Organization and Administration
Chairman's Office
- Jean-Claude Veille, M.D., Professor Chairman
Affiliated Hospital
- John Brosnan, M.D., Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Peter's Hospital
Graduate Education
- Jean-Claude Veille, M.D., Program Director, Albany Medical Center
- Camille Kanaan, MD, Associate Program Director, Albany Medical Center
- Jonathan Schwartz, M.D., Assistant Program Director, St. Peter's Hospital
The residency program directors are advised by a Resident Education Committee, which includes faculty, volunteer clinical faculty, and representatives from all four years of the residency. All policies must be approved by the Resident Education Committee. Residents have a major role in these decisions.
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education has the responsibility for the first-year reproductive and developmental biology theme, the second-year human reproduction theme, the third-year clinical clerkship, and the senior electives. Residents have significant responsibilities in academic and clinical teaching of students and in the evaluation of student performance. Two of our chief residents have won Golden Apple Awards within the past three years for their teaching skills.
Continuing Medical Education
- Donald P. Swartz, M.D., Director
- Sabrina Hussain, M.D., Assistant Director
This section actively coordinates all the CME activities of the Department. Visiting lecturers, grand rounds, teaching days, and the annual Stratton Mountain Clinical Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology are all planned through this office.
Quality Management and Statistics
- Robert H. Dropkin, M.D., Gynecologic Practice
- W. Bruce Clark, M.D., Obstetrics Practice
Quality management activities have an important role within the Department. Resident involvement is part of the educational program, especially in the third and fourth years. Residents function as part of the obstetrical and gynecologic practice review committees and carry out chart review for morbidity and mortality conferences. Individual resident research involving quality of care issues is encouraged.
DIVISIONS
General Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Lisa Armao, F.N.P.
- Usha Bakhru, M.D.
- Stephen Cohen, MD
- Myron Gordon, M.D.
- Sabrina Hussain, M.D.
- Nicole Kerner, MD
- John Lang, M.D.
- Steven Pinheiro, M.D.
- Renee Samelson, MD
- Donald P. Swartz, M.D.
- Timothy Vinciguerra, M.D.
The Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology consists of physicians who provide general obstetrical and gynecological services to the medical center and community at large. Their services encompass routine obstetrical care, antenatal testing, gynecologic cancer screening, colposcopy, gynecologic surgery, family planning and primary health care to women of reproductive age and beyond. Members of the division practice at numerous sites. The main office is located on Hackett Boulevard, two blocks from the Albany Medical Center. Satellite offices are also located in nearby communities. Members of the General OB/GYN Division also supervise residents in the residents' continuity and colposcopy clinics, provide gynecologic consultations to inpatients at Albany Medical Center and in the Emergency Room and supervise residents at night covering both obstetrics and gynecology.
Laparoscopy / Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Prabhat Ahluwalia, M.D.
- Peter Horvath, M.D.
- Steven Cohen, MD
Intensive clinical training in laparoscopy is available in years 2-4 of the residency. In addition, Albany Medical College has one of the two Minimally Invasive Surgery Centers (US surgical sponsored) in the United States for didactic and technical training of individuals in a laboratory setting. All residents are expected to utilize the Center to achieve technical competence.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Scott Dexter, M.D., Director
- Camille Kanaan, MD
- Michael Plevyak, MD
- Jean-Claude Veille, M.D.
The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine includes physicians trained in high-risk obstetrics, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, obstetric ultrasound, and perinatal pathology. Additional members of the Division include sonographic technologists with advanced training in obstetrical ultrasound, as well as two perinatal clinical nurse specialists.
The faculty provides consultation and continuous care for high-risk obstetric patients from the Capital District and from the greater Northeastern New York Perinatal Region. More than 500 patients with a variety of complications are transferred to our perinatal referral service each year. The Obstetric Ultrasound and Antepartum Testing Unit performs more than 5,000 examinations per year for the diagnosis and evaluation of fetal anomalies and evaluation of fetal growth, development, and well-being with non-stress testing and biophysical profiles.
The Prenatal Diagnosis Program offers a full range of diagnostic procedures, including genetic amniocentesis and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling. The Division is also responsible for providing on-site outreach perinatal education and consultations for regional physicians, nurses, and obstetrics clinics at regional hospitals. Divisional research projects are ongoing and include both clinical and basic science foci. Topics include HIV, placental function, and maternal/fetal oxygenation.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Peter Horvath, M.D.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility provides an integrated program for medical and surgical therapy of infertility, as well as reproductive endocrinologic disease. The Division provides tertiary care, including endoscopic laser surgery, pelviscopy, and assisted reproductive techniques technology.
Clinical laboratories provide services in reproductive studies (radioimmunoassays and alphafetoprotein screening), andrology, and assisted reproductive technology.
Weekly resident didactic sessions, monthly patient care conferences, monthly divisional journal clubs, and monthly research conferences are conducted with residents and clinical clerk medical students.
Gynecologic Oncology
- Patrick F. Timmins, M.D.
- Daniel Kredentser, MD
- Timothy McElrath, M.D.
The Division of Gynecologic Oncology is the regional referral center for the treatment of women with genital malignancy. The Division will see 250 new cases of gynecologic cancer annually and 500 cases of pre-invasive disease. The Division of Gynecologic Oncology provides the work up, treatment, and follow up of these patients. This includes radical pelvic surgery, administration of antineoplastics, and the coordination of radiation therapy with the Department of Radiation Oncology.
The Division is actively involved with the Gynecologic Oncology Group and has numerous other research protocols and opportunities for clinical research. Weekly conferences are held in conjunction with Radiation Oncology.
