2026

St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedic & Spine Care Expanding Access to High-Quality, Specialized Orthopedic Care in CNY

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By Elizabeth Landry In December 2025, orthopedic care at St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse entered a new, exciting chapter: a brand-new practice, St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedic and Spine Care, was launched as part of St. Joseph’s Physicians. With offices located in Fayetteville and Camillus, the practice includes a team of five board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeons: Kevin … Read more

The Case For Mediation: A Better Path to Resolving Health Care Disputes

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Disputes in the health care sector are inevitable. Whether they arise between physicians in a group practice, between an ambulatory surgical center and its member surgeons, or between a hospital system and an affiliated provider, conflicts over governance, compensation, non-compete agreements, or operational decisions can quickly consume the time, energy, and resources of all involved. … Read more

OBGYN at Auburn Community Hospital Expanding for Comprehensive Women’s Healthcare

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Auburn Community Hospital Midwives Team. L-R: Ronica Bennett, MS, CM, Jennifer MacBlane, MS, MHA, CNM, WHNP, Devon Amedio, MS, CNM, Mary Victorious, MS, CNM, Katie Smith, CNM, FNP-C Today, the obstetrics and gynecology practice at Auburn Community Hospital is growing and thriving while it meets the wide-ranging needs of women in Cayuga County. However, there … Read more

Physician Authors in Central New York

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By Kathryn Ruscitto, Advisor I am an avid reader, belong to two book clubs, and receive a steady stream of great recommendations from my health news feed. Recently, I had the opportunity to read two excellent books by local physician authors: Dr. Mary Jumbelic, retired Chief Medical Examiner of Onondaga County, and Dr. Sarah Matt, … Read more

Your Practice, Their Investment: New York Confronts Private Equity in Healthcare

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By: Natalia R. Beltre and Gregory T. Measer To safeguard patient care from corporate interference in clinical decisionmaking, New York maintains one of the strictest corporate practice of medicine (“CPOM”) prohibitions in the United States. Under New York law, medical services may be provided only by licensed medical professionals, by professional entities that are owned and controlled … Read more

Upstate Cardiovascular Program Expanding for Comprehensive, Innovative, Patient-Centered Care

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As both the region’s largest employer and Central New York’s only academic  medical center, Upstate Medical University is  an important hub of healthcare delivery through its clinical system of two hospital campuses and nearly 70 specialty clinics. Patient centered medical innovation is accelerating in its hospital’s cardiovascular program—which has long established clinical and research activities—to … Read more

Techno Stress in Our Environments

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BY KATHRYN RUSCITTO,ADVISOR Clinicians hear it every day, stressed patients, and stressed staff. The pressures of changing systems, social media chatter, and a world that seems to be restructuring at every level. Change is not new. We have lived through transitions in the agricultural era, the industrial era, and age of information and now the … Read more

Dr. Melanie McNally: Bringing Life-Changing Urologic Care For Women To AMP

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By Elizabeth Landry When Melanie McNally, MD first began practicing urology, she didn’t anticipate developing a focus on urologic issues specific to women. However, about five years into her practice, she found many women were experiencing urologic health concerns that gynecology was illequipped to manage. “I originally went into urology thinking it was going to … Read more

Excellus Physician. Leader. Steward

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FROM EARLY LESSONS IN SERVICE TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP,DR. MARTIN STALLONE CHARTS A PATH FOR COMMUNITY-FOCUSED HEALTHCARE A Lifelong Commitment to ServiceFor as long as he can remember, Dr. Martin “Marty” Stallone has held two unwavering truths: he wanted to be a physician, and he wanted to serve his country. Both were anchored by clear purpose. … Read more