Dr. Joseph R. Maldonado Re-Elected Assistant Secretary of State Medical Society

WESTBURY, NY (04/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Saratoga Springs, NY (4/23/2012) – Joseph R. Maldonado, Jr., MD, MBA, DipEBHC, was re-elected Assistant Secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its 206th annual House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY, on April 21. Dr. Maldonado is a urologist and President of the Mohawk Glen Urgent Care in Rome, NY.

Dr. Maldonado received his MD degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and also received his residency training in general surgery and urology at the Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center. This included urological oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He then moved to Canada's Dalhousie University for a fellowship in urologic oncology.

Dr. Maldonado has completed his coursework for a master of science degree in bioethics from Albany Medical College and anticipates graduating this May. He has received a master in business administration and diploma in evidence-based health care from the University of Oxford. This past year, he turned down the opportunity to commence a PhD in Engineering at the University of Cambridge in order to pursue his present work as assistant clinical dean at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City.

Dr. Maldonado first entered the private practice of urology in Rome, NY, and has continued to provide urological services in Central New York and the North Country for the past 20 years. He has served on the staff of Carthage Area Hospital, Rome Memorial Hospital and Faxton/St. Luke's Hospital. He currently serves as president of the Mohawk Glen Center for Community Health, a healthcare real estate venture, and is a director of the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC).

Despite his diversified and busy schedule, Dr. Maldonado has always been actively involved in organized medicine. He has been president of the Oneida County Medical Society and is currently president of the New York State Urological Society. He has served MSSNY as a councilor for six years, co-chaired its rural and preventive medicine committee, and is still vice-chair of its Strategic Planning Task Force. He continues to serve on numerous MSSNY committees including those for bio-medical ethics, preventive medicine, healthcare disparities, physician advocacy, emergency preparedness and health system reform. Dr. Maldonado is also a faculty instructor for MSSNY's Bioterrorism Task Force and has been part of MSSNY's AMA delegation for 12 years.

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