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For Immediate Release
January 28, 2004

Contact: Amanda Rose, PR Coordinator

Phone: (518) 773-5533


Littauer Announces New Medical Staff Officers

 

Gloversville…

 

Alexander Yvars M.D., Vice President of Medical Affairs at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, is pleased to announce the new Medical Staff officers for 2004. They include: Chief of Staff- Dr. Shiraj Shah, Family Practice; Vice Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery - Dr. John Fox, Oral Surgery; Secretary/Treasurer- Dr. James Vacek, Family Practice; Chief of Anesthesia- Dr. David Ullman, Anesthesia; Chief of Emergency Medicine- Dr. Harold Adams, Emergency Medicine; Chief of Medicine - Dr. Robert Brandis, Internal Medicine; and Chief of Obstetrics/Gynecology- Dr. Peter Dowling, Obstetrics & Gynecology.

 

All of the new officers are board certified in their specialties. "We are delighted to have such competent medical professionals as leaders on our Medical staff," states Laurence E. Kelly, Littauer’s President/CEO. "Their expertise combined with strong commitments to providing world class healthcare in our community will be invaluable."


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