Neil Yager

47 New Scotland Ave A44

Dr. El-Hajjar is an interventional cardiologist specializing in transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale, transcatheter repair of the mitral valve with the MitraClip and transcatheter closure of the left atrial appendage with the Watchman. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. El-Hajjar is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He is a principal investigator of multiple clinical trials.

Dr. Shah is Board Certified in Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is on staff at St. Peter’s Hospital and Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. Dr. Shah’s cardiology specialities include: general cardiovascular disease with a special interest in permanent pacemaker implantation and transesophageal echocardiograms.

Dr. Seedhom is board certified from the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is also certified by the National Board of Echocardiography. Dr. Seedhom is on the medical staff of Samaritan Hospital, Seton Health System, St. Peter’s Hospital, and Albany Medical Center Hospital.

Dr. Phelan is board certified from the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is on staff at Albany Medical Center Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital.

Dr. Bernstein is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Bernstein practices a full spectrum of cardiology, though stopped doing invasive cardiological procedures in 2012. Dr. Bernstein is particularly interested in valvular heart disease and preventative cardiology. Dr. Bernstein enjoys establishing new patient relationships and is still seeing new patients at this time.

Dr. Robert Benton is the Chief of Cardiology at Samaritan Hospital and is Past President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Benton is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In addition he is certified in the subspecialties of Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography. He has earned the title of Certified Physician Investigator from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. As the Director of the Capital Cardiology Associates, PC, Division of Clinical Research, Dr. Benton has participated in approximately 30 clinical trials in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

After growing up in Louisiana, Dr. Lance E. Sullenberger attended Georgetown University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993 followed by his Medical Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, followed by a year as Chief of Medical Residents at Walter Reed. Dr. Sullenberger continued on to complete a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine in 2004, also at Walter Reed. He spent a total of 11 years on active duty service at Walter Reed as a staff cardiologist, where he received several awards for his teaching of residents and fellows. In 2005, he was deployed to Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom.