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Albany Medical welcomes new pediatric rheumatologist

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Matthew C. Jones Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Albany Medical Health System

Matthew C. Jones Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Albany Medical Health System

Pediatric rheumatologist Cynthia Salvant, MD, has joined the Department of Pediatrics at Albany Medical Center. Dr. Salvant is board certified in Pediatric Rheumatology and will provide care for children with conditions such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, uveitis, vasculitis, familial Mediterranean fever, among others.

Dr. Salvant previously worked at Ryan Health Women & Children’s Center in New York City and Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. During her tenure there, she received the Lawrence T. Taft MD 2022 Excellence in Clinical Teaching award.

Her medical training includes a pediatric rheumatology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and a pediatric residency at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens, N.Y. She obtained her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y.

Dr. Salvant will be available to see patients at Albany Medical Center’s Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic located on 22 New Scotland Ave., Floor 3, in Albany. Additionally, she will also attend to patients once a month at the Pediatric Specialty Care Center in Kingston situated at 117 Mary’s Ave., Suite 202. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 518-262-7337.

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