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Office
1201 Nott St
Suite 301
Schenectady, NY 12308Phone+1 518-243-4134Fax+1 518-243-1417
Summary
- Douglas Finch, MD is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Schenectady, NY. He has gained comprehensive experience in travel and tropical medicine, hospitalist medicine, epidemiology, infection control, and wound management ever since his academic years at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and later at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He currently serves as the Division Chief, Attending Physician, and Chairman at Ellis Hospital. Previously, he worked as a Hospitalist at Sharon Hospital. Dr. Finch has made significant contributions to the medical field through his publications and has been recognized for his work with honors such as Frontline Hero from CDPHP and Regional Top Doctor from Castle Connolly.
This year, he was elected to position of Vice Chief of Staff of Ellis Hospital.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1997 - 1999
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Tel Aviv University SacklerClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1997 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 2005 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Frontline Hero CDPHP, 2020
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow Infectious Disease Society of America, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsFusospirochetosis causing necrotic oral ulcers in patients with HIV infection.Carlos Salama, Douglas A. Finch, Edward J. Bottone
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics. 2004-09-01 - 3 citationsSevere migraine headaches are caused by ribavirin but not by interferon α-2b in combination therapy for chronic hepatitis CNorbert Bräu, Edmund J. Bini, Saray Stancic, Douglas A. Finch, Ayse Aytaman
Journal of Hepatology. 2003-06-01
Committees
- Chair, Infection Control 2018 - Present
- Member, Antibiotic Stewardship 2018 - Present
- member, medical executive
- member, pharmacy and therapeutics
- member, by-laws
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
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