Meet Your Birthing Team
The highly-experienced doctors, midwives, nurses and other caregivers of Burdett Birth Center are here for you. To arrange an appointment or consultation with one of our participating providers, please call the number listed below for the provider practice.
OB/GYN
Samaritan OB/GYN
Locations:
855 Route 146, Clifton Park (518) 373-4555
2 Empire Drive, Rensselaer (518) 373-4555
2231 Burdett Ave. Suite 101, Troy (518) 271-3900
55 Mohawk St. Suite 105, Cohoes (518) 786-6270
Philip Clements
Medical Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Albany Medical College
Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Vincent A. Corcoran, MD
Medical Specialty: Gynecology
Board Certification: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Medical Education: Rush Medical College
Dina Gottesman, DO
Medical Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Residency: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Medical Education: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Midwives
Capital Region Midwifery
2019 15th Street, Troy, NY 12180 (518) 326-1620
145 Vly Road, Suite 8, Niskayuna, NY 12309 (518) 608-4471
55 Mohawk Street Cohoes, NY 12047 (518) 326-1620
Margaret Holcomb, DNP, CNM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: BS in Nursing – University of Rochester
MS in Nursing – Sage Graduate School
Certificate Nurse-Midwifery – SUNY Stony Brook
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
Pamela Platis, CNM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Certificate Nurse-Midwifery – SUNY Brooklyn
Maureen Murphy, MS, CM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Masters Midwifery – Philadelphia University
Sara Posdzich, CNM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Master’s Frontier Nursing University
Debra Griner, CNM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Philadelphia University
Shelby Robertson, CNM
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Masters Midwifery – Philadelphia University
Sage-Femme Midwifery
Sage-Femme Midwifery, 527 Western Avenue, Albany (518) 813-9290
Kelly McDermott
Medical Specialty: Certified Nurse Midwife
Board Certification: Certified Nurse Midwife
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Female
Medical Education: Masters Midwifery
Urology
Capital Region Urology
63 Shaker Rd #202, Albany, (518) 434-1283
Zachary Passaretti, MD
Medical Specialty: Urology, Urologic Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Urology
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk General Hospital
Medical Education: University of Virginia
Barry Shuman, MD
Medical Specialty: Urology
Board Certification: American Board of Urology
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Riverview Pediatrics
315 2nd Ave., Troy, NY 12182 (518) 235-6181
William A. Kostun, MD, FAAP
Medical Specialty: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Medical Education: St. Georges University
St. Peter's Pediatrics
500 Federal Street, Suite 602, Troy, NY 12180 (518) 272-7614
Brijesh K. Tantuwaya, MD
Medical Specialty: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Brooklyn Hospital Medical Center
Medical Education: Rani Durgavati University
Sikander Manzoor, MD
Medical Specialty: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center
Medical Education: Allama Iqbal Medical College
Garry Durosier, MD
Medical Specialty: Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male
Residency: Brooklyn Hospital Medical Center
Medical Education: University of Haiti