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ON THE COVER
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COVER FE ATURE
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SYRACUSE, P.C.
GIVES PATIENTS A COMPREHENSIVE, UNITED
APPROACH TO KIDNEY CARE 06
Over the past 44 years, Nephrolog y Associates of Syracuse, P.C.
has continued to grow and enhance the kidney care they provide,
ma king them a top choice for advanced, compassionate medicine.
FE ATURES
EXCELLUS BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD ADVANCES
MATERNAL HEALTH EQUITY 14
To advance hea lth equity for a ll and address implicit bias and
structura l racism in hea lth care, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
appointed Gina Cuyler, MD, as Vice President of Hea lth Equity and
Community Investments.
ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR
INSTITUTE DREAM TEAM GROWS 18
The Syracuse-based institute has expanded its award-
winning cardiac surgery team with the return of
G. Randa ll Green, MD.
DRAKOS CLINICAL LABORATORIES:
HEALTH CARE WITHOUT WALLS 20
In Centra l New York, Dra kos Clinica l Laboratories
strives to serve patients wherever they are.
Seated, L–R: Antoine Azar, MD, Adebowale
Oguntola, MD, Bala Murthy, MD; standing, L–R:
Simardeep Mangat, MD, Anne Zaccheo, Practice
Director, Matthew Chaffin, MD, Phillip Ondocin, MD
