Amee S. Mapara-Shah, M.D., a gastroenterologist, has recently joined the department of gastroenterology at Albany Medical Center and has been appointed assistant professor of medicine at Albany Medical College.
Albany Medical Center has acquired the latest and most advanced robotic surgical system available in the region—the da Vinci Si high definition 3D system.
Bridget Frawley, M.D., a neurologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, has joined the department of neurology at Albany Medical Center.
Albany Medical Center, the City of Albany and the Palace Theatre joined forces today to announce a “Hearts4Haiti” fundraising campaign that will include the selling of hearts at Albany Med.
Albany Med First in State to Acquire Advanced Tech-nology to Prevent Hospital Infections
Albany Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to acquire a new tool to effec-tively disinfect patient rooms as another means to combat drug-resistant infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C-diff). The state-of-the-art BIOQUELL system reaches surfaces and equipment that otherwise would be hard to completely disinfect. “The role of the environ-ment is increasingly recognized as an im- portant factor to consider when preventing transmission of drug-resistant organisms.