Department of Anesthesiology
Welcome
The Department of Anesthesiology provides anesthesia for surgery, obstetrics, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. As the region's only state-designated trauma center, the Department of Anesthesiology is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to meet the emergent needs of our community.
The Albany Medical Center Advantage
The Department of Anesthesiology at Albany Med treats patients of all ages with varying surgical needs and offers general, regional and monitored anesthesia options.
Areas of expertise include:
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| The Department of Anesthesiology at Albany Medical Center offers general, regional, and monitored anesthisia options |
- Cardiac
- General
- Thoracic
- Pediatric
- Obstetric
- Vascular
- Comprehensive care for patients suffering from obesity
Offering Innovative Technology and Advanced Procedures
- Ultrasound peripheral nerve block
Recognitions and Accreditations
- Anesthesiology Department
- Anesthesiologists are BE/Board certified
- The Cardiac Anesthesiologist are TEE certified
- Dr. Cheryl DeSimone
- Present - Consultant to the ASA task force on Obstetric Anesthesia: practice guidelines update
- 2005 - York Legislative Chairperson Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- 2004 to Present - Board of Directors Northeastern New York Chapter Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- 2002 to Present - New York State Department of Health Perinatal Site Reviewer for Maternal Mortality
- 2002 - Volunteer Coordinator for Susan B. Komen "Race For the Cure"
- 2002 to Present - New York State Department of Health Safe Mother Initiative
- Dr. Melissa Anne Ehlers
- Ongoing - Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist for a group from Albany Medical Center which travels to the Dominican Republic each year to provide surgical care to patients with congenital heart disease. Sponsored by the Gift of Life Program.
- Dr. Walter Folger
- Mosby Scholarship Book Award
- Pedodontic Award
- R. D. Dean and M. T. Dean Honorary Odontolocial Society
- Tennessee State Dental Society Best Table Clinic in 1970: The Use of Elevators
- Medical-High Honors: AOA
- Dr. Elliot Greene
- Two years ago Dr. Green introduced ultrasound for peripheral nerve block, in regional anesthesia. He uses this for all of his peripheral blocks and also teaches this to our residents. Use of ultrasound permits more accurate insertion of the regional block needle and local anesthetic. This reduces the number of needle punctures, reduces patient discomfort, and increases success rates for peripheral blocks. It enhances the ability to provide the benefits of regional anesthesia for intraop anesthesia and post-op analgesia. He provides single injection peripheral nerve blocks and also provides catheter infusion techniques which permit continuous infusions for many days after the surgery. This also provides better analgesia with less side effects than conventional narcotic based techniques such as traditional intravenous narcotics.
- Dr. Scott Groudine
- Editorial Boards:
Assistant editor, Sphere (Publication of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists) 1992-present
Editorial Advisory Board, Anesthesia Coding Alert (monthly newsletter published by Global Success Corporation) 1999-present
Associate Clinical Editor, Anesthesia Coding Alert 2000-present - Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 1999-present
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Contact Us
For more information about the Department of Anesthesiology please call 518-262-4300.
