Dr. Robert Benton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and his Medical Degree from The University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. Following Internship Dr. Benton and his wife, who is also a physician, spent a year as Internists at the L.B.J. Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Dr. Robert Benton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and his Medical Degree from The University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. Following Internship Dr. Benton and his wife, who is also a physician, spent a year as Internists at the L.B.J. Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
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Knowledgeable, friendly and professional
Mar-2025
Nice guy!
Mar-2025
One of the BEST...
Feb-2025
Extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive. Took his time to go over lab results and gave sound advice for a going forward plan.
Feb-2025
very caring professional
Feb-2025
Dr Benton is the BEST!!!
Feb-2025
Very confident in his knowledge and ability. Also very personable and easy to understand.
Feb-2025
He's simply the best
Feb-2025
HE ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT HOW FEEL HE REMEMBERS NAMES. VERY PLEASANT TO TALK TO AND HE LISTEN TO YOU YOU DON'T FIND THAT ANYMORE.
Feb-2025
Attentive, caring
Feb-2025
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Albany
7 Southwoods Boulevard Albany, NY 12211
Troy
2200 Burdett Ave. Troy, NY 12180
Dr. Robert Benton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and his Medical Degree from The University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. Following Internship Dr. Benton and his wife, who is also a physician, spent a year as Internists at the L.B.J. Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Upon return, Dr. Benton finished his Internal Medicine Residency and a combined Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship at Georgetown University Medical Center. At Georgetown, his area of concentration was in the metabolism of antiarryhtmic drugs.
Since 1997, Dr. Benton has practiced in Troy, NY and Albany, NY. He is the Chief of Cardiology at Samaritan Hospital and is Past President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Benton is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In addition he is certified in the subspecialties of Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography. He has earned the title of Certified Physician Investigator from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals.
As the Director of the Capital Cardiology Associates, PC, Division of Clinical Research, Dr. Benton has participated in approximately 30 clinical trials in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Many of these have been landmark studies published in the such journals at the New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation and The Lancet.
Dr. Benton’s cardiology specialties include general cardiovascular disease, hypertension, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography.
Dr. Benton lives in Loudonville, NY, with his wife and four children. When he is not practicing cardiology, Dr. Benton enjoys golf and skiing.
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Knowledgeable, friendly and professional
Nice guy!
One of the BEST...
Extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive. Took his time to go over lab results and gave sound advice for a going forward plan.
very caring professional
Dr Benton is the BEST!!!
Very confident in his knowledge and ability. Also very personable and easy to understand.
He's simply the best
HE ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT HOW FEEL HE REMEMBERS NAMES. VERY PLEASANT TO TALK TO AND HE LISTEN TO YOU YOU DON'T FIND THAT ANYMORE.
Attentive, caring