Endowed Chairs and Professorships allow Albany Medical Center to provide compassionate care to our patients and their families, perform advanced biomedical and clinical research, and educate future clinicians.

Below, you'll find a complete list:

As of January 19, 2024

  • Morris Alpert, MD Chair in Surgery
  • Theresa and Joseph Agris, MD ’68 Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • John A. Balint, MD Endowed Chair for the Center for Medical Ethics
  • Richard T. Beebe, MD Chair in Medicine
  • Bender Endowed Chair in Neurology
  • Catherine Sheer Britton Endowed Chair for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • The Chao Family Distinguished Professor in Plastic Surgery
  • Phyllis E. Dake Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders
  • Phyllis E. Dake Endowed Neurosciences Fellowship
  • Mary Ann Donnelly Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
  • Susan Droege Distinguished chair in Surgery
  • Falk Chair in Urology
  • Paul E. Francis Distinguished Chair in Surgery
  • Alice E. Fruehan, MD Chair in Family Practice
  • W.L. Gore Vascular Fellowship Grant
  • Lynne and Mark D. Groban, MD ’67 Distinguished Dean Endowment
  • Edith M. Hellman and Hellman Family Endowed Chair in Stroke Medicine
  • Diana and Joseph Honet Professorship in Musculoskeletal Education in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Nancy and G. Timothy Johnson, MD ’79 Chair in Patient Safety
  • Kenneth T. Lally Endowed Chair in Neurology
  • Thelma P. Lally Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Education
  • Joseph and Anna Landis Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
  • Neil Lempert, MD Professorship in Surgery
  • Martha Lepow, MD Chair in Pediatrics
  • Medtronic Vascular Fellowship Grant
  • Mills Posin Endowed Chair in Breast Radiology
  • Carson and Emery Moser Professorship in Pediatric Plastic Surgery
  • John A. Muntz, MD Professorship in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Thomas Ordway, MD Chair in Medicine
  • Governor George E. Pataki Chair in Cardiology
  • Pfaff Family Endowed chair for the Rheumatology Division
  • The John D. Picotte Family Distinguished Chair of Leadership
  • A. John Popp, MD Endowed Chair in the Neurosciences
  • Victor and Lyn Riley Chair in Parkinson’s Disease
  • Dr. John B. Rodgers Fellowship Fund in Gastroenterology
  • Jeffrey Ross, MD Chair in Pathology
  • Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair in Surgery
  • Schleiermacher Alumni Professorship in Medicine
  • Dr. Dhiraj Shah Endowed Educational Chair for the Vascular Institute
  • Shahda Oncology Endowed Fellows Fund
  • Sheridan/Alley Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • David S. Sheridan Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Theobald Smith, MD Alumni Chair in Microbiology
  • Julio Sosa, MD Chair for the Director of the Sosa Academy
  • Herman and Sunny Stall Chair in Endovascular Surgery
  • J. Spencer Standish Endowed Chair in Neurosciences
  • Marjorie A. Mellor Endowed Nursing Chair
  • Vincent P. Verdile, MD ’84 Endowed Chair for Emergency Medicine
  • Frank J. and Carmela M. Virgilio Endowed Chair for Neuropsychology
  • Albert M. Yunich, MD Professorship in Gastroenterology

Dennis P. McKenna, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Med Health System

"We are immensely grateful for the generous contribution of the John D. Picotte Family Chair of Leadership. By donating this extraordinary gift, John and his family demonstrate their unwavering dedication to philanthropy, health care and once again lead the way with their exemplary leadership in this region. I am humbled and honored to be the recipient of his family’s generous support. This is not just a gift; it is a catalyst for positive change and progress.”

Dennis P. McKenna, MD ‘92
President & Chief Executive Officer
Albany Med Health System
The John D. Picotte Family Distinguished Chair of Leadership

Brain Valerian, MD

"The Susan Droege Distinguished Chair in Surgery really deepens what we can offer to our residents and fellows. It gives us the flexibility and freedom to focus on the things we think are most important in education and in the clinics. And it will help increase our recognition locally and even nationally.”

Brian T. Valerian, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Susan Droege Distinguished Chair in Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair-Quality
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

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I am proud to support the Albany Med Health System and Dr. McKenna in his pursuit to improve health care throughout our region and increase access to services for so many. I have every confidence that endowing The John D. Picotte Family Distinguished Chair of Leadership will help the System continue to deliver on this promise.”

John D. Picotte