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
Chairman of the Department of Medicine
George E. Pataki Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Heart Failure/VAD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
Noninvasive Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
Interventional Cardiology
Division of Cardiology Faculty
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiac Electrophysiology
William Bachman, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Noninvasive Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Noninvasive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Retired Section Chief Division of Cardiology Stratton VA Medical Center
Noninvasive Cardiology
(Albany Medical Center-current)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director: Coronary Care Unit
Noninvasive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Director: Cardiovascular Theme for MSII
Noninvasive Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Cardiology
Dmitri Belov, MD**
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director: Heart Failure/VAD
Professor of Medicine
Director: Noninvasive Cardiology
Noninvasive Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Supervisor: Nuclear Cardiology
Noninvasive Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Noninvasive Cardiology
Assistant Dean for Medical Education & Student Research
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Cardiology
Stratton VA Medical Center
Naveed Akhtar, MD, FACC**
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Noninvasive Cardiology
Mohamed Munshi, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Marisa Orgera, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stratton VA Medical Center
Invasive Cardiology