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Albany Medical Center for 25 Continuous Years Or a Cumulative Sum of 25 Years Are Eligible to Be Inducted Into This Distinguished Circle VOLUME 11 NUMBER 10 | OCTOBER 2016 ALBANY MED Diane Timmers, ASA V KNOWN FOR OUR EXPERTISE. CHOSEN FOR OUR CARE. Employees Celebrate TODAY 25 Years of Service / p.2 Better Health for Patients Drives Booming Research Efforts at Albany Med As the region’s only academic medical center, Clinical trials are also in research is foundational to Albany Med’s mission, full swing at the Medical and 2016 has been an especially good year. With Center. Patients are invited studies underway in basic, translational, clinical to participate in these studies, and population health science research, the scope which explore whether a of these investigations is vast, yet a common theme medical strategy, treatment unites them all: Albany Med’s goal to advance the or device is safe and effective. science of medicine and improve people’s health. They are known for producing the best data available for There are currently 56 basic science studies in health care decision-making. progress at Albany Med. Earlier this year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided a One hundred and fifty-nine From left: Dr. Michael Robek and Dr. Karsten Hazlett. five-year $3.8 million grant aimed at finding a funded clinical trials are vaccine for inhaled tularemia infection. Karsten now underway at Albany R.O. Hazlett, PhD, associate professor in the Med. Twenty-five of these MD, associate professor of surgery and a practicing Department of Immunology and Microbial studies are being conducted at the Albany Med physician at The Vascular Group, is working Disease, is one of the study’s principal investigators. Division of Community Endocrinology, which has closely with Megan Ferguson, RN, and Ryan The NIH also provided a five-year $2 million become a leading national force in diabetes drug Kaim, RN, to enroll patients in the Leopard Trial, grant for the study of a new hepatitis vaccine research, contributing to studies all over the world. which compares various FDA-approved devices that is being conducted in the same department Robert Busch, MD, director of the Community for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms. Their by associate professor Michael Robek, PhD. Endocrinology Research Unit, and his colleagues colleague Clement Darling, III, MD, chief of the Important work continues in the lab of their recently embarked on four PIONEER studies that Division of Vascular Surgery, is participating in the department chair, Dennis will examine the safety and BEST Study, which examines the suitability and Metzger, PhD, whose substantial efficacy of a pill, taken once cost of open surgery versus endovascular treatment program project grant to study daily, that has been shown to for patients who are candidates for both. increased protection against lower blood sugar levels and mucosal pathogens in pulmonary weight gain in patients with tularemia is in its twelfth year. type-2 diabetes. Francis D. Ferdinand, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Augustin DeLago, Seven other Albany Med Cardiologist Mohammad MD, director of interventional cardiology, are scientists received significant NIH El-Hajjar, MD, and research working with Nancy Giebelhaus, RN, to enroll funding this year, and, over the Dr. Robert Busch and Loretta Grimm, coordinator Wendy Stewart patients in the PORTICO Trial, an evaluation of summer, the following researchers NP, a sub-investigator in the Community are working with patients a transcatheter aortic valve that can be implanted Endocrinology Research Unit. also received NIH awards: Dale on the ISCHEMIA Trial, by a delivery system through a patient’s leg or Tang, PhD, professor in the which aims to determine the chest. And this month Ronald P. Kaufman, Jr., Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, best way to manage stable ischemic heart disease. MD, FACS, associate professor in the Division A. Ariel Jaitovich, MD, assistant professor in the Mandeep Sidhu, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA, of Urological Surgery and a practicing physician Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, assistant dean for Medical Education Years 3/4 at The Urological Institute of Northeastern New Paula McKeown-Longo, PhD, Muntz Professor and Student Research, is one of the coordinating York, will perform a first-of-its-kind surgical and co-chair in the Department of Regenerative investigators of this sizable international trial. procedure at Albany Med that uses robotic and Cancer Cell Biology, and Qi Yang, MD, technology and high-velocity jets of water to PhD, assistant professor in the Department of On the surgical side, many clinical trials are also remove tissue in a patient with an enlarged prostate Immunology and Microbial Disease. in progress. Vascular surgeon Yaron Sternbach, as part of the WATER Study. Albany Med Brings Care Closer to Home for Patients in Schenectady County Construction is underway on a state-of-the-art medical office building in Niskayuna that will make Albany Med caregivers easily accessible to patients in Schenectady County and the surrounding areas. The new building, located at 1769 Union Street, will house the Albany Med Community Division of Gastroenterology and Surgery, a high-tech ambulatory endoscopy and general surgery suite, and an Albany Med EmUrgentCare facility operated in partnership with Albany Med and community leaders at a Capital Care Medical Group. groundbreaking ceremony in Niskayuna in August. The 37,821-square-foot building is scheduled to open in early 2017. A Quarter-Century Salute Sixty-five new members were inducted into Albany Med’s Twenty-Five Year Club in September. Employees who have worked for Albany Medical Center for 25 continuous years or a cumulative sum of 25 years are eligible to be inducted into this distinguished circle. This year’s inductees were honored at a special reception at the Albany Marriott. Congratulations to all! The 2016 inductees are: Ventura Acevedo Elizabeth M. Hotaling Lauren Albright, NP Deborah Igoe Support Team Associate Lester Clarke From left: Carol Salvador, RN, and Rena Rovere, NP. Heather C. Allard Lyudmila Ioffe, RN Annette M. Arduini Theresa Lamson Joyce J. Bagyi Valerie LaTant Deborah S. Shaw Victoria Balkoski, MD Matthew Leinung, MD Judy Smith Cardiology Pearls for Primary Kerrie T. Snyder, RN Dawn K. Bellville Paula Malone, RN Care: Basics & Beyond Jacqueline G. Berg Mark Mason Ivan Wesley Spence Lester B. Clarke Diane M. McAlpine Kathy Staley-Ross, RN Saturday, October 29, 2016 Samantha M. Cleveland, RN Cynthia H. Miller, MD Laura Stevens, RN Hudson Valley Community College, Troy George E. Stewart, III, RN George Clifford, PhD Ann Norelli, RN The Division of Cardiology and the Kimberly Curtiss, RN Patti Norris, RN Don Stichter Office of Continuing Medical Education Melissa M. Doyle, PhD, LCSW Mary Alice Norton, NP Joyce Lee Stratton will host this comprehensive review of Richard F. Duncan, Jr. Gerald M. Oberting Toni M. Thompson common cardiac conditions that all primary caregivers, in and out of the hospital, face daily. Marilyn A. Fisher, MD Coleen Ohl, RN Troy A. Thompson Designed for all medical professionals who are Jennifer Gagnon, CPhT Tina Omorogbe, NP Linda A. Thorpe Norma Jean Thorpe involved in the primary care of patients, including Robin M. Glennon, RN Kathryn Patton internal medicine and family practice physicians, Diane O. Timmers Margaret Goldin-Denio, PA-C Marianne C. Pellon hospitalists, nurse practitioners, physician Peter A. Vincent, PhD Robin M. Gray, NP Anne Pierce assistants, residents, fellows, nurses and medical Helene M. Gregory Thomas Joseph Jude Potanovic David H. Wemple students, the conference has been approved for Kathy Griffin Mark F. Resnick, LPN Kriste A. Yarter, RN CME credits. For more information, please contact Zohra Hechehouche Roscoe J. Richardson, III Lisa A. Young the Office of Continuing Medical Education at (518) 262-5828. Pam Hepburn Carol Salvador, RN Kathleen Zabinski-Kramer, MD OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH! Recent Appointments Albany Med All-Stars in College Leadership Albany Med names an “Excellence in Customer Service All-Star” monthly from among employees, volunteers and vendors who continuously demonstrate a commitment to high- Jodi Della Rocca, MS, CRNA, ’02, PhD, quality service. Here’s what coworkers said about four recent honorees: Director of the Center for Nurse Anesthesiology Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Kim Kilby, MD, ’03, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Interim Associate Dean for Medical Education Dennis McKenna, ’92, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Matthew Leinung, MD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum Integration David Bounds, Tammy Colley-Ogden, Forbes Fraser, Evelyn Pedralvez, Tara Lindsley, PhD, ’90, Assistant Dean for Practice Coordinator, Recreation Therapist Patient Service Assistant Nurse Latham Medicine/ Associate Manager, The Curricular Assessment Pediatrics Group “ Tammy has a way of Birth Place Hyacinth Mason, PhD, Assistant Dean for motivating the people “ Patients have written “ David handles every Student Support and Inclusion around her, and a way him letters, thanking “ The entire night shift curveball thrown at him of giving patients and him for the ways he looks forward to with diplomacy and Mandeep Sidhu, MD, Assistant Dean their families hope helped them while working with Evelyn for Medical Education Years 3/4 and integrity. He is a pillar during their most they were here. He is – she’s a wonderful Student Research of professionalism and difficult times.” kind at every turn—a caregiver and colleague.” exemplary service.” real model to those around him.” 2 | ALBANY MED TODAY | OCTOBER 2016 Vol. 11, No. 10 Albany Med Reservist Introduces Nurse October, 2016 Manager to Life in the National Guard Albany Med Today is published monthly by the Saturday is usually a day off for Pamela Department of Policy, Planning and Communications at Albany Stefanelli, RN, BSN, but on Sept. 10 Medical Center. Comments the nurse manager at South Clinical and story suggestions can be Campus found herself high above directed to Public Relations the Hudson Valley in a Black Hawk at (518) 262-3421 or albanymedcommunications helicopter.
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