FACULTY

Our faculty comprises a wide range of backgrounds and interests with many holding dual certifications or other advanced degrees. In addition to providing hands-on, 24-hour department supervision and teaching, all faculty members share a commitment to creating an atmosphere that is conducive to the advancement of our specialty.

Faculty members also participate in regional and national professional organizations and research endeavors.

**Graduate of the Albany Medical Center Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Program Leadership

Chief, Division of Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

George E. Pataki Endowed Chair of Cardiology

Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Mushabbar, A. Syed, MD, FACC, FSCMR

Associate Professor of Medicine

Program Director Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Noninvasive Cardiology

Sulagna (Suzie) Mookherjee, MD, MS, FACC**

Associate Professor of Medicine

Program Director Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Associate Program Director Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Interventional Cardiology

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Neil Yager DO, FACC**

Loay Salman, MD, MBA

Interim Chair of Department of Medicine

Chief of Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

The Thomas Ordway Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology Faculty

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William Alderisio, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Clinical Cardiology

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William Bachman, MD, FACC

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Noninvasive Cardiology

Rupa Bala, MD

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Alfred Loka, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Interventional Cardiology

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Mohammad El-Hajjar, MD, FACC, FSCAI**

Associate Professor of Medicine

Supervisor: Nuclear Cardiology

Noninvasive Cardiology

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Radmila Lyubarova, MD, FACC, FASE**

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Noninvasive Cardiology

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Robert D. Millar, MD, FACC**

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Noninvasive Cardiology

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Kim Poli, MD, FACC

Sean Till

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Joshua Schulman-Marcus, MD, FACC

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director: Coronary Care Unit

Noninvasive Cardiology

Bobby Tehrani

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Mandeep S. Sidhu, MBA, MD, FACC, FAHA

Associate Dean for Medical Education & Student Research

Professor of Medicine

Clinical Cardiology

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Mikhail Torosoff, MD PhD, FACC, FASE**

Professor of Medicine

Director Noninvasive Lab

Director: Cardiovascular Theme for MSII

Noninvasive Cardiology

Stratton VA Medical Center

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Naveed Akhtar, MD, FACC**

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Noninvasive Cardiology