. Fisher
Urological Institute of Northeastern New York
South Clinical Campus
23 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3341
Urology
Ronald P. Kaufman, Jr.
Urological Institute of Northeastern New York
South Clinical Campus
23 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-3341
Urology
Paul Pietrow
Hudson Valley Urology
111 Mary’s Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-339-4900
Vascular Surgery
Benjamin Chang
Albany Medical Center
The Vascular Group
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5640
Vascular Surgery
Ralph Clement Darling III
Albany Medical Center
The Vascular Group
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5640
Vascular Surgery
Dhiraj Shah
Albany Medical Center
Vascular Institute
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5640
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