ALBANY ASSOCIATES IN CARDIOLOGY

(A Division of Prime Care Physicians, P.C.)

CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

2 Palisades Drive, Executive Woods

Albany, New York  12205

(518) 458-2000, Ext. 2758          FAX:  (518) 459-7249

E-Mail:  lynne.westlake@primecarepc.com

Prinicpal Investigators:

Co. Directors of Clinical Research:      David G. Wolinsky, MD, FACC

                                                          Mohamad R. El-Zaru, MD

                                                          Eric S. Roccario, MD, FACC

Clinical Research Coordinator:            Lynne Westlake-Hicks, BS

Support Staff:                                     Deborah L. Petridis, MS, RN, ACNP-C

                                                          Dynelle D. Smith, RPA-C

Medical Staff:                                    16 Cardiologists

                                                         7 Primary Care Physicians

                                                         3 Registered Dieticians

                                                         1 Certified Diabetic Instructor

                                                         3 Nurse Practitioners

                                                         9 Physician Assistants

Hospital Affiliations:                           St. Peter's Hospital

                                                         Albany Memorial Hospital

                                                         Albany Medical Center Hospital

                                                         Samaritan Hospital

                                                         Seton Health Systems

Satellite Offices:  Troy, Kingston, Amsterdam, Glens Falls

Equipment & Procedures:

Nuclear Imaging:          

• Posicam (cardiac and pulmonary)
• SPECT Camera: Cardiolite Exercise Stress Tests, Pharmacological EST
• MUGA Scans:  Stress & Resting
• Ultrasound (2D, 3D, and Color Doppler Flow) and Stress Echo (Treadmill tests)

Clinical Laboratory:

• Lipids
• Hematology
• Full chemistry
• Coagulation
• Immunology
• C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
• Various cardiac testing
• -20 freezer
• CLIA certified

Pacemaker Clinic:

• Pacemaker and ICD patients

Chest x-rays, Holter Monitoring, Coumadin Clinic, Heart Failure Clinic, Lipid Management, Event/Loop Monitoring, Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing, Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Testing

Research Experience:

Therapeutic Areas of Research (Cardiology):

• Angina, Acute MI, Arrhythmias (atrial, ventricular & arrhythmia device), Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary & Peripheral Angiography, Coronary Intervention, and Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

Number of Studies Performed:  60