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Dr. Albala serves as Chief of Urology at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York and Medical Director for Associated Medical Professionals. Dr. Albala has over 20 years of laparoscopic and robotic urological surgery expertise recognized worldwide. During his distinguished medical career, he was an endourology fellow at Washington University Medical Center under the direction of Ralph V. Clayman. He also practiced at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago where he became Professor in Urology and Radiology. Later on, he became a tenured Professor at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina where he was Co-Director of the Endourology fellowship and Director for the Center of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urological Surgery.

Dr. Albala’s additional clinical interests include minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and the use of fibrin sealants in surgery. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of TransEnterix, Inc. He has been a Member of Medical Advisory Board at Titan Medical Inc. since October 21, 2010. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Robotic Surgery, Journal of Endourology, Current Opinions in Urology and Urology Index and Reviews. He is also a reviewer for eight surgical journals. Dr. Albala received his medical school training at Michigan State University and completed his surgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.