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2015 ANNUAL REPORT

In 2015, we opened 10 new multispecialty

centers, increasing our community

locations to nearly 40.

We also launched a fourth EmUrgentCare

center, with more planned in the future.

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2015 ANNUAL REPORT

ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER 1

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JAMES J. BARBAPRESIDENT AND CEO

ROBERT T. CUSHINGCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The year 2015 proved to be distinct, unique and exhilarating

at Albany Medical Center. We grew in new and unprecedented ways. We expanded our workforce and our reach

by moving from a discreet “center” on New Scotland Avenue to a “health care system.”

We embraced new ideas, a new management structure and new programs – all as

we reaffirmed our longstanding bedrock commitment to patient care of the highest

quality, to the finest medical education and, through research, to making important

biomedical discoveries.

In fact, while a year of change as well as continued commitment to our tri-partite

mission unfolded, it marked the culmination of years of study, debate and planning by

our Board of Directors and Leadership Team.

We supported this change by introducing the first major management reorganization

in 20 years, allowing us to focus on managing and growing strategic affiliations and

bringing our specialists and their expertise closer to where our patients live.

As an institution, we acknowledged that we are no longer Albany Medical Center on one

campus, but rather a system through affiliations and planned affiliations with physicians,

Columbia Memorial Hospital and Saratoga Hospital, and an increasing number of off-site

locations, numbering nearly 40 as the year closed.

We cared for a record number of patients and their families with an increasing number coming to us as transfers

from other area hospitals lacking the skills or capacity to treat them. We continued our focus on improving the

patient experience, with significant momentum.

With its academic mission, our Medical College remained intrinsic to our very being as an institution. It allowed

us to deliver a higher level of care for our patients while graduating top-notch practitioners and researchers and

to produce scientific research that benefits our region – and beyond.

With the official opening of our BACC (Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center), we embraced

new thinking and a new enterprise, where entrepreneurs, inventors, business professionals, students and

others can leverage the knowledge and talents of our physicians, researchers and academics to explore and

commercialize health care innovation.


The Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center grew its usage significantly and offered new

programs in pharmacy, nursing and medicine.

And despite a shrinking national pool of research dollars, the last four months of 2015, especially,

showed some hopeful signs, with researchers awarded $9 million in grants for important work on

Alzheimer’s disease, hepatitis, epilepsy and more.

It was an exciting year for health care in general, especially as we continued to strive for an even

greater impact on the health of our region. Through New York State’s DSRIP Program (Delivery System

Reform Incentive Payment), we have developed, and are leading, a robust network of organizations from

throughout our region, working to improve not just episodic health incidents, but also the health and

well-being of the larger population.

In our Albany neighborhood, the Park South redevelopment continued to rise and reshape our end of

the New Scotland corridor and discussion has begun about a new pediatric emergency department,

leveraging the work of our Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital.

Our community presence continued to expand with new ideas fostering new partnerships and

innovative programs. And we continued to greatly appreciate the support and commitment of the

community through the generous philanthropy of individuals, corporations and foundations, especially

as we concluded our Lifeline capital campaign in 2015 surpassing our goal and raising an astonishing

$149.3 million.

Clearly, we are in the midst of a period of robust and extraordinary growth and expansion, and we firmly

believe Albany Medical Center is positioned for the changes to come in delivering health care – and for

providing the residents of our region with the health care they expect – and deserve – at the right time

and in the right place.

Our 2015 experience stands witness.

James J. Barba Robert T. Cushing

President and CEO Chairman of the Board of Directors


PATIENT CARE


“I don’t recall ever opening my

eyes and not having a family

member or one of my nurses

standing by me. We have only

the best things to say about

the nursing staff as well as the

doctors.”

Ralph Erenzo, Gardiner, Ulster County, trauma patient


An outward expansion that began

in the early 2000s with physician

satellite offices and tentative

affiliations planned over several

years grew substantially in 2015 to

a visible network of services up and

down I-87 and westward along the

Mohawk River.

In response to the rapidly evolving

health care environment and an

ever-growing demand for our

services, 2015 was the year we

transformed into a “health care

system.” We became more than

a health center on one campus,

continuing to increase the number

of off-site locations to nearly 40

in nine counties, including Albany

Med urgent/emergent care in five

communities; in addition, we formed

important new affiliations with 25

community physicians and we

finalized an affiliation with Columbia

Memorial Hospital and announced

the intent for another affiliation with

Saratoga Hospital.

These strategic affiliations are leading

to a health system that will build

on our respective strengths and

enhance the access to our brand

of care for patients throughout

the region.

By bringing our specialists closer

to where our patients live and by

providing them with expertise in

every aspect of medicine, we have

and will continue to make it easier

for patients to access Albany Med’s

unique range of services and top-

level providers.

At our main Hospital in Albany, the

patient base continued on an upward

trajectory, with a 22 percent growth in

patients from 2010 to 2015. In 2015,

an unprecedented 11,606 patients

were transferred to Albany Med

from community hospitals and other

health care facilities.

Expanding for our patients: 2015 was the year it all came together.


In 2015, Albany Medical Center announced its first major

management reorganization in 20 years. According to Albany

Med President and CEO Jim Barba, the structure is future-

focused to meet the needs of our patients as we continue

to grow and change and as the health care environment

continues to evolve.

All affiliations with physicians, hospitals and other aligned organizations are being

managed – and grown – by Steven Frisch, MD, who is now senior executive vice

president for the Integrated Delivery System. For the first time ever, all patient

care delivery is aligned and integrated in the same part of our organization under

one leader, Dean Vincent Verdile, MD, ’84, who serves as senior executive vice

president for System Care Delivery, as well as The Lynne and Mark Groban, MD

’67 Distinguished Dean. Ferdinand Venditti Jr., MD, now serves as executive vice

president for System Care Delivery and serves as Hospital general director.

They spoke about the momentous changes happening as health care evolves.

In their own words

Q&A

Vincent Verdile, MD, ‘84, Steven

Frisch, MD, and Ferdinand

Venditti, MD


In their own words

Why has Albany Med been able to successfully expand into the community and substantially increase our number of partners and affiliates?

Dr. Frisch: The story’s foundation is the change in

our physician faculty. Going back 30 years, our faculty

physicians had a skillset similar to doctors practicing

in the community. The only difference was the type of

patient we saw – those with more complex conditions.

What we’re seeing today at Albany Med and other

academic medical centers is that medical specialties

have splintered into clearly defined sub-divisions in every

discipline. So, a cardiologist is not just a cardiologist,

but an electrophysiologist or a heart failure specialist.

Whereas we used to employ general neurosurgeons

who covered the gamut of conditions, today we have the

neurosurgeon who is a tumor specialist, the electrical

implant specialist, the minimally invasive specialist, etc.

Dr. Venditti: That means we are providing services that

community hospitals and physician groups are finding

increasingly hard to deliver. A smaller hospital at one

time could recruit one orthopaedist to cover the broad

waterfront and take care of the people in its town. That

doesn’t work today because the town’s population is not

looking for an orthopaedist anymore; they are looking

for a hand specialist, a shoulder expert, a spine surgeon.

Community hospitals just can’t support five physicians

where they used to employ one. We can.

Dr. Frisch: So our ability to hire these specialists and

our community affiliates’ challenge to hire them is a key

to us working together in a complementary fashion. We

can build programs for our community where we fill out

the top of the pyramid with these specialists, and our

community affiliates help fill the base of the pyramid with

primary care, the specialties they can support, urgent

care and other ancillary services in locations throughout

the region.

How is this beneficial for patients?

Dr. Frisch: When the Columbia Memorial affiliation was

announced, almost immediately they saw an increase in

volume and demand. We are seeing physicians applying

for jobs there because there is now a sense of security in

the larger program. So I think those are some of the short-

term gains. Over the course of time, we’re going to see

more and more of our providers partnering with Columbia

Memorial doctors to provide clinical services there.

I think the affiliations help us with “population health,”

a nationwide focus on improving the health of an entire

population. Conceptually, we were an apex provider for 25

counties. Now we have the connectors, if you will; we’ve

created linkages to fill in the gaps. This is about engaging

with people in a population health way, by distributing

the faculty practice closer to home. At the same time,

we’re trying to sell our high-end services at a distance.

We believe we can compete with New York City hospitals

by positioning ourselves in the lower Hudson Valley

and convincing referring physicians that we are equally

capable of treating their patients with similar outcomes at

a lower price.

Dr. Verdile: One of the leverage points that we have in

helping hospitals like Columbia Memorial and Saratoga is

that we are a medical school – not only because it gives

community physicians access to faculty appointments

in the College, but because our medical school and

residency program still turn out more than 40 percent

of the doctors practicing in our region, and we can

hopefully help our physician partners grow their physician

compliment using this as the anchor.

What opportunities does this open up for attracting doctors to our region?

Dr. Verdile: Saratoga Hospital and Columbia Memorial

are eager to have our residents and students train in their

facilities. The long game advantage to that is that if students

or residents go to Columbia Memorial, enjoy the experience

and build positive relationships, they may decide to take

a job there, which benefits our entire community. It does


work; we recently sent one year’s worth of students for

their third-year clerkship to the Guthrie Robert Packer

Hospital in Sayre, Penn., and didn’t a student match there

this year for her surgical residency? This student probably

wouldn’t have known about Guthrie otherwise. The same

thing can happen in Saratoga or Columbia County.

Medical centers across the nation have been moving toward the “system” model. What was the impetus for Albany Med to move in that direction?

Dr. Frisch: In terms of partnerships and affiliations, we

were waiting for the right partners at the right time. We

had the opportunity to do what many others are doing,

that is partnering with distressed institutions, but we set

our goal to build a network of strong players. And so we

held out and didn’t get distracted. Columbia Memorial and

Saratoga are healthy players, and we felt that the coming

together of healthy players was the best path forward.

Dr. Verdile: I think you could say that while the bloom

came on the rose in 2015, our physician expansion

initiative has been in our strategic plan for many years. I

think we can say 2015 was a great expansion year, but the

Board of Directors had already laid out the plan and put

money behind the cost of opening urgent care sites and

new physician offices.

Why have our off-site physician offices been successful?

Dr. Venditti: A lot of thought went into choosing

the right places to expand into, not just

the geographic location, but we’ve

concentrated on placing our physicians

with the right specialties in conjunction

with community providers. For instance,

we have located specialists to areas

where groups like CapitalCare and

Community Care already have primary

care providers to create a synergy that

works for us and our partners, and

the patients who have better access to

services. This is proving to be incredibly successful, and

we are now seeing thousands of patients at our faculty

physician off-site offices every month.

Dr. Verdile: I think patients like having the choice of

where to go, and our doctors are finding the off-sites to

be efficient clinical operations. We’re even seeing patients

who live right here in Albany going to Malta to see a

neurosurgeon; it’s a nice drive, it’s easy to park and the

patients have chosen to go there.

What challenges lie ahead?

Dr. Frisch: As we look to eventually consolidate our

services in various locations, we need to consider how

much travel people will tolerate considering how spread

out we are in the region. One thought would be to keep

the types of services that people need frequently closer to

home and have the “once-in-a-lifetime” services in Albany.

The affiliations create a whole new framework to figure all

this out. It’s an exciting time.


“ I've never met such caring and compassionate

people who were amazing at the work they

did – and do – on a daily basis. They could have

easily treated me as just another number, but

they treated me as a person who mattered.”

– Mary Carey, Stuyvesant, Columbia County, neurosurgery patient

PATIENT CARE: EXPANDING TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY’S NEEDS

In 2015....

471

11,606Patients transferred from other hospitals and health care facilities (83 percent increase in 7 years)

4 EmUrgentCare facilities operated

by Albany Med to care for urgent

illnesses and injuries

Full-time physicians (up from 373 in 2012) to treat the people of the region

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471 Faculty Physicians

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76,000

Emergency Department visits

Increase in outpatient visits to the Albany Med Faculty Physicians Practice at Albany Med and off-site community offices (525,298 visits)

69%

40,382Inpatients treated, 22 percent growth in 5 years


Albany Med, Columbia Memorial Health Finalize Affiliation

In 2015, leaders from Albany Medical Center and

Columbia Memorial Health announced the finalization of

an affiliation between the two organizations that will yield

numerous benefits for the people of Columbia and Greene

counties. The agreement, which had been in development

for more than a year, was approved by the state Public

Health and Health Planning Council in October 2015,

allowing the full final adoption by both organizations.

This landmark affiliation is uniquely structured to enhance

the complementary strengths of both organizations and

enable a coordinated planning process that will identify

additional synergies and opportunities as they evolve.

Columbia Memorial Health President and CEO Jay Cahalan

said, “This affiliation is based on the tenets of cooperation,

collaboration and coordination, and we believe it will yield

enormous public benefit.”

Albany Med and Saratoga Hospital Plan Affiliation

In October 2015, Saratoga Hospital and Albany Medical

Center signed a letter of intent to affiliate, a significant

move that paved the way for a more comprehensive, cost-

effective and integrated health care system. The planned

collaboration builds on partnerships already in place,

such as the highly successful joint venture, Malta Med

Emergent Care, where physicians and medical teams from

Saratoga Hospital and Albany Med have been working

together since 2013. A collaboration launched in 2009

enhances stroke care by enabling real-time sharing of

diagnostic information.

“For over a century our goal has been to provide the

best possible medical care to residents of the Saratoga

region. Partnering with Albany Medical Center allows

us to continue elevating the level of care and offering

increasingly sophisticated diagnostic and treatment

procedures for our growing community,” said Saratoga

Hospital President and CEO Angelo Calbone.

HIGHLIGHTS in patient care



Park South Vision Takes Shape

The look of the Park South neighborhood surrounding

Albany Med’s main campus continued to evolve as

construction and demolition took shape into a new

medical office building, apartments and parking

garage on Myrtle and New Scotland avenues.

The move is part of a series of major initiatives

to revitalize the community surrounding the

Medical Center with new streetscapes, retail

opportunities and housing options.

Expanding Services and Partnerships in Schenectady County

Albany Med in 2015 announced plans

for the comprehensive Ambulatory

Care Center on Upper Union Street

in Niskayuna offering outpatient

surgery, endoscopy, urgent care,

laboratory services and access to

expert specialists in a wide range

of disciplines.

In addition to providing new offices

for Albany Med’s gastroenterologists

and general surgeons practicing in

Schenectady and Niskayuna, the

facility will also house an Albany

Med EmUrgentCare operated in

partnership with CapitalCare Medical

Group. This joint venture in urgent

care builds on prior partnerships

between the two groups.

Surgeons Collaborate on Cancer Care in Saratoga County

Fulfilling a goal of providing the

right services in the right settings,

with the right partners, eight Albany

Med surgeons and a psychiatrist

began seeing patients in the

building housing New York Oncology

Hematology’s new Clifton Park

Cancer Center. The facility, which

opened in May 2015, is the largest

and most comprehensive cancer

center in the area.

“We are honored to be enhancing

our long-term relationship with

NYOH,” said Steven Frisch, MD,

senior executive vice president for

the Integrated Delivery System.

“Albany Med physicians offer the

latest advances in medicine with

the collaborative approach needed

to provide the best options for

cancer patients. By working with

valued and leading community-

based providers, we strive to offer

patients access to superlative care in

convenient locations.”

Albany Med EmUrgentCare Opens in Colonie

Albany Med EmUrgentCare opened

its fourth facility in June 2015. The

center, located on Wolf Road in

Colonie, is staffed by emergency

medicine-trained providers who

coordinate care with Albany Med

specialists, supporting our mission

of bringing the high-quality care

that our physicians provide at the

Medical Center to the surrounding

communities. Albany Med

EmUrgentCare’s other locations

are in Glenville, Saugerties and

Coxsackie, with more planned in

2016 and beyond.

2015


Grateful for Good Health, Former Patient Honors Doctors as‘Champions’

Jennifer Berne's popular children's

books capture young imaginations

with true-life stories of Jacques

Cousteau and Albert Einstein. While

these heroes belong to the world,

Berne’s personal champions are

her Albany Med doctors. When

the Columbia County resident was

diagnosed in 2005 with colorectal

cancer, she turned to colorectal

surgeon Edward Lee, MD, and Frank

Thomas, MD, a radiation oncologist,

who assembled a team of caregivers.

“The most important thing was that

my doctors didn’t make me feel like

a victim or a ‘mindless patient.’ They

treated me like a friend and as part of

the team focused on doing its best to

make me better,” Berne said. After 10

years of being cancer-free, she said she

was thrilled, “but when you’re finished

with treatment, you say ‘thank you’ and

leave. I wanted to do more,” explaining

her decision to financially support

Albany Med through a charitable gift

annuity in honor of her doctors.

For being honored, Berne’s

doctors were named “Champions”

as part of Albany Med’s

Champion Program,

which recognizes gifts

made in the name

of caregivers.

Center for Cleft Palate Patients

The Cleft-Craniofacial Center, a

partnership forged between Albany

Med physicians and community-

based practitioners, opened in 2015.

At the center, children with cleft lip,

cleft palate and other craniofacial

conditions can receive care from all

the specialists they need in one place

during each visit.

The only one of its kind in our region, it allows patients to see a full range

of caregivers in one visit in the same setting, including specialists in plastic

surgery, orthodontics, dentistry, speech-language, genetics and more. This

eliminates the need for travel to New York City or Boston for treatments.

Partnership Key to Albany Pelvic Health Center

The Albany Pelvic Health Center,

opened in 2015, offers a uniquely

integrated approach to treating

pelvic pain, an often complex and

debilitating condition with various

causes, including gynecological,

urological, neurological, colorectal

and more. Drawing on the expertise

of two organizations, Albany Med and

Community Care Physicians, the

Albany Pelvic Health Center

brings together physicians

and practitioners from

multiple disciplines to

provide the best care

possible to treat

the diverse

needs of

each patient.

Device Offered Only at Albany Med

Albany Med led the way for epilepsy

patients in 2015 as the region’s first

to offer a groundbreaking device that

controls seizures by detecting and

interrupting them before a person

loses consciousness. The AspireSR,

implanted in the chest, detects the

sudden increase in heart rate that

accompanies a seizure’s very early

stage, interrupting it by sending an

electrical impulse to the vagus nerve.

According to Anthony Ritaccio,

MD, J. Spencer Standish professor

of neurology and neurosurgery at

Albany Medical College, “This device

can detect a seizure before it has

begun, even while a patient is asleep.

Our hope is that this will significantly

decrease the number of seizures

our patients experience and improve

their quality of life.”



Alzheimer’s Center Recognized for Excellence

With an increasing elderly population

in New York State, Albany Med is

even better positioned to tackle

Alzheimer’s disease thanks to an

important new designation in 2015.

The New York State Department of

Health named the Alzheimer’s Center

at Albany Med a Center of Excellence

for Alzheimer’s Disease, awarding

$2.4 million in funding over five years.

“The designation speaks volumes to

the level of service we provide our

patients and their caregivers,” said

Earl Zimmerman, MD, professor and

director of the Alzheimer’s Center.

Ahead of Curve in Stroke Treatment

When a 2015 landmark international

study showed better outcomes in

stroke patients who had surgical

intervention to remove blood clots in

their brains compared to those given

clot-dissolving drugs, Albany Med

stroke specialists could rest easy

knowing this was a practice they had

been employing for several years;

in fact, Albany Med was the region’s

only hospital doing so.

Surgeons began using the “Solitaire”

clot-removal system in 2012. This

system is a stent-like tube threaded

to the brain using a catheter, where

it is opened and able to “grab” a

clot that is inhibiting blood flow (an

ischemic stroke).

“We are proud to be a local leader in

this treatment approach, which has

dramatically improved our ability to

safely and quickly open vessels in the

brain and allow significantly better

outcomes for many stroke patients,”

said Alan Boulos, MD, chair of the

Department of Neurosurgery.

Team Offers Screenings for Those Most at Risk of Lung Cancer

In their continued efforts to fight and

prevent lung cancer, specialists at

Albany Med began participating in

a new program in 2015 to provide

low-dose CT lung screenings to

current and former smokers whose

susceptibility to the disease is

especially high. The Lung Cancer

Screening Program involves a team

of pulmonologists, chest radiologists,

pathologists, oncologists, surgeons,

nurse practitioners and nurses. The

program also offers personalized risk

evaluation, ongoing monitoring and

smoking cessation counseling.

“This is the most advanced clinical

care available in a supportive

and caring environment,” said

pulmonologist Thomas Smith, MD.

“We are very proud to be offering it to

our community.”

Nurse-Patient Reunion Touches People Worldwide

A woman’s quest to find the nurse

who had cared for her after she was

burned as an infant nearly 40 years

earlier culminated in a heartwarming

reunion at Albany Med. Their initial

connection was captured in photos

that appeared in Albany Med’s 1977

Annual Report – images of a caring

nurse and injured baby that provided

great comfort to the patient, Amanda

Scarpinati, of Athens, as she grew up.

“I’d look at those pictures and talk

to her, even though I didn’t know

who she was,” she said. Through

a Facebook search that went viral,

Scarpinati was able to locate the

nurse, Susan Berger, of Syracuse,

who is now executive vice president

of Cazenovia College. The two finally

met face to face at Albany Med – a

magical moment that captured the

world’s heart.


MEDICAL EDUCATION

In 2015, Albany Medical College continued to expand

its educational offerings to meet the evolving needs

of students and the community, including adding

new fellowships, gaining approval for a program

offering a doctoral degree in nursing anesthesiology

and awarding the largest number of degrees ever in

the Alden March Bioethics Institute.


Albany Medical College graduates

continue to be placed at prestigious

institutions throughout the country,

and they enhance the care and

research provided here in the

Capital Region.

Also, in 2015, we added 41 new

providers to the Faculty Physicians

Practice, and the College expanded

its thinking to embrace a new model

– the BACC, Biomedical Acceleration

and Commercialization Center.

While continuing to serve in his role

as the head of the Medical College,

Dean Vincent Verdile, MD, ’84,

expanded his reach as the senior

executive vice president for System

Care Delivery. As such, in addition to

the College, he oversees the Hospital,

the Faculty Physicians Practice,

nursing and our new community

physicians, those who have joined

with Albany Med but continue to

provide care in their office locations.

His new role will strengthen the

educational component of Albany

Medical Center going into the

future as students and residents

reap the benefits of the Hospital’s

unprecedented expansion into the

community, with new opportunities

for real-life experiences and an

ever-increasing pool of teachers

and mentors.

MEDICAL EDUCATION


Q&

A

In his own words

In 2015, the number of Albany Medical

College graduates entering internal

medicine/primary care residencies was

44, nearly double the number who chose

this path in 2011. This increase defies a

national trend of a shortage in physicians

choosing primary care.

This remarkable turnaround occurred,

in large part, due to a refocus on the

Department of Medicine’s vital role in

education with the hiring of Richard

Blinkhorn, Jr., MD, chairman and Richard

T. Beebe Professor of Medicine, who was

recruited to Albany Med in 2009.

RICHARD BLINKHORN, JR., MD


What attracted you to Albany Medical College?

When I was hired, Dean Verdile made it clear that his

vision was to re-energize the Department of Medicine’s

educational and scholarly programs. The College’s very

deep roots attracted me as well as a culture espousing

academic values combined with high-quality clinical care.

How has the Department of Medicine’s focus changed?

I met with students, residents and fellows, as well as

faculty, to better understand what they were seeking

– what resonated with them. I interviewed graduating

students for advice on areas for improvement. I learned

they valued a personalized teaching relationship so

I began to build programs around that idea. For our

medical students, I started coming in, and still do, for the

morning report at 7, where the students present cases

for discussion. For our residents, I introduced a similar

exercise at our noon conferences, where I lead the

discussion. I recruited highly respected clinician educators

who shared our vision. I initiated an annual “State of the

Department” address when I remind the faculty of our

commitment to nurturing our learners, especially our

students, and share our progress.

How has the Department’s resurgence as a vital part of the medical curriculum been accomplished?

I would be remiss not to thank Dean Verdile for his

unwavering support, but I must credit the entire

Department for the resurgence. With more than 100 faculty

members, we are the College’s largest clinical department.

I have hired dozens of physician faculty, and the litmus

test has been a desire to teach; it’s a prerequisite. I have

also been fortunate to have highly dedicated and talented

faculty already on staff. And because excellence in teaching

goes hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical practice,

having notable physicians, such as Dr. Marc Judson, one

of the nation’s top sarcoidosis experts, ensures that our

students are learning from the best.

What new programs have begun over the last five years?

With our renewed emphasis on education, innovative

programs have been created: Dr. Sunil Pokharel took the

lead and redesigned our fourth-year acting internship

program using an apprentice model that focuses on

one-on-one mentoring; Dr. James Desemone developed

a medical resident quality, patient safety and process

improvement curriculum and conference; and Dr. Gary

Schynoll introduced a team-based learning curriculum for

our internal medicine residents that culminated in a Board

passage rate of 100 percent.


Dr. Boulos Named Chair of New Department

In 2015, Alan Boulos, MD, ’94,

was named the inaugural chair of

the newly formed Department of

Neurosurgery, which previously was

under the Department of Surgery. Dr.

Boulos is an exceptional surgeon,

physician leader and patient advocate

who is committed to advancing the

field of neurosurgery.

‘Match Day’ Signifies Entrance into Residency

In March 2015, Albany Medical

College students, faculty and staff

gathered excitedly as fourth-year

medical students learned where

they would spend the next several

years in medical training. Bucking a

national trend away from primary

care, more than 50 percent of Albany

Med’s Class of 2015 entered into

primary care specialties, including

family practice, internal medicine,

medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics and

obstetrics gynecology.

Graduating Class Numbers 212

Albany Medical College awarded

212 degrees during commencement

ceremonies at the Saratoga

Performing Arts Center in May 2015.

Medical degrees were awarded to

122 students; 19 students received

Master of Science degrees in Nurse

Anesthesiology; 40 received Master

of Science degrees in Physician

Assistant Studies; 17 received either

Master of Science or doctoral degrees

in the biomedical sciences; and

14 received master’s degrees from

the Alden March Bioethics Institute.

Students’ Research Lauded

Albany Medical College graduate

students were honored during

the 36th Annual Graduate Student

Awards Day in April 2015. As a

prelude to awards day, the Graduate

Student Poster Research Day was

held in March when more than 100

students in the biomedical sciences,

nurse anesthesiology and physician

assistant studies presented their

research projects. In addition,

medical students participated in

the 12th Annual Medical Student

Investigation Day in September 2015,

sharing presentations on research

they conducted over the summer.

Also, residents working with Bone &

Joint/Capital Region Orthopaedics

presented their research projects

during a special Education Day.

California Alumnus Honors Mentor

Inspired by his Albany Medical

College mentor to work with cancer

patients, longtime donor Edward

Alexson, MD, ‘70, celebrated his

40th year in private practice as an

oncologist/hematologist in Santa Ana,

Calif., in 2015. To mark this occasion

and to thank Albany Medical College

for his “purposeful and fulfilling”

career, Dr. Alexson and his wife, Elle,

established a scholarship endowment

that honors his mentor, the late

Anthony Tartaglia, MD, a hematologist

who, among his other roles, served as

senior vice president for patient care

and dean of the College.

HIGHLIGHTS in medical education


Contributing to the Mission

Helyn Lefgren, MD, ’73, of Fairbanks,

Alaska, created a lasting legacy

by updating her will and leaving

a bequest to Albany Medical

College. Her gift will fund an

endowment for faculty support and

curriculum innovation.

“Albany Med was a welcoming,

comfortable place, where as a

student you were part of a group of

educators whose primary focus was

to prepare you to be a good doctor.

Albany Med was ahead of its time

in that kind of thinking,” she said.

Now retired from private practice

at a family clinic, Dr. Lefgren takes

physics classes at the University

of Alaska Fairbanks with an eye

toward a degree.

Helping Students ‘STEP’ into Science

Since 1987, Albany Medical College

has been proud to offer STEP,

a leading Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

enrichment program for minority

students underrepresented in the

sciences. In 2015, 40 students,

including many from Albany city

schools, including charter and

private schools, were engaged in

classes, workshops and presentations

conducted by medical students and

visiting faculty from surrounding

undergraduate institutions.

Simulation Center Grows

Albany Medical College’s Patient

Safety and Clinical Competency

Center, a regional resource that

houses a collection of innovative

simulation and clinical training

resources to educate students and

health care workers, grew its usage

significantly in 2015 (a 20 percent

increase in education hours over

2014) and offered new

programs in pharmacy,

nursing and medicine.

Treasured History Preserved

April 2015 saw the completion of

the restoration of a College entrance

dating back to the early 19th

century, sponsored by the Alumni

Association in honor of the College’s

175th anniversary.

The portal first graced the Lancaster

School at the corner of Lancaster and

Eagle streets in Albany, which housed

the Medical College when it opened

in 1839. That building was designed

by renowned 19th-century architect

Philip Hooker, whose projects

included the original New York State

Capitol. In 1928, the original façade

was moved to its current location

(near the Neil Hellman Building),

where it has seen its fair share of

easterly wind and weather.

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Expanding Our Thinking

In 2015, we expanded the way we

think about research and outcomes with

a greater focus on translational research,

including the opening of an exciting

new business incubator to foster

biomedical research.


RESEARCH

The concept of translational research is to bring the most promising

diagnostic techniques, treatments and therapies more quickly to

the marketplace and to the patients who need them. This also

has included the increased hiring of physician researchers (MD/

PhDs) and collaborative efforts between scientists involved in basic

science exploration and physicians interested in finding new ways

to help their patients.

Whether it is basic science exploration or clinical trials (of which

there were more than 130 in progress at any one time in 2015),

discoveries made at Albany Med help to ensure that the residents

of northeastern New York – and beyond – benefit from the ideas and

hard work of our inspired professionals.


JULIE PILITSIS, MD, ’98, PhD

How important is it for you to conduct both basic and clinical research?

I went through the six-year BS/MD

program at Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute and Albany Medical College,

and graduated with distinction

in research. I opted to pursue a

neurosurgical residency at Wayne

State University which had a

PhD integrated into the program.

After completing a fellowship in

functional neurosurgery, I joined

UMass Memorial Health Center in

Worcester, MA. While there, I became

very involved in treating patients

with deep brain stimulation (DBS), a

surgical procedure in which electrical

At Albany Medical College a goal has

been to win grants and recruit faculty

that link Albany Med’s clinical strength

with our basic science strength in

translational research.

In 2011, one such recruit was Julie Pilitsis, MD,

’98, PhD, who holds a medical degree from Albany

Medical College as well as a PhD in neurophysiology

from Wayne State University in Detroit. In 2015, Dr.

Pilitsis, a practicing neurosurgeon, also assumed the

role of chair of the Department of Neuroscience and

Experimental Therapeutics, one of Albany Medical

College’s four basic research hubs.

Q&

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In her own words


impulses are sent to the parts of the brain that control

movement to help people with disorders like Parkinson’s

disease. I pursued clinical research, but in order to

understand mechanisms of stimulation, I needed to have

the infrastructure for a basic science laboratory program

as well. So I returned to Albany Medical College where

leaders were able to make that happen.

What is your medical specialty?

I am a neurosurgeon specializing in neuromodulation

for the treatment of various movement disorders as well

as chronic pain syndromes. In particular, we implant

brain stimulators into the deep structures of the brain

to achieve symptomatic relief for diseases such as

Parkinson’s, essential tremor and dystonia. Spinal cord

stimulators are implanted into the spinal column both

in the neck and lower back to achieve a percentage of

pain reduction for those suffering with chronic conditions

such as complex regional pain syndrome and failed back

surgery syndrome, to name a few. The actual mechanism

is not fully understood behind why stimulation works, but

in pain it is thought to work by blocking abnormal firing of

neurons that may be disrupting the normal neurocircuitry.

Does the research aspect of your career benefit your current patients?

A great deal of the research that my lab focuses on

attempts to study and improve patient outcomes after

surgery. We look at many different aspects of patient

care not only immediately before and after surgery,

but also in the long term to improve the entire patient

experience. Recently, we developed and implemented a

tool to provide our patients who suffer from psychological

disorders better treatment after surgery. We also are

currently looking at stimulation patterns in different

patients to see how best to alleviate their pain. Each and

every study that we conduct is intended to improve the

quality of care that patients receive globally.

What is the current focus of the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics?

We have exceptional strength and funding studying

epilepsy, stroke, diabetes mellitus, behavioral and

neurodevelopmental disorders, intracellular signaling,

molecular pharmacology, antidepressants, pain and

Parkinson’s disease. We have specialized faculty in

biostatistics, fluorescent microscope systems, confocal

laser scanning and green fluorescent protein staining.

Overall, our department aims to further the field of

neuroscience through education of scientists and

physician scientists, collaborative research locally and

institutionally, and continued scientific advances that

benefit public health in the Capital Region and beyond.

What other benefits come from Albany Med’s focus on translational research?

The benefits from translational research are endless.

Not only does it promote advances in technology and

techniques, but it gives physicians a better understanding

of mechanisms and systems in order to better treat

patients and provide more individualized treatment. By

combining the basic sciences with clinical application,

we are using our findings to tailor clinical research, and

decreasing the time that it takes for patients to benefit

from current laboratory findings. As a center dedicated

to education, it is imperative that we are providing our

students with the best tools to promote and apply their

research to improve health care overall. In an effort to

bring technological advances in medicine to our center,

my department has recently partnered with the new

Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center

(BACC) at Albany Med to advance biotechnologies. We are

so fortunate to have such a great team of multidisciplinary

professionals working at Albany Medical College, and by

working collaboratively, we can give our patients the best

treatment available.


Research on Breast Cancer Drug Accelerates

A drug created at Albany Medical

College on the premise that women

who have been pregnant have a

significantly lower risk of breast

cancer received new funding that

could bring it closer to being tested

in humans.

Co-investigators Thomas Andersen,

PhD, James Bennett, PhD, and

Herbert Jacobson, PhD, received a

$1 million, three-year grant from

the US Department of Defense in

2015 to continue laboratory testing

of AFPep, which they said has the

potential to prevent or treat breast

cancer. The drug, which mimics a

molecule naturally produced during

pregnancy, was developed over the

past 10 years.

‘Genomic Profiling’ Holds Promise for Cancer Patients

Identifying alterations in genome

sequences could offer new treatment

options for patients with widespread

cancer where the primary origin

is unknown.

While researchers traditionally seek

to locate the primary site of these

cancers in the hope of unlocking

treatment options, Jeffrey Ross, MD,

and his colleagues, instead, chose

to sequence the cancer-related

genes driving the tumors. In studies

published in JAMA Oncology in 2015,

they identified genomic alterations,

many of which could be associated

with approved anti-cancer drugs.

“The hope is to match these

mutations to treatments and

provide an immediate opportunity

to potentially improve outcomes,”

said Dr. Ross, Cyrus Strong

Merrill Professor and chair of the

Department of Pathology and

Laboratory Medicine.

“ Our partnership with Albany

Med allows us to continue

to fund the research that

creates life-saving surgical

techniques, medications and

prevention measures that

improve the quality of life

for the millions of people

who live with heart disease

and stroke. Albany Med

leads by example, embracing

our programs like promoting

employee wellness;

walking in our Heart Walk;

supporting the annual

Heart Ball; and sharing the

importance of our lifesaving

mission with other business

and community leaders in

the Capital Region.”

– John Guastella, executive director, American Heart Association

2015HIGHLIGHTS in research


High-Tech Hub for Biomedical Entrepreneurs

Those with innovative ideas for new biomedical

technology have a place to turn to in the Capital

Region: a new business incubator located on the

Albany Med campus in the Karen C. and Jeffrey S.

Ross, MD, Building.

The Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization

Center (BACC) opened in 2015 to help businesses

discover and develop breakthrough biotechnologies that

will improve patient care and promote economic growth.

It received a New York State Department of Economic

Development NYSTAR award in partnership with

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to promote collaboration

between Albany Med and Rensselaer engineers. In total,

$1 million in federal and state grants to the College helped

establish and support the BACC. Three companies called

the BACC home in 2015: Somml Health, iSimulate and

ReVivo Medical LLC.

Prominent Scientists Receive 2015 Albany Prize

A pair of scientist/inventors who developed widely

used modern research technologies that promise to

accelerate medical discoveries were the recipients of

the 2015 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and

Biomedical Research.

Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, professor of bioengineering and

psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University,

and Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, PhD, professor of chemistry

and chemical biology at Harvard University, received

the $500,000 award, which has been given annually

since 2001 to those who have altered the course of

medical research.


Research Partnership Brings Vascular Trials to Albany Med

In May 2015, the Vascular Research

Program, a new partnership between

Albany Med and the Vascular Group,

was launched. Since that time,

the program has initiated several

clinical research trials and has been

lauded for exceeding enrollment

expectations in two major national

studies. One, the BEST trial, is a

National Institutes of Health study

focused on new ways to avoid the

loss of a limb in patients with severe

peripheral arterial disease. The

second, the Leopard study, compares

outcomes in endovascular repair of

abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Researchers Win Top Prize for Back Pain Study

A groundbreaking study of back

pain therapies conducted by Albany

Medical College researchers received

the highest international award for

spine research – the International

Society for the Study of the Lumbar

Spine Prize in 2015.

The study showed for the first time

that some pressure on the spine

through weight or exertion may

actually be beneficial to an injured

disc, refuting long-accepted thinking

that any physical impact on the

injured disc is detrimental.

It was conducted by James Lawrence,

MD, associate professor of surgery

at Albany Medical College and

orthopaedic spine surgeon at Bone

& Joint/Capital Region Orthopaedics,

and Eric Ledet, PhD, associate

professor of biomedical engineering

at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

and adjunct professor of orthopaedic

surgery at Albany Medical College.

Gift Honors Teen, Supports Sepsis Research

The Johnathan R. Vasiliou Foundation

donated proceeds from a

Queensbury road race to support

sepsis research at Albany Medical

College. The race honored the

memory of Johnathan Vasiliou, who

succumbed to sepsis at age 16.

The research is conducted by

Michelle Lennartz, PhD, professor

and biomedical researcher, who

studies how the immune system

helps us stay healthy, and why it

is not always a protection from

conditions like sepsis. Dr. Lennartz is

particularly interested in the role of

certain proteins in the activation of

macrophages, a type of white blood

cell that recognizes and destroys

pathogens that cause infection, and

also recruits other immune cells to

respond. Her focus is on identifying

which proteins are involved in this

process and “may improve treatment

options for sepsis,” she said.

HIGHLIGHTS in research

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE: MOVING FORWARD

In 2015....

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New fellowships offered to train physicians in epilepsy and geriatrics

clinical trials to provide patients access to the latest treatment options and possible medical breakthroughs

2015 in new biomedical research grants in a four-month period

471 Faculty

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$9 million

Biomedical Research Grants

Students enrolled at Albany Medical College; 575 pursuing medical degrees (MD), 247 in the graduate studies programs (MS and PhD)

822

$7,884,576 Total gifts from donors to the College

Faculty physicians, the region’s largest physician practice with 41 providersadded in 2015

471

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

VALATIE COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

HUDSON

From lifting our hammers to

sponsor and help build a Habitat for

Humanity house in Albany’s inner

city, to inviting local high school

students into our Medical College, to

partnering with Park Playhouse and

SPAC to bring the performing arts to

our employees and our community,

to walking with our neighbors to

support research for conditions like

breast cancer and heart disease,

to measuring blood pressure every

chance we get – our 9,000-strong

workforce has a common goal:

Improving the region’s health and

economic well-being.


Given our size, our people and our special

expertise, we know the Medical Center can have

a significant positive impact on our community,

and we pledged to contribute to the well-being

of the broader Capital Region and beyond by

supporting initiatives that help the economy

and organizations that contribute to the

region’s quality of life. Albany Med’s community

affiliations and collaborations number more than

100, representing a fivefold increase from 2010.

While our patient care mission

expanded in 2015 with the

addition of new partnerships,

affiliations and outreach enterprises, so

too, did our commitment to community

service. As we crafted our 2016-2018

strategic plan in the last months of 2015,

community leadership for the first time

became a platform, supporting

our pillars.


COMMUNITYIn 2015....

100+ Area high school students taking part in Albany Medical College science and medical educational programs

service learningaw

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educationalprograms

Albany Med’s partnerships with

community organizations

$20million 100+

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Those who benefited from Albany Med’s expertise at speaker forums, free health screenings and fundraising/ awareness events

Provided by Albany Med in

charity care

1,000s

275Albany Medical College students involved in service learning programs in the community


“ Introducing our students

to the experts at Albany

Med has been eye-opening

for our ‘Scholars,’ many of

whom are the first in their

families to attend college.”

– Robin Christenson, executive director, Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar

MOLLY NICOL AND INGRID ALLARD, MD

Q&AIn their own words

In 2015, the decision was made, for the first time, to add

community leadership as a platform in Albany Medical

Center’s strategic plan. However, our commitment to

community has been an important part of our identity for

many years, with a goal to lend our expertise to help our

community lead more healthy lives.

In recent years, community outreach has greatly expanded with new partnerships

and enterprises, according to Ingrid Allard, MD, associate dean for Community

Outreach and Medical Education at Albany Medical College, and Molly Nicol,

senior vice president for Development and Communications.


Why has Albany Med placed a renewed emphasis on community leadership and cultivating and maintaining community relationships?

Dr. Allard: We know we simply can’t continue to

move forward without a connection to our community.

Ultimately it’s our community that makes us function,

and it’s our responsibility to give back. Traditionally,

if you look at large medical centers, they are located

right in the middle of communities – many times, these

are underserved communities such as many of the

neighborhoods surrounding us – giving medical centers

like ours a special responsibility to not only provide health

care services, but also to go beyond the biological aspects

of health and focus on improving the social determinants

of health.

Molly Nicol: We employ more than 9,000 people and

have a significant role in the life and economy of this

community. With this large size and special expertise, we

can have a significant positive impact not only on the

health of our community, but also on its success and its

quality of life. Simply said, it’s the right thing to do.

Do the benefits of community outreach go both ways?

Molly Nicol: Absolutely. The Hospital

and College benefit by maintaining and

strengthening ties to our neighbors, and

the community benefits with greater

knowledge of and access to our health

services, including preventive health. We

play a significant role in the economy and

life of this community, and we believe it is

to our benefit to help make this community

a wonderful, thriving, healthy and enriching

place to live. That is why, in addition

to health-related services, we support

community organizations that enhance life in

this region, such as Capital Region Sponsor-

A-Scholar, Park Playhouse and SPAC.

Dr. Allard: Community service is unmatched as a training

ground for our medical students. When we go out of the

way to tackle issues that are not necessarily just health-

related, when we deal with issues like education, housing,

jobs and so on, we’re teaching students to view people

in their entirety. This will make them better doctors with a

fuller understanding of the population. For instance, they

learn that you can’t just hand someone a prescription and

say that you’ve done your job if you don’t know how the

patient is going to pay for that prescription, or if they have

refrigeration to store that prescription, and so on. So our

students are benefiting right along with the people they

are helping.

What is Albany Medical College’s “service learning” curriculum for students?

Dr. Allard: Service learning is a part of our curriculum that

is designed to expose students to the challenges facing

underserved communities to complement their classwork

and strengthen not only their medical skills but their

compassion and commitment to improving the health of

their community. The Class of 2015 was the first class to

graduate with this requirement in place for all four years of

their education. We require

40 hours over four years,

and many of our students

have gone way beyond that

as they have found their

experiences to be incredibly

rewarding. Especially in the

first few years when they have

a lot of time required in the

classroom, community service

can help remind them of why

they entered medicine in the

first place.

“ From its incredible, on-going

financial support, to its

dynamic transformation of

the Park South community

where we do business, Albany

Med has been the very best

neighbor that Park Playhouse

could hope for over the last

five years. To be sure, the

free summer theater program

in Washington Park and our

year-round arts education

program for school districts

throughout the region would

not be what they are today

without Albany Med.”

– Owen Smith, producing artistic director, Park Playhouse, Inc.


“ Our partnership with

Albany Med has provided

the opportunity to increase

the ‘depth’ of our footprint

in the Capital Region.

Through unique community

programming, like our

barbershop clinics and our

latest joint commitment

aimed at fostering long-

term academic success in

underserved communities,

we are working hard

together to greatly impact

the communities that need

us most.”

– Christopher Ellis, CEO, George Biddle Kelley Education Foundation

Please describe some of our community outreach programs?

Dr. Allard: One of our oldest partnerships is with

Northern Rivers, in which medical students become part

of the health care teams sent out into the community to

care for children and adolescents who have psychiatric

and behavioral emergencies. Another program is a

partnership with the Albany Housing Authority, in which,

using elements of their formal clinical training, our

students go into individuals’ homes to do a health and

lifestyle assessment. The first thing they do is conduct a

life history interview to find out more about what makes

the person tick. Again, this goes back to understanding

people as a whole and how their life experiences may

contribute to their health.

We are also quite proud of the middle and high school

students who participate in our Science and Technology

Entry Program (STEP). The program is funded through

the New York State Education Department and

supports underrepresented minority and economically

disadvantaged students who are interested in math and

science. With the strong support of our physicians and

scientists, we have close to 100 percent of our STEP

participants going on to college.

Molly Nicol: One significant

effort in 2015 was the “Cut

Hypertension!” initiative, a

partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternity and the George Biddle

Kelley Education Foundation.

In conjunction with Dr. Allard,

Dr. Blinkhorn and medical

students, we conducted our

first barbershop health clinic,

measuring blood pressure and

educating an at-risk population

on a Saturday morning at a busy

Albany barbershop.

What infrastructure do we have in place to ensure that community leadership remains strong at Albany Med?

Molly Nicol: We are quite fortunate to have support from

within Albany Medical Center and from our partners for

many of these programs. The more the public and donors

hear about the significant things going on, the more they

want to join us in these efforts. On the institutional level,

a community development initiative was formalized in

2010 with the hiring of Pamela Sawchuk Brown as the first

vice president for community development.

And certainly with the hiring of Dr. Allard in

2009 to focus on community outreach in the

College, this has underscored Albany Med’s

commitment to this issue.

Dr. Allard: Yes, we are very fortunate to be

supported by the leadership at the Medical

Center. We couldn’t do this to the extent

that we do without the full endorsement of

Mr. Barba and Dean Verdile, who have been

steadfast in their support of community

service and outreach as a vital part of

this organization.


“ Albany Med’s ‘Code for

Success’ partnership

is a medical coding

scholarship program

with Trinity Alliance and

Bryant & Stratton College,

which offers a significant

opportunity to the inner-city

residents of Albany whom

Trinity Alliance has served

for a century. Albany Med

has blazed a training trail

to professional well-paying

jobs that will help raise

the standard of living in

Albany’s most economically

challenged neighborhoods.”

– Harris Oberlander CEO, Trinity Alliance

Helping Our Community ‘Cut Hypertension’

Albany Med along with partners,

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the

George Biddle Kelley Education

Foundation, held the first-ever

“barbershop health clinic” to “Cut

Hypertension!” in 2015. This new

initiative focused on improving

blood pressure to address health

concerns of at-risk individuals in the

Albany community.

“By partnering with Albany Med on

this important outreach initiative,

together we are helping address

head-on a major health issue facing

African-American members of our

community,” said Christopher Ellis,

CEO of the Kelley Foundation, who

noted the involvement of Brick’s

Barbershop on Central Avenue,

Albany, the site of the clinic.

Medical students checked blood

pressures and provided important

information, explained Ingrid Allard,

MD, associate dean for Community

Outreach and Medical Education.

“Sometimes when students are

studying, spending time in the library,

taking exams, they forget why they

went to medical school. This reminds

them,” she said.

Partnership Creates Unique Scholarship

With a significant shortage of medical

coders in the Capital Region and

across the US at a time when medical

coding is more critical than ever,

three organizations collaborated to

create a pipeline of employees in this

field. The result was a scholarship

program, “Code for Success:

Scholarships for Tomorrow’s Medical

Coders,” a partnership of Albany Med,

Trinity Alliance and Bryant & Stratton

College, to introduce an underserved

population to this in-demand career.

One student from Albany’s South End

received the scholarship in 2015, and

the program continues into 2016.

Of the importance of medical coding

Carol McDonald, vice president

of patient billing services, said,

“Increasingly, the health of our

population, the success in the

treatment of our patients and the

research collectively done to better

manage – and potentially cure –

disease rely on the accuracy of a

patient’s electronic medical record.”

HIGHLIGHTS in the community


‘Hammers Up!’ Makes Impact

Albany Med sponsored a Habitat for

Humanity home in Albany’s Sheridan

Hollow through “Hammers Up! The

House that Albany Med Built.” More

than 70 employees gave their time

to help build the home, including a

group of first-year medical students

as part of a Day of Service in

August 2015.

“Habitat in Albany has become a

model nationwide,” said Pamela

Sawchuk Brown, vice president for

community development. “And we

are very excited to contribute to the

improvement of our neighborhoods

– after all, Albany Med is committed

to making Albany and our region

a better, healthier place to live

for everyone.”

Program Connects UAlbany Freshmen with Medical Professionals

A new partnership between Albany Med and

the University at Albany has given freshmen a

look at various career options in the medical

field. The program, Connect!, brings Albany Med

professionals together for panel discussions and

mentoring sessions with students taking science

classes with an eye toward a career in health

care. By introducing the students to all Albany

Med has to offer career-wise, the goal is also to

encourage them to remain in the Capital Region

after graduation to pursue a career – and help

address the region’s “brain drain.”

Participants from Albany Med have introduced

students to careers they may not have known

much about, including child life specialist,

physician assistant, clinical nutritionist and

research scientist.

Regional Leadership in Action

In 2015, Albany Med President and CEO Jim Barba marked his fifth year of serving

on the Capital Region Economic Development Council. Appointed by New York

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in 2011, Mr. Barba has served as the organization’s

co-chair since 2012.

The position acknowledges his longtime leadership of Albany Med, a major

economic engine in the region. With his current co-chair Robert Jones, PhD,

president of the University at Albany, the 46-member Council has been

responsible for bringing more than $1 billion to the region to spur economic

development and job growth. They have also been credited with creating

unprecedented collaboration and dialogue among the business, educational,

health care, government and organizational sectors in the region’s eight counties.


“ The Albany Med/UAlbany partnership – ‘Connect!’ – has afforded our freshmen the opportunity to truly understand the exciting careers available in the health sciences. It is unprecedented for freshmen to ‘connect‘ with experienced practitioners and discuss the challenges and the joys of working in this field. This access gives our students knowledge of what lies ahead and motivates them to work hard and succeed at UAlbany. Additionally, it ‘connects’ them to their new home – the Capital Region – by having career-based dialogue with a premier employer and

partner in the region.”

– Linda Krzykowski, PhD, assistant provost for student engagement, University at Albany


“ Albany Med is a critical

partner for JDRF and

families when their children

are diagnosed with type

1 diabetes (T1D). It does

incredible work educating

patients about how to live

a long heathy life with T1D,

and invests generously in

JDRF to help cure, treat and

prevent T1D.”

– Ray Kimmelblatt, executive director, JDRF

Seminars’ Popularity Continues in 2015

Since 2009, Albany Med’s free

Healthy Life seminars, a collaboration

with the Albany Times Union,

have attracted thousands of area

residents interested in learning

more about health topics, such as

breast cancer, eating disorders,

hypertension, chronic pain and more.

Albany Med physicians provide their

expertise, while free screenings,

giveaways, informational tables and

demonstrations help guests meet

their health goals.

“ We value tremendously

the strong and enduring

partnership we’ve had with

Albany Med over the last

decade. Its support has

allowed us to grow our

‘Children’s Workshops on

the Lawn’ program into

a vital part of the SPAC

experience and connected

us to an organization that

cares about this community

as much as we do.”

– Marcia J. White, president & executive director, SPAC

Celebrating Healthy Living with City Neighbors

Since 2006, students from Albany

Medical College have been helping

kids in Albany’s West Hill and Arbor

Hill communities learn about personal

health in the best of all settings: A

vibrant carnival featuring free family

fun and health-related games, health

screenings and refreshments.

In 2015, the College’s Department of

Family and Community Medicine and

Project MedSCOPE (Medical Student

Community Outreach for Prevention

and Education) helped organize the

annual Carnival on the Hill, along

with community partner, the West Hill

Ministerial Fellowship.

Supporting the Arts

For the fifth summer season, Albany

Med partnered with neighbor Park

Playhouse and the regional treasure

Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Albany Med worked with Park

Playhouse to provide free outdoor

summer theater in the City of

Albany and arts education to record

numbers of students in Albany city

schools and beyond.

Albany Med teamed up with

the summer festival at SPAC to

present exciting and interactive

pre-show events for children with

internationally known ballet dancers

and musicians. “The Albany Medical

Center Children’s Workshop on the

Lawn“ was held before performances

of the New York City Ballet and The

Philadelphia Orchestra.


“’ ShenNext Medicine: Selecting Tomorrow’s

Doctors Today’ offers Shenendehowa

students a unique opportunity to directly link

their secondary education with their chosen

college and career path. The collaboration

with Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical

College and Siena College is an exemplary

model of how businesses, colleges and high

schools should be working together to help

students reach their preferred dreams.”

– L. Oliver Robinson, PhD, superintendent, Shenendehowa Central School District

Generous Gift from Community Icon

A gift of $1 million from Stewart's

Shops and the Dake Family to

Albany Medical Center in 2015

supports “Grow Our Own,” an

innovative program designed for

Albany Med employees who want

to pursue a career in nursing. Since

its inception in 2004, approximately

128 employees have graduated from

the program.

The donation was also earmarked for

the Patient Pavilion, which houses

20 new operating rooms, including a

specialized “brain suite,” an expanded

NICU (neonatal intensive care unit)

and more.

“Stewart's and the Dake Family are

committed to giving back to all our

shops' communities,” said Susan

Dake, president of the Stewart's

Foundation. “Albany Medical Center,

and particularly the NICU and nursing

education programs, are key to

ensuring our communities’ wellness.”

Stewart's Shops and the Dake

Family are longtime supporters of

Albany Med.

“For many years, Stewart's Shops

and the Dake Family have epitomized

commitment to community," said

Jim Barba, Albany Med president

and CEO.


ShenNext Partnership Courts Future Physicians

The first “ShenNext Medicine Scholar,” Ifeoluwa

Adelugba, began studies at Siena College in

fall 2015. The ShenNext program is a unique

partnership of Shenendehowa High School,

Siena College and Albany Medical College and

offers the opportunity for a Shenendehowa

student, who wants to become a physician,

to be accepted more than a year earlier than

usual for the Siena and Albany Medical College

combined eight-year program.

Explore! Careers at Albany Med

In 2015, Albany Med’s numerous community career exploration

programs for elementary, middle and high school students were

consolidated under one umbrella: Explore! Dozens of students from

Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region, Tech Valley High

School, Ballston Spa High School and Capital Region Sponsor-A-

Scholar visited Albany Med to discover the wide variety of careers

at an academic medical center. From third-graders who were

captivated by the child life specialists and the healing arts program

to the oldest students in 11th grade who were riveted by the

Patient Safety and Clinical Competency Center, the program has

proven to be “popular and edifying,” as one partner pointed out.

“ Being in this program makes me more determined to

want to be a doctor.”

– Romina, a “Scholar” from Albany High School was inspired, especially after her experience in the Patient Safety and

Clinical Competency Center with Mara McErlean, MD


AWARDS & RECOGNITION


Most Preferred Hospital

For the 20th straight year, area

residents selected Albany Med as

their top choice for quality health

care services with the “Consumer

Choice Award” from the National

Research Corporation.

Among Nation’s ‘Most Wired’

Maximizing opportunities to use

technology in ways that help provide

the safest and most advanced patient

care in the region, Albany Med was

one of the “Most Wired Hospitals” in

the nation, according to Hospitals &

Health Networks.

Top CIO

George Hickman, executive vice

president and chief information

officer, was recognized as one of the

top 100 health system CIOs in the

country and one of just six in New

York State. Becker's Hospital Review

included Hickman on its list of “100

CIOs to Know.”

Award Celebrates Commitment to Supply Chain Practices

Albany Med was one of just two New

York State health care institutions

recognized with a 2015 “Healthcare

Supply Chain Achievement

Award” from the ECRI Institute, an

organization dedicated to improving

medical processes. Awardees were

selected for a high level of dedication

to improving health care quality and

reducing costs.

Grad Students Win for Excellent Research

Albany Medical College graduate

students were honored during

the 36th Annual Graduate Student

Awards Day. The top honor, “The

Richard Miller Alumni Prize for

the Most Outstanding Research

Presentations,” went to Wilson Yu of

the Center for Neuropharmacology

and Neuroscience and Scott

Varney and Amanda McCabe

of the Center for Immunology and

Microbial Disease.

Resident Named WMHT ‘Champion’

Sandhyaa Iyengar, MD, a resident

in the Department of Pediatrics,

was selected in 2015 by WMHT-

TV as a champion in its “American

Graduate, Let’s Make It Happen”

initiative. Dr. Iyengar launched

“Story Time Stars,” a program that

instructs parents on how to read

with their children to best promote

brain development, bonding and

language acquisition.

Spiritual Leader Honored

“The Pillars Award,” one of Albany

Med’s highest honors, was presented

to the Rev. Harlan Ratmeyer, who

served as Albany Med’s director of

Pastoral Care for nearly two decades,

beginning in 1996. The Pillars

Award is given to individuals whose

contributions reflect Albany Med’s

community-based nature.

Awards & Recognitions Albany Medical Center’s 9,000+ employees are

often recognized by influential organizations for

the quality of their work and their impact on the

community. 2015 was no exception…


Nurses Named ‘Pillars’

Six nurses received Albany

Med’s “Pillar of Nursing Award”

for excellence in patient care

and leadership:

• Mary Carey, RN

General Surgery/Trauma

• Karen Gerstenberger, RN

Cardiopulmonary Surgery

• Armenouhie Hanlon, RN

General Surgery and Short

Stay Unit

• Shirley Myers, RN

Epidemiology

• Ann Ross, RN, CCRN

Medical Intensive Care Unit

• Julie Washington, RNC

Labor and Delivery

‘Nurse of the Year’

Andrea Graffeo, RNC, of The

Birth Place, an Albany Med

employee since 1979, was

chosen as a “2015 Nurse of

the Year” in the Albany Times

Union’s “Salute to Nurses”

initiative. She was selected from

more than 500 nominations

submitted to the newspaper by

the public.

CEO Recognized by Community Organizations for Building Relationships Three organizations honored Albany Med President

and CEO Jim Barba and Albany Medical Center for an

outstanding presence in the community. The Northeast

Kidney Foundation honored Barba for his contribution to

helping rebuild Albany. JDRF of Northeastern New York

recognized Barba and the Medical Center for leadership

and devotion to raising research funds to cure Type 1

diabetes. And Barba received the Joseph A. Bosco

Community Service Award from Community Caregivers.


Lifetime Achievement Honor for OB/GYN Chair

Kevin C. Kiley, MD, MG (Ret),

FACOG, received the “Luella Klein

Lifetime Achievement Award” from

the American College of Obstetricians

and Gynecologists. The national

award is given annually to an OB/GYN

whose hard work and dedication has

helped improve women’s health in

the US.

Physician Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award

Anthony Ritaccio, MD, '84,

J. Spencer Standish Professor of

Neurology and Neurosurgery, was

selected as a Fulbright Scholar for his

role in developing and disseminating

advanced brain mapping techniques

in the US and Italy.

National Surgery Award Goes to Dr. Adetayo

Oluwaseun Adetayo, MD, was

named the 2015 recipient of the

national “CRANIO Award,” an honor

presented by the American Society

of Maxillofacial Surgeons and the

Maxillofacial Surgeon’s Foundation.

Dean Named Citizen Laureate

Vincent Verdile, MD, ’84, The

Lynne and Mark Groban, MD ’67

Distinguished Dean of Albany

Medical College and senior executive

vice president for System Care

Delivery, received the prestigious

“Citizen Laureate Award” from

the University at Albany

Foundation, which, since 1977,

has presented this honor to

70 distinguished area leaders

for their impact on the region.

National Honors for Neurologist

Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, MD,

the Philly Dake Chair in Movement

Disorders in the Department of

Neurology, was presented with the

“H. Richard Tyler Award” from the

American Academy of Neurology.

The honor provided funding for

Dr. Ramirez-Zamora to conduct

research using the Academy’s

Rare Books Collection at the

Washington University School of

Medicine, one of the most important

research resources for the history

of neurology.

Family Practice Educator of the Year

Kimberly Kilby, MD, ’03, MPH,

assistant dean of undergraduate

medical education, was named the

“Family Practice Educator of the

Year” by the Education Commission

of the New York State Academy of

Family Physicians.

Honored for Positive Impact

Kallanna Manjunath, MD, medical

director of Albany Med’s DSRIP

program, received the “Dr. Joseph B.

Robinson Community Service

Award” from the Whitney M.

Young Jr. Health Center. The

award honors community

leaders who are making a

lasting positive impact on

the Capital Region.

The impact of physicians beyond the walls

of Albany Medical Center was on display in

2015 with a number of honors bestowed by

community groups and national societies….

Awards & Recognitions


NAACP Honors Head of Surgery

Steven Stain, MD, the Henry

and Sally Schaffer Chair of the

Department of Surgery, was honored

by the Albany branch of the NAACP

for his contributions in the field of

health care.

Dr. Gruenthal Wins Flame of Hope Award

Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD,

who holds the Bender Endowed

Chair of Neurology and serves as

the chairman of the Department of

Neurology, received the 2015 “Flame

of Hope Award,” an honor bestowed

by the Epilepsy Foundation of

Northeastern New York to recognize

outstanding contributions made in

the fight to cure epilepsy

‘Physician of the Year’

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation

of America’s Northeastern Chapter

named Xinjun Cindy Zhu, MD, its

2015 “Physician of the Year.” Dr. Zhu

of the Division of Gastroenterology

was recognized for her expertise and

compassionate treatment of patients

with gastrointestinal diseases.

Outstanding Service Noted

In 2015, pediatric neurologist

John Pugh, MD, PhD, received an

“Outstanding Service Award” from the

Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern

New York for educating pediatricians

about treatment and services for

youth with epilepsy.

Academy Awards’ Go to Physicians for Contributions to Community

Ingrid Allard, MD, MSEd, associate

dean for Community Outreach and

Medical Education, and the late Syed

Haqqie, MD, a nephrologist who

also directed educational programs

in the Division of Nephrology and

Hypertension, were honored at the

2015 CDPHP Physicians’ Academy

Awards ceremony for outstanding

contributions to the local community.

Arthritis Foundation Pays Tribute to Rheumatologist

Lilliana Barillas-Arias, MD,

pediatric rheumatologist, was

recognized by the Arthritis

Foundation of Northeastern

New York at its 2015 Commitment

to a Cure Reception.


Lewis Britton III, MD

“ This hospital has impacted

me in so many ways. Giving

back is a celebration of our

family legacy of receiving and

providing excellent care.”

Lewis Britton III, MD Laura Britton, RN

Lewis Britton IV, MD


DONORS


INDIVIDUAL PARTNERS

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $25,000 +Anonymous (6)

Adele Gifford Trust

Ellen and Edward Alexson, MD ’70

Susan and Albert Apicelli, MD ’65

Arnold W. Pohl, MD ’39 Trust

Donna Banewicz

James J. and Rose A. Barba

Irmgard and James P. Barrett, MD ’70, PhD

Carolyn and David Bauer

Adrienne and Michael Bautista

Isabelle Bautista, MD ’19

Sana Bautista, MD ’14 and Michael Bautista, MD ’16

Denise and Larry Becker

Alfred D. Belen, III, MD ’05

Bellinger Memorial Trust for the Estate of Madalyn B. Bryant

Matthew Bender, IV

Elizabeth Biscone and Richard Prince

James Biondi, Jr., MD ’80

William Boehme, MD ’70

Kimberly and Michael Cantanucci

Nancy Carey Cassidy and Thomas Cassidy, Jr.

Bette and John Cohen, MD ’63

Trudy E. and Robert T. Cushing

Constance and Thomas D’Ambra, PhD

Marybeth and C.J. DeCrescente

Pamela and Donald DeMarco

Danielle and Darren Donohue

David Falk, MD ’43

Sheryl and Randall Feingold, MD ’87

David and Andrea Golub


Tammy and Matthew Hladun

Barbara and James Hoehn, MD

Estate of Mary A. James

Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, MD ’69

Susie and Michael Kerr

Matilda Kiesel, RN ’59 and Robert Kiesel, MD ’60

Jocelyn and Robert Kivort

Laurie and Thomas Longe

Cathy and Thomas Lozier

I. Norman and Micki Massry

Morris and Esther Massry

Murray Massry

Thomas Mina

David R. Nalin, MD ’65

Molly and James Nicol

John J. Nigro

Melissa and Frank Nigro

Colleen and Timothy O’Hara

Donna Pietrocola, MD ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, MD ’75

Patricia and Kenneth Raymond, Jr.

Elizabeth and John Roach, Jr.

Judith and Kevin Roberts, MD ’77

Nellie and Michael Rosco, MD ’60

Karen Ross, PhD and Jeffrey Ross, MD

Estate of John A. Sampson, MD

Patricia and J. Spencer Standish

Stewart’s Shops/The Dake Family

Gary L. Sutter, MD ’76 and Vera J. Sutter

Irene and Clyde Turner, MD ’61

Meghan and Omar Usmani

Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, MD ’84

Estate of Willard B. Warring, MD

David* and Candace King Weir

Estate of Raeburn J. Wharton, MD

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000 – $24,999Anonymous (2)

Jean and John Balint, MD

Sandra and Peter Balint

Stephanie and Anthony Bassanelli, MD ’84

Jennifer Berne

Christine M. Borden

Joan and Michael Burke

Suzanne and Christopher Campese, MD ’90, MS ’15

Susan and Paul Chalmers, MD ’79

Susan and Dwayne Clay, MD ’89

Barbara Collins Longe

Monika and Charles Cronin, Jr.

Ann Hughes Daniels, MD ’80 and Jeffrey Daniels, MD ’80

Jamie and John DePaola

Rosemarie Dooley, RN ’69 and John Dooley, MD ’71

Mary Ellen Ehlers, MD and Ferdinand Venditti, MD

Louis D. Filhour, PhD

Estate of Lillian Friedman

Margaret Gillis, Esq. and G. Kimball Williams

The Gordon Family

Rabbi Judy Shanks and James Gracer, MD ’76

Arthur Hengerer, MD ’68

Diane and Edward Iannuccilli, MD ’65

Barbara and Robert Insley, MD ’72

Laura and Edward Jacobs, MD ’75

Sara Lee and Barry Larner

Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, MD ’65

Judith and Neil Lempert, MD ’58

Peter C. Lombardo, MD ’59

Karen and Dennis P. McKenna, MD ’92

Rhona and Jerry Meislik, MD ’71

William Montano, MD ’69

The Nicolla Family

Daniel T. Pickett, III and The Pickett Family Foundation

Henry S. Pohl, MD

Manju Prasad, MD

Erin and James Puleo, II, MD ’91

Kelly Ann and W. Michael Reickert

Nancy and Edward Rydzak, MD ’87

Beverly and William Shachtman, MD ’71

Estate of Daniel Shapiro

Patricia and Peter Shapiro, MD ’71

I. Arnold Slowe, MD ’58 and Martha Slowe

Paul Sorum, MD

Kathlene Thiel and J. Eric King

E. Richard Yulman

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999Anonymous (3)

Frances Spreer Albert

Barbara and Ronald Anderson, MD ’63

Linda Civerchia Balent, MD ’76

Victoria Balkoski, MD ’83 and Paul Winkeller

David Barnert, MD ’81

P. Gayle and Donald Barrett, MD ’63

David Beck, MD ’54

Karen and Edward V. Bennett, Jr., MD

Patti and Richard Blide, MD ’55

Barry Brandow

Tyrone G. Bristol, MD ’92

Laura and Lewis Britton, III, MD

Angela and Mark Callery, MD ’85

Kenneth and Annette Colloton

John Condemi, MD ’57

Carol and John Dana

Faith Davis, MD and Paul Davis, MD

Alison and Randy Delgatti

Sheila and Steven Dennis, MD ’82

Ellen and Harry DePan, MD ’78

Matthew R. DiCaprio, MD

Carole and R. Wayne Diesel

Joan Mastrianni Doyle

Estate of Beatrice Claudine Elsemiller

Christine and David Eppard, MD ’65

Nancy and Matthew Farina, MD ’67

Beth and Marc Fecteau

Elizabeth Foley, MD ’87 and Steven Bayer, MD

Terry and John Forester

Debra and Wayne Freihofer

Dorie and Ivan Friedrich, MD ’76

Phyllis and Steven Frisch, MD

“ When you get to know the

staff at Albany Med, they

really are comforting and

amazing at what they do.

They know how to instill

confidence and make you

feel comfortable and know

that everything is going to be

all right.”

Mike Carpentieri, Latham, father of Antonia, a patient in the Bernard & Millie Duker

Children’s Hospital

Donors


Patricia and Ralph Giannella, MD ’65

Kathy and Timothy Goggins, MD ’97

Sandy and Hal Goldberg, MD ’77

Jodi Cohen and L. Michael Graver, MD ’77

Laura Schweitzer, PhD and Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD

Catherine Halakan

William Hall, MD ’74

Diana and David Hannoush

Azra and Syed* Haqqie, MD

Nicolette and Harry Haroutunian, MD ’73

William and Charlotte Hasselbarth

Ellen and Daniel Hogarty, Jr.

Donald Holbert, MD ’76

M. Bernadette Holland and David Donio

The Hon. Jaclyn Brilling and Michael Horgan, MD ’80

Patricia Hughes, MD ’80 and Frederick Brandt, MD ’80

Rose Jackson, PhD and James Jackson, PhD

Mary C. Kahl, PhD and William F. Kahl, PhD

Kathleen Kelly, MD ’82 and Arnold Rosen, MD ’82

Rosemary and Gary Kochem

Karen Kohut, MD and James Kohut, MD ’92

John J. Kohut, MD ’65

Margaret and E. Michael Kramer, MD ’82

Rebecca Lawrence, MD and James Lawrence, MD

Kathryn Leopold, MD and Kevin Pumiglia, PhD

Bernice and Kevin Leyden

Charles Liddle, III

Judy and Kenneth C. Low, MD ’76

Carleen and Christopher Madden

Nancy Reisman Mann, MD ’82 and Andrew Mann, MD ’82

Engella Mansour, DDS and Karim Mansour, MD ’92

Debra and John Mastriani

Glenn Mathisen, MD ’77

Patrick McCreesh, MD ’82

Sheila and Ira Mendleson

Marilyn and Gary Mittleman

Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, MD ’82

Joan and G.Thomas Moynihan

Nancy and Bruce Nash, MD ’78

Barbara C. Noyes, MD ’49*

Lisa and Daniel O’Brien

Robin Pellish and Patrick G. O’Connor, MD ’82

Donna Phelan, MD ’98 and Daniel Phelan, MD ’98

Lucille and James Puleo, Sr., MD ’61

Ellen and Harlan Ratmeyer

Ann and John Robinson, Jr.

Lisa and Malcolm Z. Roth, MD

Nancy C. Sapio, MD ’85 and David Taffany

Deborah and Arthur “Trey” Sgroi, III

Jan and Stephen Sinatra, MD ’72

Sophia Socaris, MD and George Danes*

Hyacinth Mason, PhD and Steven Stain, MD

Robert Tranter

Gina and Alex Tronco

Leah and Thomas Tyrrell

Kathleen Ryan Venter

Kathleen Ward, DO

Carol Waterman

Tammy and Steven Weinfeld, MD ’90

Estate of Willy P. Willendrup

Eileen Zambetti, MD and George Zambetti, Jr., MD ’76

SUSTAINING PARTNER $2,500 – $4,999Anonymous (2)

Judith and Raimundo Archibold, Jr., CFA

Pinka and Kaushik Bagchi, MD

M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, MD ’71

Cheryl and Sterling Baker, MD ’74

Edith and Mitchell Bamberger, MD ’82, MBA

Bonnie Baswell, MD ’70 and David Baswell, MD ’70

Susan Belemjian, RN ’74 and Michael Belemjian, RPh, MBA

Jacqueline and Vincent Beltrani, MD ’86

The Bertisch Family

Sharon Bestle, MSN, RN and Jak Bestle

Maria and Richard Blinkhorn, Jr., MD

Arthur Brelia, MD ’50

Jacqueline Brown, RN ’64 and Dennis Brown, MD ’66

Charlotte and Charles Buchanan

Courtney and Christopher Burke

Christine Burns, MD ’70 and George Burns, MD ’72

Anthony Campagna, MD ’85

Margaret Carley, MD ’80 and Harry Dunn, MD

Juenethia and Lionel Chalmers

Visoth Chhiap, MD ’95

Mark Coppes, MD ’85

Lori and John Daigneault, MD ’85

Cheryl DeSimone, MD and Michael Devito, MD

Ronnie and Myles Desner, MD ’70

Herbert DiMeola, MD ’68

Shelagh Doyle

Mary Ellen Drislane, MD ’80 and Joseph Baler, MD

Susan Jane Droege

Robert Dropkin, MD ’80

Geralyn and Michael Dydych

Betty Eberle

Beth and Peter Elitzer

Kody El-Mohtar, MD

Missy and John Fallon, III, MD ’74

Kim and Mark Fine

Cynthia Flynn, MD ’92 and Deirdre Boyle, Esq.

Daria and Paul Forman, MD ’75

Branko Furst, MD

Josephine Gambardella, MD ’91 and Christopher Roberts

Rajesh Ramesh Gandhi, MS ’90, PhD ’91, MD ’92

Mary and Peter Gillies

Jeffrey Gordon

Lesley and Neil Green, MD ’68

Carol and David Grenoble, MD ’72

Patricia and Walter Groff, MD ’70

Judy and J. Bruce Hagadorn, MD ’66

Linda and Robert Hedderman, MD ’82

Phyllis and Peter Heerwagen

George T. Hickman, Jr.

Lisa and Tim Higgins

Anna and Kevin Hill, MD ’89

Judith and Eugene Hoenig, MD ’59

Jacqueline and Daniel Humiston, MD ’90

Tamara Hicks, PsyD and David Jablons, MD ’84

E. Stewart Jones, Jr. and Kimberly Sanger Jones

Josephine and Kirk Kanter, MD ’76

Zerlina and Edward Kaplan, MD ’89

Stacy and Henry Katz, MD ’80

Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, MD ’61

Dorothea and Arthur Kontogiannis

Jane Kraft, MD ’90

Laura and Daniel Kramer, MD ’71

Marina Kurian, MD ’90

Bernadette Levesque, MD ’91 and Peter Levesque, MD ’90

Laura and Steven Litinsky, MD ’70

Sheri and Kevin Lyons

Judith and Frank Malinoski, MD ’85, PhD

Joan and Steven Martin

Lucille and David Mastrianni, MD ’85

Barbara and Bernard McEvoy, MD ’61

Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, MD ’64

Nancy K. Meehan

Dorothy Meyer

Jean and Ron Meyer, MD ’66

Morris Milman, MD ’80

Maryanne and Joseph Mitchell

Lisa and Robert Moser

Christine and Michael Mulligan, MD ’03

KellyAnne and John Murray, Jr.

Andrea and Robert Newborn, MD ’86

Brenda and Louis Papandrea, MD

Dawn and Philip Paty, MD ’86

Kathy and Pasquale Petrera, MD ’86

Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, MD ’62

Julia and Robert Phyliky, MD ’65

Jeffrey Pintuff

Joanne Porter, MD and Richard Porter

Mary Rappazzo, MD ’76

Aniko and David Richheimer

Kelly Doyle and Peter Robbiano, MD ’83

Sheliah and John Roehmholdt, MD ’85

Adele and Matthew Rogan, MD ’71

Lisa Rome, MD ’80

Brenda Romeo

Nancy and Arthur Roth

Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick, MD ’66

Carol and Scot Salvador

Marilyn and Derace Schaffer, MD ’73

Gail and Robert Schwartz

Catherine and David Semenoff, MD ’79

Mary Pfeifer Shapiro and David Shapiro, MD ’90

Sharon Shapiro, MD ’80 and Andrew Kurman, MD ’80

Jan and Stan Smith

Susan H. and Eugene M. Sneeringer, Jr.

Elizabeth and Richard* Sonneborn

Tracey and Rajiv Sood, MD ’84

Joan and Merritt Spear, MD ’60

Lori and Theodore Stein, MD ’84

Dennis Sullivan

Robert Tank, MD ’66

Mary Ellen and Anders Tomson

Deborah Toppmeyer, MD ’85 and Robert Hilkert

Christopher Ursillo, MD

Rosemary Vogt

Betty Vohr, MD ’66 and Thomas Gidley

Christine and Thomas Ward, MD ’83

Maureen and Robert Welch

Ann and Fred Wolpert

Constance and Sam Wong

PARTNERS $1,000 – $2,499Anonymous (3)

E. Kathleen Adams and Ned Becker

Azmat Ahmad

Muzaffar Ahmad

Carl Albright

Donors


Jess Alcid, MD ’97

Betty and Ambrose Alfonsi, MD ’50

Mary Ann and John Allen

William F. Allen

Karen Allison

Theresa Anzelc and Richard Chazen

Cheryl and Michael Aquino, MD ’90

Patty and Charles Argoff, MD

Shellie Asher, MD ’98, MS ’10 and Kevin Ware

Sally and Hasan Atalay, MD

Kathleen Aurelia, MD ’02 and Jeffrey Uzzilia, MD ’02

Linda Austin, RN

Arul Balasubramaniam, MD* and Nadarajah Balasubramaniam, MD

Donna Balewick, MD ’87 and Kevin Balewick

Nancy and Stanley Ball, MD ’51

Anita Balodis, MD ’70

Grace and Anthony Bardinelli, MD ’61

Kathy and Marino Baselice, MD ’77

Christine* and Christopher Becker

Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, MD ’47

Donna and Richard Beebe

Cathleen and James Bell

Jane and Joseph Belsky, MD ’55

Christian Bender

Robert Benton, MD

Nancy Beran, MD and Sam Beran, MD ’90

Francine and Steven Berg

Lauren and Geoffrey Berger

Constance and Michael Bernstein, MD

Lynn D. Bertram, MD ’82

Jill and Bruce Bienenstock, MD ’71

Martha and Richard Birnbaum

Valerie and John Bobear, MD ’50

Matthew Bonanno, MD

Maria Boulos, MD ’94 and Alan Boulos, MD ’94

Linda and Edward Bove, MD ’72

Alice and John Bowker, MD ’56

Jean and Chris Boyea

Alice and Michael Bresney

Catherine Britell, MD and Jonathan Britell, MD ’73

Donna and Curtland Brown, III, MD ’82

Pamela Sawchuk Brown and Gordon E. Olson

John Brownrigg

Mary and Dennis Buchan

Suzanne and Steven Burakoff, MD ’70

Millie and Ronald Burkman, MD ’69

Maria Buttolph, MD ’84, PhD

Rosanna Polsinelli Cafaro, MD ’85 and John Cafaro, MD

Kate and Jonathan Cahill, MD ’06

Dana and Tung Cai, MD ’92

Donna A. Caniano, MD ’76 and Richard A. Flores

Anthony Cardona, Jr.

Laura Carinci, MD ’86 and William Forman, MD ’86

Dee and Robert Carroll, MD ’61

Anne and John Carter

Daniel S. Casper, MD ’85, PhD

Margo and Bryant Cassella

Sandra Castilla

Patricia Catalano, MD ’71 and Anthony Catalano

Lois and Patrick Caulfield, MD

Olivia Chadwick

Mei Chan, MD and York Chan

Jean and Michael Chatain

Deborah and Daniel Choi, MD ’01

Jen Cifone

Dennis Cirilla, II, DO

Darlene and David Clark, MD

Deborah and Richard Clarkson

Thomas Comerford

Jorge Constantino, MD

Martha and Douglas Coursin, MD ’76

Mary Erin Craven

Kathleen Crisafulli, MD ’90 and Mark Crisafulli

Anica Crnkovic, MD and Jakov Crnkovic

Laurie and John Cronan, MD ’76

Donna and Wilson Crone, MD, PhD

Jane and John Crowther, MD ’65

James Cummings, MD

Kelly Curtis, MD ’04

Kendra and Jay Curtis

David Cutcliffe, MD ’91

Robin and Michael Dailey, MD

John Dalfino, MD

Patricia and Lt. Col. John Danner, RN ’64

Julie and R.C. Darling, III, MD

Arup De, MD

Christine Dearth, MD ’92 and Samuel Dearth

Nicole and Nick DeCelle

Joyce M. DeFazio

Darcy and Augustin DeLago, MD

Cynthia and Dennis DeLisle

The Rev. Jenifer Deming

Vicky and Keith Derbyshire

Elmer Dering

Mary Devine and Martin Barrington

Sarah and Craig DeVoe

Tara and Darryl DiRisio, MD

Adrian Dobs, MD ’78 and Martin Auster, MD

Jo and William Donovan, MD ’66

Marion Blakey and William Dooley, MD ’74

Steven Dorfman, MD ’70

Patricia and Ernst Dorsch, MD ’71

Christopher Dow, MD ’02

Linda Dubins, MD ’77 and David Baer, MD

Marilyn Dudek, MD and Joseph Dudek, MD

Mary and William Dunham

Rosemary and Donald Durbeck, MD ’65

Janet and T. Donald Eisenstein, MD ’56

Linda Emmer, MD ’95

Debbie and Clifford Erickson, MD ’99

Daniel Esper, MD and Sara Reed-Esper, MD ’91

Yashar Ettekal, MD

John Faragon, PharmD

Cynthia and Joseph Farone

Isabelle Farrington

Werner Feibes

Barbara Feldman

Debra and Jeffrey Feldman, MD ’83

Theresa and Hermes Fernandez, Esq.

Ruslan Feygin, DO

Marilyn and Charles Fisher

Catherine Forth

Bonnie and Eric Foster, MD

Marilyn and Darrell Fountain

Gisele and Brian Freed, PhD ’90

Ellen and Hal Freiman, MD ’78

Estate of Orel Friedman

Deborah and Arthur Friedson

Carolyn Frymoyer, MD ’77 and Paul Frymoyer, MD ’77

Betsy Fuchs, MD and Marc Fuchs, MD

Erik Funk, MD ’75

Janet Gargiulo, MD ’79

Elizabeth Garland, MD ’87 and Paul Garland

Mary Anne Gaetti and Paul Garson, MD ’70

James P. Gaspo

Beverly and Bradford Germain, MD ’82

Enid and Charles Geyer

Maureen and Alfred Gomez, MD ’55

Susan and Michael Gordon

David Graf, MD ’72

Amy Fox Griffel, MD ’80 and Martin Griffel, MD ’80

Michelle Grimes

Arlene and Vincent Guarino

Robert S. Haber, MD ’86

Lori and Mark Hadley, MD ’82

Cecily and David Haidak, MD ’69

Pamela and Doug Hamlin

Mary and Kenneth Hand

Tracy Hanlon

Maureen and John Harris

Katharine and Michael Hayes

David Haynes

Joanne and Roscoe Haynes

Kelly and James Healy

Gregory Heeb, MD ’94

Kim and Todd Helfrich

Judith and Richard Heller

Aries Helm, MD ’87 and Thomas Helm, MD ’87

Diane Henderson, MD ’70

Judith and James Hengerer, MD ’71

Anne and Kevin Herlihy, MD ’76

Fannie and John Herritage

Lois and Lee Hessberg

Elizabeth Higgins, MD and James Higgins

Peter Hildreth

Noel Hogan, EdD, CPA

Lorna Honan, MD ’87 and Vincent Honan, MD ’87

Ann and L. Nelson Hopkins, III, MD ’69

Lynn and James Horn, MD ’79

Janet and Kevin Hulseberg, MD ’91

Marisa and Ryan Hungershafer

Maura Huntz and Anthony Bruno

Laura and John Hussey

Alfred Ikefugi, MD ’53

Shridhar Iyer, MD

Ann and Richard Jacobs, MD

Mary Ann and Gerald Jennings

Nancy and William Johnston, Jr., MD ’69

Glory-Anne and David Jones, MD ’97

Lynn Hassan Jones, PhD and Robert Jones, PhD

Francis Jordan, MD

Janet and Charles Kawada, MD ’71

James Kellerhouse and Tom Mackey

Richard Kelton

Jennifer and William Kenneally

James Kenney

Tyler Kenning, MD

Donna L. Kent

Kaarina Kettunen, MD ’65 and Harald Craig

Babs and Kevin Kiley, MD

Linda and William Kimball, MD ’75

Autumn and Christopher King, MD

Sally and Lawrence King

Herbert Klein

Ludwig Klein, MD ’59

Jennifer Knuth, MD

James Kolb, MD ’81

Rita and Peter Koltai, MD ’75


Antoinette Korc, MD and Murray Korc, MD ’74

Robert J. Krackeler

Marcia and Randall Krakauer, MD ’72

Suzanne Kreienberg, MD and Paul Kreienberg, MD

Krista and Karl Krieger, MD

Lana and Jackson Kuan, MD ’86

Siobhan Kuhar, PhD ’90, MD ’99 and Gordon Kuhar, MD ’87

Therese and Thomas Kundel

Margaret and John Larkin, MD ’57

John Lathrop, MD ’55

Brenda Lee and Edward Lee, MD

Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, MD ’58

Patricia Taft Leombruno and Joseph Leombruno

Martha Lepow, MD

Elizabeth and Michael Levitzky, PhD ’75

Karen Levy

Estate of Ruth K. Lewis

Carolyn Langer, MD and Leonard Lilly, MD ’77

Elaine Litvack and William Bieber

Karen and Alan Lobel

Kay Loke

Janet Lord, MD ’78

Allison Lupinetti, MD ’01 and John Gavin, MD ’00

Amy and Thomas Maggs

Ruth Mahoney

Jacqueline Brewer, MD and R. Peter Manes, MD ’04

Kathleen Mantaro, MD ’90

John Markowicz

Vickey Masta

Ursula Matulonis, MD ’87 and Jane O’Rourke

Elaine and James McClung, MD ’66

Carol and Gerald McDonald

Patricia McGeown and Donald Walker

Betsi and Bill McGoldrick

Catherine McGovern, MD ’85 and John Papazian

Ashley and Brian McGrath, MD ’82

Betty and John McKinney

Rick McLaughlin, PA

Dominick Mele, MD ’41

Andrea and Fred Mensch, MD ’77

Claudia Merrihew

Natalie and Fassil Mesfin, PhD, MD ’05

Vicki and Paul Messick

Bonnie and Gregg Meyer, MD ’86

Edward Meyers, MD ’50

Cynthia Miller, MD and Matthew Leinung, MD

Jane* and Bruce Mills, MD ’55

Catherine Mills, MD ’76 and Jonathan Posin, MD

The Hon. Stacy Pettit and Eric Molho, MD ’87

Elizabeth Morehouse

R. Scott Morris, MD

Peter Mortka

Mary Anne and Robert Moseley, III, MD ’67

Lillian M. Moy, Esq.

Angelo Muccigrosso

Sabrina Mosseau

Suzanne Murphy, MD ’85 and Steven Seminer, MD ’85

Peter Namkoong, MD ’95

Lyra Ng, MD ’00

Helen and William Nisbet, MD ’71

Anne Marthy Noonan, MD ’80 and James Noonan, MD ’80

Patricia Northrup, MS ’14, PA

Stella and James O’Brien, MD ’64

Laura O’Brien

Carrie and John O’Connor

Sari and Kevin O’Connor

Kathryn O’Keeffe, MD ’78 and James Fuchs, MD ’77

Inez Pagnotta, MD ’82 and Andrew Macina, MD

Saroj Pani, MD

Nancy and Robert Panzer, MD ’77

Rafael Papaleo, MD

Mark Parker, MD ’77

Steven M. Parnes, MD

Janice and Angelo Pastizzo

Joseph Patane, MD ’90

Leslie and Arthur Pettygrove, MD ’75

Edward Phillips, MD ’77

Michael Phillips, MD ’90

Nancy and Wellington Pindar, MD ’59

Daniella Lukashok Plottel, MD ’89 and Michael Plottel

Elizabeth Polando

Margaret Vosburgh and A. John Popp, MD ’67

Paige and Brian Port, MD ’80

Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, MD ’45

Betty and Kenneth Pratt, MD ’57

Helen and Donald Price, Sr., MD ’61

Vera* and Richard Propp, MD ’60

Kate Van Savage, MD and David Prybyla, MD ’01

Tricia and David Putnam, MD

Edna Anne Pytlak, MD ’83 and Fredrick Pytlak

Geraldine and Douglas Rainforth, MD ’65

Suzanne and Robert Rapoport, MD ’88

Hideko Kamino, MD and Howard Ratech, MD ’76

June Raymond

Sughra Raza, MD ’84

Sujatha S. Reddy, MD ’91

Sara and John Regan

Kris and William Richards, Jr., MD ’69

Catherine and John Riedl

Michele and Ronald Riggi

Tiiu and Roger Robison, MD ’63

Kathleen Roche, RN

Carol Roeder, MD ’95 and Greg Roeder

Mary and George Roff, MD ’65

Robin and Gary Rombough, MD ’76

Lisa and Michael Rome

Seymour Rosenbloom, MD ’69

Dikea Roussos Ross, MD and Michael Ross, MD ’97

Margie and Michael Rotchford

Alice and David Rubin

Leizbeth and Alan Sanders, MD ’88

Susan and Michael Sandison, MD

Albina Santilli, MD ’71 and Thomas Santilli

Ian H. Santoro, MD

Nina Sax, MD and Robert Sax, MD

Michelle and Lewis Schainuck, MD ’64

Miriam and Daniel Scharf, MD ’70

Susan Kalia, MD and John Schenck, MD ’77

Michael Scherl, MD ’82

Alison and Henry Schmerler

Blake Schultz

Diane and Richard Schultz, MD ’56

Elaine Price Schwartz, MD ’84 and Joshua Schwartz, MD

Constance Young and Gary Schwartz, MD ’83

Ashraf Seedhom, MD

Julee Richards, MD and Bradley Seely, MD ’87

Susan and Parag Shah, MD

Dorothy and Conrad Sharrow

Michele and Glenn Shear, MD ’75

Stephen Sills, MD ’62

Cheryl and Steven Silver, MD ’74

Kendra and Susan Sisco

Judy and Edward Skwiersky, MD ’82

Mark Slovenkai, MD ’84

Jo Ann and Raymond Smith, MD

Estate of Leonard C. Smith

Susan and Vincent Smith

Roxanne and Nicholas Smyrnios, MD ’85

Carol and Alexander Snyder, MD ’65

Jennell and Michael Sorrell, MD ’71

Phyllis and Jeffrey Sperry

Teresa and Kenneth Stabler

Clara Staunton, MD ’63

Frederick Stemp

Diane and Jeff Stone

Lance Sullenberger, MD

Christopher Sullivan, MD ’89

Yvonne and Stephen Sullivan

John Sweet

Theodore Swirat, MD ’77

Heather Dwyer and Mark Tallman, MD ’90

Karen Tan, MD ’89 and Kevin Lau, MD ’93

Douglas Tebor, MD ’81

Christine and Michael Thorne

Joseph Thornton, MD

Tracey and Todd Tidgewell

Kim and J. Scott Toder, MD ’79

Joan Treuer, MD ’53 and Warren Treuer

Elizabeth and David Trickey, MD

Robert Tricomi

Janet and Ned Trombly

Jessie Uppal, MD and Gurvinder Uppal, MD ’86

Sharmon and Brian Valerian, MD

Karlene and Paul Vandenburgh

Bernadette Verdile

Wendy Vienneau

Elizabeth Myers and Evan Vosburgh, MD ’82

Candace and Charles Wait

Jane Wait

Marian Walsh, Esq. and Joseph Walsh

John Warkentin, MD ’74

Roberta and John Wasenko, MD ’80

Gladys Waskiewicz

Estate of Jeannette I. Waterman

Susan Welgrin, MD ’90 and Jay Lipman

Margaret Block West, MD ’76 and Larry West

John Wheeler, DMD, MD ’69

Sarah and D. Billings Wheeler, MD ’67

Sarah and Bruce White, DO, JD, MS ’09

Julia and John Whitney, MD ’90

Geri and Richard Wiley

Denise and A. Curtis Wilsey

Jeffrey Wilson

Delphine and Duncan Winter, MD ’84

Caroline and Carl Wirth, MD ’66

Rebecca and Jeffrey Wisnicki, MD ’80

Austin Woodward

Thasia Woodworth, MD ’71 and Warren Woodworth, MD ’65

Nancy Green Worsham, MD ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, MD ’62

Frederick Y. Wu, MD ’00

Vivian and Barry Yoss, MD ’72

Nancy and Allen Zieker, MD ’75

Jody and Earl Zimmerman, MD

Kathryn Zox

Patricia and John Zuendt

*deceased


ORGANIZATION PARTNERS

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $25,000 +Anonymous (5)

Ace Hardware Corporation

Aeon Nexus Corporation

Albany Medical Center Auxiliary

Albany Medical College Alumni Association, Inc.

Ayco Charitable Foundation

The AYCO Company, LP

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund - The Standish Family Fund

BBL Charitable Foundation

BBL Construction Services, LLC

BHBL Rotary

Bimbo Bakeries USA

G.A. Bove & Sons, Inc.

Brave Will Foundation

Capital Cardiology Associates, PC

CBS 6 – WRGB

CDPHP

D.A. Collins Construction Company, Inc.

Community Care Physicians, PC

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region

Curtis Lumber Company, Inc.

DeCrescente Distributing Company, Inc.

The Tyler DeMarco Foundation

Empire State Development

enCourage Kids Foundation

Environmental Soil Management, Inc.

The Dominic Ferraioli Foundation

Franklin Hospitality Group

Freihofer’s Baking Company

The Leon J. Goldberg Charitable Foundation

Hannaford Supermarkets/Hannaford Charitable Foundation

Hope Soars

Hyundai Hope on Wheels

iHeart Media

KeyBank, NA

Kivort Steel

Kiwanis Council of the Capital Region

Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc.

MVP Health Care

New York State Department of Health

Nick’s Fight to be Healed Foundation, Inc.

The John D. Picotte Foundation

The Picotte Family Foundation

Price Chopper and the Golub Family

Rite Aid Corporation

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, Inc.

The H. Schaffer Foundation

SEFCU

ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc./SR

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

Sneeringer Monahan Provost Redgrave Title Agency, Inc.

Speedway, LLC

Spencer Gifts, LLC

St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Stewart’s Shops/The Dake Family

Subway Restaurants

Carl E. Touhey Foundation

Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation

Trustco Bank

US Department of Commerce

The Vascular Group, PLLC

Wainschaf Associates, Inc.

Walmart Stores, Inc.

David and Candace Weir Foundation

The Wright Family Foundation

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000 – $24,9993-D Technology, Inc.

Annese & Associates, Inc.

AOW Associates, Inc.

Berkshire Bank

David E. Bryant Trust

The Butler Family Foundation

Capital Bank, a Division of Chemung Canal Trust Company

The Paul Robert Carey Foundation

Citizens Bank of New York

Collins Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Columbia Development Companies

Comerica Bank

Credit Unions for Kids

Cumberland Farms

The John and Rosemarie Dooley Family Foundation, Inc.

Dunkin Donuts

Emergency Medicine Physicians, Ltd.

First Niagara

FirstLight Fiber

Mary Ann Fortune’s Dance Studio

Hoffman Enterprises

Hudson River Bank & Trust Company Foundation

Keeler Motor Car Company

KPMG, LLP

Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW, Department of New York

LPL Financial

Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP

McLane Company, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

Mohawk Ambulance Service

The New York Community Trust

New York Oncology Hematology, PC

Nigro Companies

Oppenheimer & Company, Inc.

Overton, Russell, Doerr and Donovan, LLP

C. Robert Passantino Charitable Annuity Trust

The Pickett Family Foundation

Rose & Kiernan, Inc.

Saratoga Casino and Raceway

Schenectady Hardware & Electric Company, Inc.

The R. Shapiro Family Foundation

Shellstrong Foundation, Inc.

Shenker, Russo & Clark, LLP

Subway Development Office Market 041

Times Union

Tri City Rentals

Wilson Elser

Working Pictures, Inc.

The Yulman Foundation

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999Anonymous (1)

Aramark Healthcare

BlueShield of Northeastern New York

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

Broadalbin Manufacturing Corporation

Callanan Industries, Inc.

Capital Region Orthopaedic Associates

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

Children’s Tumor Foundation

Clarus Linen Systems

Cobleskill Community Activities Foundation

The Coca Cola Bottling Company

Danda, Inc.

Dayton Foundation Depository, Inc.

Delmar Kiwanis Foundation, Ltd.

Empire Blue Cross

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

Fecteau, PLLC

Forester Family Foundation, Inc.

Freihofer Family Foundation

Gavin and LaVigne, Inc.

GE Global Research

General Fundraising

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Halliday Financial Group

Hannoush Jewelers

M.M. Hayes Company, Inc.

HealthNow New York, Inc.

Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical Center

Hogarty Family Foundation

Humana

Hyman Hayes Associates

Krackeler Scientific, Inc.

Milliman

Moser Family Foundation, Inc.

Mountain Sports Medicine

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association

nfrastructure Technologies

Northwestern Mutual

Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc.

Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.

Quantum Engineering Company, PC

RBC Wealth Management

Salon 255

Sports Illustrated Play

The Standish Family Fund

Star Roofing and Restoration

Taconic Foundation, Inc.

TD Bank, NA

Teleflex Medical

Tops Markets, Inc.

Trinity Realty Group

Valet Park of America

SUSTAINING PARTNER $2,500 – $4,999Anonymous (3)

Albany Devils

Albany Society for the Advancement of Philanthropy

Architectural Glass and Mirror

Ballston Spa National Bank

Board of Athletics, Adirondack Association, Inc.

Bridge to Life, Ltd.

Brown & Weinraub, PLLC

Burke, Scolamiero, Mortati & Hurd, LLP

Central New York Community Foundation, Inc.

Co-Op Financial Services

CSW Associates, Inc.

Elario Photography, Inc.

Empire State Forest Products Association, Inc.

FingerPaint Marketing, Inc.

Freihofer’s Run for Women

Greco Construction, Inc.

Hailey’s Hope Foundation

Harris Beach, PLLC

The Hedbring Foundation

Independent Family Office, LLC

Lindsay Drug Company

C.T. Male Associates

Donors


McDermott Will & Emery Charitable Foundation

Millennium Medical Imaging

Nantucket Nectar

ONY, Inc.

Powmat, Ltd.

Prestige Services, Inc.

Price Chopper Supermarket #159

Purebred Athletics

Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux, LLP

The Rosenblum Companies

Sand Creek Middle School

Saratoga Eagle Sales & Service

Sheri and Kevin Lyons Foundation

South Bay Pain and Rehabilitation

Sunoco, Inc.

Turner Construction Company

The University at Albany

US WorldMeds

Johnathan R. Vasiliou Foundation

Young Sommer Ward Ritzenberg Baker & Moore

PARTNERS $1,000 – $2,499Anonymous (1)

Adirondack Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Alex & Ani

American Legion

AT&T

B & B Forest Products, Ltd.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Barrington Family Foundation

Berlin Central School

Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP

Bolton Medical Inc.

Buffalo Medical Group, PC

Burgess & Associates, PC

Capital District Tuxego, Inc.

Capital Region Upright MRI

J T Casey Trucking

CBRE – Albany

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Chemenergy, LLC

Clinical Consulting Associates, Inc.

Coca-Cola Refreshments

Cytonet, LLC

D’Raymonds Restaurant

Fagan Associates

Family Ear, Nose & Throat Care, PC

Fitzgerald Bros. Beverages, Inc.

Fresh Treats Holdings, LLC

Frito-Lay, Inc.

Garden State Growers

Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The Halliday Research Corporation

Helping Hollie

The Higgins Family Foundation

Hopewell Reformed Church

International House of Pancakes Restaurants

The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Johnson Controls, Inc.

JPMorgan Chase

Kinney Drugs, Inc.

The Kirby Family Foundation

Kiwanis Club of Latham

Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake NY, Inc.

Kohl’s Cares for Kids

La Posta Brothers Market

Lowe’s

The Malicki Group, LLC

Maximum Security Products Corporation

Mirsky Financial Management Corp.

Mohawk Fine Papers

Mohawk Honda

National Grid

New York RX Card

North Pond Foundation

Northeast Acura

Northeast Transportation Services, Inc.

Octapharma

Organ Recovery Systems

Pan Gregorian Enterprises Charitable Foundation of Upper New York

Panda Restaurant Group

Pearl Carroll Insurance

Pepsi Beverages Company

Phi Delta Epsilon

Phillips Lytle, LLP

Pioneer Savings Bank

Polar

Re/Max International

Repeat Business Systems, Inc.

Rheumatology Research Foundation

Rotterdam Eagles No. 3610

The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving

Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Water

Siemens Industry, Inc.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon New York Epsilon Chapter

SMRT Architects and Engineers

St. Jude Medical

Sterling Asset Management, Inc.

Sunmark Federal Credit Union-12957

Surgical Eyecare, PLLC

Talking Rain

Technergetics, LLC

Terry Morris, Inc.

Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundation

TimesSquare Capital Management

Tracfone Wireless, Inc.

Trinity Methodist Church

Unilux Advanced Manufacturing

The United Jewish Federation of NENY

United Way of Rhode Island

Van Berkom and Associates, Inc.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 55

Vita Coco

West Glenville Reformed Church

WGY Christmas Wish Campaign

Woodward, Connor, Gillies & Seleman Architects

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Aetna Foundation, Inc.

Amica Companies Foundation

AT&T Employee Giving Campaign

AXA Foundation

Bank of America Matching Gifts

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Capital Group Companies Corporate Matching Gift

Donatic

ExxonMobil Foundation

Ford Foundation Matching Gift Program

GE Foundation Matching Gifts Center

Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program

IBM Corporation Matching Grants Program

Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign

KeyBank Foundation

Merck Partnership for Giving

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Matching Gift

National Grid Matching Gifts Program

Northwestern Mutual Foundation Matching Gifts

Novartis US Foundation Matching Gift Program

Qualcomm Foundation

Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation

Travelers Community Connections

“ Our intention is to

leave a legacy to

provide for educating

future generations.”

Leonard Kirschner, MD, '61, and Peggy Kirschner Litchfield Park, Ariz.

“ By staying involved we

are helping other families

with children being

treated for cancer. In this

way we can keep (our

daughter) Kim’s spirit

alive and maintain a

relationship with those at

the Medical Center who

made such a difference in

our lives.”

Tom and Cathy Lozier, Red Hook, Dutchess County

Donors


PILLARS SOCIETYMembers of the Albany Medical Center Pillars Society have created a lasting legacy using their wills, life income gifts or retirement plans.

Anonymous (7)

Ellen and Edward Alexson, MD ’70

William F. Allen

Susan and Albert Apicelli, MD ’65

Mary Louise and Anthony Arena, MD ’60

M. Lynn and Thomas A. Bailey, MD ’71

Jean and John Balint, MD

Donna Banewicz

James J. and Rose A. Barba

Marilyn Bardelli, RN ’61

Myrna and Arnold* Baskin, MD ’52

Adrienne and Michael Bautista

David Beck, MD ’54

Mary* and Levon Bedrosian, MD ’47

Matthew Bender, IV

Allison* and William Bennett

Jennifer Berne and Nick Nickerson

Rose Biviano

William Boehme, MD ’70

Christine M. Borden

Diane and John Robert* Bosco, MD ’61

Julianne Z. Bouton

Alice and John Bowker, MD ’56

Barry Brandow

Laura and Lewis Britton, III, MD

Charlotte and Charles Buchanan

Patricia Bullister

Grayce Burian

Millie and Ronald Burkman, MD ’69

Christine Burns, MD ’70 and George Burns, MD ’72

Donna A. Caniano, MD ’76 and Richard A. Flores

Margaret and Donald Capuano, MD ’68

Nancy Carey Cassidy and Thomas Cassidy, Jr.

Barbara Carter

Carol and Samuel Cassell, MD ’59

Robert Castle

Claudia and David Chittenden, MD ’64

Jeré* and James Claghorn, MD ’61

Cynthia and Dennis DeLisle

Herbert DiMeola, MD ’68

Michael DiMeola, MD ’08

Adrian Dobs, MD ’78 and Martin Auster, MD

James Dougherty, MD ’51

Linda Dubins, MD ’77 and David Baer, MD

Mary Eagan

Betty Eberle

Lois and Ivan* Edelfelt

Elynor* and David Falk, MD ’43

Joseph Favale

Marilyn Fisher, MD and William Fisher, MD

Brooke and Michael Freilich, MD ’58

Miriam Friedenthal-Citrin, MD and Lester Citrin, MD

Jean Friss*

Deborah and Pasquale Fugazzotto, MD ’58

Babette and Herbert Gade, MD ’46

Janet Gargiulo, MD ’79

Janet Gissen, MD ’44

Helen and R. Alvin* Gravelle, MD ’50


Arlene and Vincent Guarino

Alan Gulick, MD ’78

Phyllis and Peter Heerwagen

Beatrice and Robert* Herman, PhD

Donna Hershey, RN ’61 and Fred Hershey

Anne and Bob Higgins

Jeffrey A. Hirst, MD ’80

Barbara and James Hoehn, MD

Judith and Eugene Hoenig, MD ’59

Diana Honet, RN ’58 and Joseph Honet, MD ’57*

Sylvia and Seymour* Horwitz, MD ’39

Nancy and George Howard, MD ’59

Lyn Howard, MD and H. Jack Alexander

Julian Hyman, MD ’47

Laura and Edward Jacobs, MD ’75

Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, MD ’69

Claire and Frank* Jones, MD ’46

Mary C. Kahl, PhD and William F. Kahl, PhD

Cynthia and Maurice Keenan, MD ’61

Olga Kehoe

Frederick C. Kennison, Jr.

Matilda Kiesel, RN ’59 and Robert Kiesel, MD ’60

Catherine Kiley, MD ’78 and Donald Schoch, MD ’77

Peggy and Leonard Kirschner, MD ’61

Ruth and John* Kovaric, MD ’50

Nancy Carlson and Ralph Kramer, MD ’76

John LaFerla, MD ’72

John Lathrop, MD ’55

Margaret and J. Peter Lawler, MD ’65

Helyn Lefgren, MD ’73

Beverly and Arthur Lehrman, MD ’58

Evelyn and Charles Leonhardt, MD ’53

Martha Lepow, MD

Leona and Jerome Levy, MD ’58

Charles Liddle, III

Lynne Longtin, RN, DNP and Steven Longtin

Donna Loro

Charles Lothridge, PhD* and James McGirr

Cathy and Thomas Lozier

Isabelle Maisonneuve, PhD ’92 and Stanley Glick, MD, PhD

Ann Marcelle and Justin Guidi

Jerilyn Marr and Clifford Marr, MD ’74

Elizabeth and Verne Marshall, MD ’47

Anne and Charles “Tom” McHugh, MD ’64

Madeline* and Richard Mead

Robert Meineker, MD ’45*

Cora and William Meyer, Jr., MD ’55

Jennifer Middlebrook

Anita* and Angel Millora, MD

William Montano, MD ’69

Moriah Moser and Daniel Morgenstern, MD ’82

Lillian M. Moy, Esq.

Paula Mroz, RN and Frank Mroz, MD ’73*

Donald Namm, PhD ’65

Mary* and Robert Newhouse, MD ’56

John J. Nigro

Doren and Dennis Norfleet, MD ’69

Barbara C. Noyes, MD ’49*

Margaret and Mark Ortelee, MD ’54

Anne Palamountain*

Kathaleen Perkins, MD ’54

Albert Peters, MD ’61

George Pfaff

Norma and Fred Phillips, Jr., MD ’56

Sharon Sullivan and Paul Phillips, MD ’62

Donna Pietrocola, MD ’75 and Steven Pinheiro, MD ’75

Nancy and Wellington Pindar, MD ’59

Eleanor and Charles Poskanzer, MD ’45

Helen and Matthew Presti, MD ’49

Vera* and Richard Propp, MD ’60

June Raymond

Kathleen Riley, MD ’90 and Mark Reed

Ann and John B. Robinson, Jr.

Mary and George Roff, MD ’65

Elizabeth Randall, PhD and Corky Rosan, MD ’57

Nellie and Michael Rosco, MD ’60

Frank Rosenbach, Jr.*

Sue and Wilbur Rust, MD ’57

Leila Salmon

Arline and Ronald Scheinzeit, MD ’74

Suzanne and Martin Schulman, MD ’57

Lorraine Schulte and William Barry, MD ’69

John Seaman, MD ’56

Daniel Shapiro, MD ’50*

Nathaniel Silon, MD ’58

Ronni and Alan Sims

Mary Skelly

Gina and Tom Snyder, MD ’69

Elizabeth and Richard* Sonneborn

Barbara and David Sparling, MD ’48

Patricia and J. Spencer Standish

Janet and Robert* Steele, MD ’53

Elizabeth and David* Stewart, MD ’48

Nancy and Carl E.* Touhey

Robert Tranter

Irene and Clyde Turner, MD ’61

Elaine and William* Van Ost, MD ’54

Harue and Henri Vanderkolk

Nancy Veeder

Lou-Ann and Vincent Verdile, MD ’84

Renie and Jesse* Vics, DO

Rosemary Vogt

Roberta and John Wasenko, MD ’80

Stacey and Matthew Werger, Jr.

John Wheeler, DMD, MD ’69

Marlene Winter, PhD and Jacques Winter, MD ’79

Diane Wirz, MD ’79 and William Wirz

Nancy Green Worsham, MD ’63 and Jerry C. Worsham, MD ’62

*deceased

Elle and Edward Alexson, MD, ‘70

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COMMUNITY FUND-RAISING EVENTS

Through our Community Events and Fund-raising Program, Albany Medical Center is fortunate to have so many grateful patients and families, individuals, organizations and groups in our region that provide philanthropic support through special fundraising events and initiatives in the community.

2nd Annual I ♥ Antonia Benefit

Albany Devils Fight Cancer Night Out

Big Fez and the Surfmatics

Bit Coin Group

G.A. Bove Fuels 7th Annual Golf Classic

Charity Day at Effie & Isabel’s Giftique

Charity Day at Liberty Ridge Farm

Doctors 4 Hope: Easter Baskets for the Kids

Elario Spring Mixer

Extra Life

Filling Bags for Kids with Cancer

First Investors Charity Golf Tournament

Freihofer’s Junior 3K

Fundraiser for Sophia

GE Global Operations Fundraising Campaign for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital

Giuliano Softball Tournament

Go Orange Night

Hope Soars Gala

Hope Soars Run for Parkinson’s 5K

JGS Recycling Breast Cancer Awareness

Joe Johnson Bass Tournament

Liberty Ridge Farm Car Show

Miranda Charity Golf Tournament

Miss Shen Softball

NYSCOPBA Annual “Stuff the Trailer” Toy Drive

Northwestern Mutual Cheeriodicals Event

Out of the Box Locks

PetSmart Chance & Lucky Toy Donation

Purebred Athletics Summer Party

SGA Fall Event

UAlbany Dance Marathon

Tri City Muscle Toy Drive

#Trending4Fashion

Tuxego Have a Bowl

Vs. Cancer Foundation – Southern Vermont College

West Glenville Reformed Church Youth Group

“ My experience at Albany Medical College

directly impacted my choice to treat

cancer patients, giving me a fulfilling and

purposeful career.”

Edward Alexson, MD, ‘70, Los Angeles


Hospital/ Patient Care

Licensed beds (includes SCC) 734

Licensed bassinets 20

Patient admissions (includes SCC) 36,613

Patient days (includes SCC) 222,961

Observation cases 3,769

Observation days 5,501

Outpatient visits (includes SCC) 903,411

Average length of stay 6.09

Percent occupancy 87.1%

Average daily census 635

Surgical cases (includes SCC) 31,269

Emergency Department visits 75,906

Employees (Full-Time Equivalents) 8,319

Faculty

Full-time physicians 471

Voluntary physicians 600

Residents 445

Basic science faculty 115

Full-time 76

Part-time 3

Volunteer 30

Emeritus 6

Albany Medical Center

2015 Annual Report statistics

Graduate Studies

Graduate students (total enrollment) 247

Medical College

Medical students (total enrollment) 575

Freshmen 143

Average GPA (of incoming freshmen) 3.6

Medical school applications 9,471

Research Funding ($ Millions)

Total sponsored research $15.5

Basic science $10.6

Clinical science $4.9

Awards applied for 298

Active awards 242

Peer-reviewed publications 385


2015 STATISTICS & FINANCIALS

Unrestricted Revenues

$1.172($ Billions)

Unrestricted Expenses

$1.147($ Billions)

Unrestricted Revenues ($ Millions)

■ Patient/Service $1,057,769 90.25%

■ Gifts/Grants $21,460 1.83%

■ Tuition and Fees $38,614 3.29%

■ Other Revenue $54,212 4.63%

Total Revenue $1,172,055 100%

Unrestricted Expenses ($ Millions)

■ Salaries and Benefits $651,855 56.85%

■ Supplies/Purchased Services $385,233 33.60%

■ Depreciation and Interest $92,388 8.06%

■ Other Expense $17,083 1.49%

Total Expenses $1,146,559 100%

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