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Meet Our Program Director
Letter from our Program Director Dr. Sean Geary
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Albany Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency website!
First, congratulations on your interest in a career as an emergency physician. Second, thank you for your interest in our program.
You might say that I know Albany Medical Center well. I spent a decade at Albany Medical Center leading up to my time as Program Director. I completed my emergency medicine residency and surgical critical care fellowship here. I also spent two years as one of our program’s Assistant Program Directors before becoming Program Director in 2020.
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At Albany Med, we endeavor to create an experience where residents learn all elements needed to be exceptional emergency physicians practicing in any environment, while providing individualized opportunities to explore more focused elements of emergency medicine. We do so through an atmosphere of professionalism, education, and mentorship.
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Take a minute to read the letters posted on this website from my colleagues, Dr. Pauze, our Department Chair, and our Chief Residents. They do a phenomenal job highlighting some of the most exciting features of our training program.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to highlight a few of my favorite aspects of the residency program we have created at Albany Med. One of the most important aspects of an emergency medicine residency program is the engagement of residents in developing and bettering their training. To this end, we have monthly steering meetings to solicit resident feedback and actively engage residents in improving their education and work environment. Along with this theme, each class participates in a quality improvement project to improve the program for years to come. Some of the recent advances have included redesigning our eye room for improved patient care, scheduling changes based on resident feedback such as early sign out the night before conference to allow for a full night of sleep, and exchanging the NICU rotation for an orthopedics rotation.
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In addition to flexibility and feedback, I am proud of our educational experience outside the emergency department. Over 75% of our conferences are led by attendings. We also have regular visits to our advanced simulation lab and cadaver lab where residents can practice some of emergency medicine's most life-saving, intense procedures in controlled environments.
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Finally, resident wellness is a top priority. From scheduled days off as a class for relationship building, to resident families for built-in support, to a weekly farm share of fresh produce from our local farms, our residents are happy, rested, and engaged in the community in meaningful ways.
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Please explore our website, check out our video, and email our program coordinator Kara Giglia (gigliak@amc.edu) to get on the list for our digital recruiting packet. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sean P. Geary, MD
Program Director Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Surgical Critical Care
Our APDs
Our APD team comes from a broad range of institutions and backgrounds allowing them to facilitate different aspects of our residency education.
Our Program Coordinator
Kara is the heart and soul of our program. We would all be lost without her. From making sure all of our recertifications are up to date, to her never ending bowl of office candy, to personally checking in with us when we have had a hard day. She is our life line!
CLASS OF 2025
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CLASS OF 2026
CLASS OF 2027
Our Alumni
Class of 2023
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David Afienko, DO, Community Practice, Albany NY
Peter Ahn, DO, Community Practice, Bassett Healthcare System, NY
Jennifer Boccia, MD, Community Practice, St, Johnsbury, VT
Weston Christensen, MD, Active Duty Military Appointment
Alexander Giuliano, MD, Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Grace Huang, DO, Administrative Fellowship and Community Practice, Albany, NY
Lauren Icken, MD, Community Practice, Basset Healthcare System, NY
Jack Lewis, DO, EMS Fellowship, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Arthur Strzepka, DO, Interventional Pain Management Fellowship, Albany and Saratoga Centers for Pain Management
Katie Tai, MD, Community Practice, ME
Yiyang Max Wang, MD, Critical Care Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Caleb Watkins, MD, Ultrasound Fellowship, Albany Medical Center
Class of 2022
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Brendan Blagbrough, DO, Community Practice, Kingston, NY
Andres M. Crane, MD, Community Practice, Pittsburg, PA
Dan Finnin, MD, Active Duty Military Appointment
Brian Frodey, MD, Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Warren Hayashi, MD, EMS Fellowship, Albany Medical Center
Megan Lieb, DO, Resuscitation Fellowship, Albany Medical Center
Amanda May, MD, Academic Practice, Buffalo, NY
Stacey Natterer, DO, Community Practice, Columbus, OH
Yuvraj Singh, DO, Critical Care Fellowship, Advent Health, Orlando, FL
Stephanie Tsang, DO, Community Practice, West Islip, NY
Cameron Waldman, MD, Resuscitation Fellowship, Albany Medical Center
Briana Wenberg, DO, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Mitch Zekhster, DO, Anesthesia Critical Care, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Class of 2021
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Rachel Le MD, Medical Critical Care Fellowship, Stanford Medicine
Alex Trolenberg MD, Community Practice, Glens Falls, NY
Molly Fillion DO, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Kees Negaard MD, Community Practice, Portland, OR
Cara Bachman MD, Community Practice, Flagstaff, AZ
Zachary Coburn MD, Community Practice, Washington DC
Jeremy Kaswer MD, Surgical Critical Care Fellow, UPENN
Cecily Swinburne MD, EMS Fellowship, Albany Med
Danielle Ballard DO, Community Practice, Henderson, NC
Benjamin Garbus MD, Resuscitation Fellowship, UCONN
Charissa Beaver MD, Community Practice, Albany, NY
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Class of 2020
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Kevin Allan MD, Community Practice, Eugene, OR
Kira Benson DO, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Thomas Burgess DO, Ultrasound Fellowship, Springfield, MA
Preston Carter DO, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Thomas Castaneda MD, Community Practice, Saratoga Springs, NY
Gretchen Gunn-Kenduru MD, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Spencer Lord MD, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Albany Med
Casey McGowan MD, Community Practice, Cooperstown, NY
Carla Graichen MD, Community Practice, Albany, NY
Bhumi Patel MD, Academic Practice Danville, PA
David Ioughran MD, Toxicology Fellowship, Rutgers Medical Center, NJ
Ryan Remarcke DO, Community Practice, Albany, NY
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Class of 2019
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Conor Coyne MD, Community Practice, Berkshire MA
Emma Furlano MD, Toxicology Fellowship, NYU Bellevue
Geoffrey Gillespie MD, Academic Practice, Albany Med
Joseph Kaczmarek MD, Community Practice, Newburg, NY
Thomas Holman MD, Community Practice, Kingston NY
Stewart Lee MD, Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Mississippi
Maurice Damek DO, Community Practice, Santa Fe, NM
Travis Minzloff DO, Community Practice, Glens Falls NY
David Peltier DO, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Albany Med
Marissa Potenza MD, Administrative Fellowship, Albany Med
Kraig Wasik DO, Community Practice, Placerville, CA
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Class of 2018
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Holley Briggs, DO, Community Practice, San Francisco, CA
Liquen Chen, MD, Community Practice, Hayward, CA
Lance Dickey, MD, Community Practice, Casa Grande, AZ
Kimberly Donohue, MD, Community Practice, Ellsworth, ME
Christopher Downey, MD, Community Practice, Miami, FL
Emily Esposito, DO, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship - Shock Trauma, Baltimore, MD
David Kassel, MD, Community Practice, Scottsdale, AZ
Matthew Ruppel, DO, Community Practice, Concord, NY
Jason Scheaber, MD, Community Practice, Albany NY
Michael Waldrop, MD, EMS Fellowship, Buffalo, NY
Casey Wilson, MD, Community Practice, Medford, OR