MVHS Names Medical/Surgical Nurse Manager
(Utica, NY – March 2015)Brianna Sangiacomo, RN, has been named nurse manager of 3C (Medical/Surgical) at St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC). In this position, Sangiacomo maintains nursing operations to include both clinical and administrative responsibilities for 3C.
Sangiacomo has been an employee of SEMC since 2008, serving as a ward clerk, moving to staff and charge RN responsibilities and, most recently, serving as a Nursing IT analyst. She earned her RN at St. Elizabeth College of Nursing in Utica and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Utica College in Utica.
MVHS Names Cardiology Medical Directors
Four physicians have been named to medical director positions for Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS).
Hugh MacIsaac, MD, FACC has been named Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Cardiology medical director. He is responsible for the Diagnostic Cath and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention programs at both St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) and Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH). This includes chairing the Cath Lab Committee and the Primary PCI Committee.
Dr. MacIsaac completed his undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Ottawa. He attended the University of California in Davis, California for his three-year Residency and one-year Fellowship. He completed his Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada and completed an additional year of subspecialty training in Interventional Cardiology.
MacIsaac joined CNY Cardiology in 1998. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
Thor Markwood, MD, FACC has been named Cardiac Electrophysiology medical director. He is responsible for the Electrophysiology (EP) programs at both SEMC and FSLH.
Dr. Markwood completed his undergraduate education at the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point.. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa.
Markwood completed his Internal Medicine Internship at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colo. and his Residency and Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. He completed a Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, Md.
Markwood joined CNY Cardiology in 2007. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Michael Kelberman, MD, FACC has been named Clinical Cardiology medical director for SEMC. Peter Hotvedt, MD, FACC has been named Clinical Cardiology medical director for FSLH. In these roles, they will provide physician input into system-wide efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivered to patients with cardiac disease.
Dr. Kelberman completed his undergraduate education at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and earned his medical degree at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. He completed three years of Postdoctoral Medical Residency and spent an additional year after selection as chief resident of the Internal Medicine program. He completed a three-year Cardiology Fellowship at the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse.
Kelberman is a native of the Utica area and returned to join CNY Cardiology in 1992. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Hotvedt completed his undergraduate work at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington University in Washington, DC and a three-year Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. Hotvedt also completed an additional year of subspecialty training as a Vascular Medicine Fellow. He joined CNY Cardiology in 1996 and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.
FSLH Hospitalist Earns Fellow Designation
Sarmad Siddiqui, MD, FHM, a hospitalist at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH), has received the designation of fellow in Hospital Medicine.
Siddiqui has been employed at FSLH since 2010.These credentials were presented as a result of his experience as a hospitalist and his participation in educational programs designed to enhance professional competence and the quality of healthcare provided.
Siddiqui earned his medical degree from Nagpur University, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Mayo Hospital in India. He is board certified in Family Medicine and is a graduate of the St. Elizabeth Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program.
SEMC First in Region to Perform Robotic Partial Knee Resurfacing
Andrew Wickline, MD, FAAOS, stands by robotic technology that allows partial knee resurfacing at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) is now offering robotic partial knee resurfacing, a minimally invasive treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. Use of MAKOplasty allows less invasive surgery than traditional, total knee surgery and is performed using RIO, a highly advanced, surgeon-controlled robotic arm system. SEMC is the first to acquire this technology in the region east of Syracuse.
MAKOplasty potentially offers the following benefits as compared to total knee surgery:
Reduced pain
Minimal hospitalization
More rapid recovery
Less implant wear and loosening
Smaller scar
Better motion and a more natural-feeling knee.
“MAKOplasty allows us to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis at earlier stages and with greater precision. Because it is less invasive and preserves more of the patient’s natural knee, the goal is for patients to have relief from their pain, gain back their knee motion, and return to their daily activities,” said Charles Williams, BSHA, director of Perioperative Operations for Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS).
Through its innovative use of technology, MAKOplasty takes partial knee resurfacing to a new level of precision. The opportunity for early intervention is important as osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
“Precision is key in planning and performing partial knee surgeries,” said orthopedic surgeon Andrew Wickline, MD, FAAOS, and the only surgeon at SEMC who does partial knee resurfacing. “For a good outcome, you need to align and position the implants just right. Precision in surgery, and in the pre-operative planning process, is what RIO helps us deliver for each individual patient.”
The RIO system enables the surgeon to complete a patient-specific, pre-surgical plan that details the technique for bone preparation and customized implant positioning using a CT scan of the patient’s own knee. During the procedure, the system creates a three-dimensional, virtual view of the patient’s bone surface and correlates the image to the pre-programmed surgical plan. As the surgeon uses the robotic arm, its tactile, auditory and visual feedback limits the bone preparation to the diseased areas and provides for real time adjustments and more optimal implant positioning and placement for each individual patient.
For more information about partial knee resurfacing contact the office of Dr. Andrew Wickline at (315) 735-4496.