Kidney Care
at Nephrology Associates
of Syracuse, PC Remains
Focused on Patients
A S NEPHROLOGY A SSOCIATE S OF SYR ACUSE, PC bega n
its 42nd yea r in business in Ja nua r y 2020, the f uture seemed
a s br ig ht a s it had ever been . A ma ssive renovation wa s in
t he work s . T here were pla n s t o a dd t elemed ici ne t o t he
practice to help improve ongoing outreach to r ura l patients.
A nd t hen ca me Ma rch — a nd t he coronav ir us pa ndem ic.
" No one cou ld have ever i ma g i ned what t h is pa ndem ic
wou ld be li ke," says Mat t hew Cha f f in, M D, a neph rolog ist
a nd t he compl ia nce of f icer for Neph rolog y A ssociates of
Sy ra cuse, PC. " It si g n i f ica nt ly a ltered how we took ca re
of people."
But a f ter mont hs of log istica l cha l lenges, Nephrolog y
Associates of Syracuse has adjusted to the new norma l. The
tea m continues to provide ma nagement a nd treatment of
advanced kidney disease, while leveraging telemedicine and
remote mobile care teams to bridge the gap between cautious
patients and in-office care.
" I t h i n k t h is wa s a good st ress test ," says Adebowa le
Og u nt ol a , M D, P re sident of Neph rolog y A s so ci at e s of
Syracuse, PC and Medica l Director of DaVita Kidney Care
Central New York Dialysis Center. "The pandemic highlighted
one of our key streng ths — teamwork."
BY CARI WADE GERVIN
DESPITE A lESS THAN IDE Al 2020, NEPHROlOGY A SSOCIATES OF SYR ACUSE, PC IS lOOKING AHE AD TO
THE FUTURE.
Left to right: Jacquelyn Spencer, NP; Marcia Van Buren, NP;
Tracy O'Neill, PA; Joanna Woodruff, NP; and Alyssa Miles, PA
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