Dr. David M. Albala M.D., graduated with a geology degree from Lafayette College in Easton. He completed his medical school at Michigan State University and went on to complete his surgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Following this, Dr. Albala was an endourology fellow at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri under the direction of Ralph V. Clayman at Washington University, he was part of the team that performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy in humans.
Dr. David M. Albala M.D., graduated with a geology degree from Lafayette College in Easton. He completed his medical school at Michigan State University and went on to complete his surgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Following this, Dr. Albala was an endourology fellow at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri under the direction of Ralph V. Clayman at Washington University, he was part of the team that performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy in humans.
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I wish he doesn’t retire in the spring.
He is very easy to talk w and explains medical problems easily.
(5 days ago)
Nov-2025
Sorry for me that he is retiring.happy for him and hope he has a great retirement
(5 days ago)
Nov-2025
Total professional and always a very warm manner! I will miss him and hope he enjoys retirement! Thank you for all your hard work and support!
(5 days ago)
Nov-2025
Very attentive and caring
(1 week ago)
Nov-2025
Have complete confidence in Dr Albala
(1 week ago)
Nov-2025
Doctor David, have a great retirement! This man found my kidney cancer and found the medical team at Brigham Women’s Hospital to preform the surgery to remove the kidney and the cancer. I owe my life to him! Thank you and best wishes for your retirement!
Steve Yaussi
(2 weeks ago)
Nov-2025
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(2 weeks ago)
Nov-2025
Excellent first meeting, very informative, and the office seems quite organized and professional
(1 month ago)
Oct-2025
Very personable and explains things so I fully understand. Great experience.
(1 month ago)
Oct-2025
Very personable. Took time to talk about results. Did not feel rushed at all. More drs. / surgeons need to be trained like this.
(1 month ago)
Oct-2025
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AMP: Syracuse, NY
1226 East Water Street Syracuse, NY 13210
Dr. David M. Albala M.D., graduated with a geology degree from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He completed his medical school training at Michigan State University and went on to complete his surgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Following this, Dr. Albala was an endourology fellow at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri under the direction of Ralph V. Clayman at Washington University, he was part of the team that performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy in humans. He practiced at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago and rose from the ranks of Instructor to Full Professor in Urology and Radiology in 8 years. After 10 years of Loyola, he became a tenured Professor of Surgery (Urology) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. At Duke, he was Co-Director of the Endourology fellowship and the Director for the Center of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urological Surgery. He has overall 215 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has authored 3 textbooks in endourology and 4 books in general urology. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Robotic Surgery and serves on the editorial board for Current Opinions in Urology, Reviews in Urology, and Urology Index and Reviews. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for 8 other surgical journals. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA). LUGPA is the only nonprofit urology trade association that represents over 25% of practicing urologists in the United States. He is also currently the Visiting Professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, College of Medicine. Dr. Albala has been identified (Standford University-led study) as one of the top 2% of scientists in the world! Dr. Albala is ranked 1,063 out of 64,516 of his field (urology & nephrology).
At the present time, he is Chief of Urology at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York. He is considered a national and international authority in laparoscopic and robotic urological surgery and has been an active teacher in this area for over 20 years. His research and clinical interest have focused on robotic urologic surgery. In addition, other clinical interest includes minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and the use of fibrin sealants in surgery. He has been a Visiting Professor at numerous institutions across United States as well as overseas in countries such as India, China, Iceland, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and Singapore. He has done operative demonstrations in over 32 countries and 23 states. He has trained 16 fellows in endourology and advanced robotic surgery.
Dr. Albala is a past White House Fellow (1995-1996), who acted as a special assistant to Federico Peña, Secretary of Transportation, on classified and unclassified public health related issues.
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I wish he doesn’t retire in the spring. He is very easy to talk w and explains medical problems easily.
Sorry for me that he is retiring.happy for him and hope he has a great retirement
Total professional and always a very warm manner! I will miss him and hope he enjoys retirement! Thank you for all your hard work and support!
Very attentive and caring
Have complete confidence in Dr Albala
Doctor David, have a great retirement! This man found my kidney cancer and found the medical team at Brigham Women’s Hospital to preform the surgery to remove the kidney and the cancer. I owe my life to him! Thank you and best wishes for your retirement! Steve Yaussi
Photos
Excellent first meeting, very informative, and the office seems quite organized and professional
Very personable and explains things so I fully understand. Great experience.
Very personable. Took time to talk about results. Did not feel rushed at all. More drs. / surgeons need to be trained like this.