MVHS Names Cardiology Medical Directors

Hugh MacIsaac, MD, FACC

Thor Markwood, MD, FACC

Michael Kelberman, MD, FACC

Peter Hotvedt, MD, FACC

UTICA – Four physicians have been named to medical director positions for Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS).

Hugh MacIsaac, MD, FACC has been named Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Cardiology medical director. He is responsible for the Diagnostic Cath and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention programs at both St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) and Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH). This includes chairing the Cath Lab Committee and the Primary PCI Committee.

Dr. MacIsaac completed his undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Ottawa. He attended the University of California in Davis, California for his three-year Residency and one-year Fellowship. He completed his Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada and completed an additional year of subspecialty training in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. MacIsaac joined CNY Cardiology in 1998. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

Thor Markwood, MD, FACC has been named Cardiac Electrophysiology medical director. He is responsible for the Electrophysiology (EP) programs at both SEMC and FSLH.

Dr. Markwood completed his undergraduate education at the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point, New York. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Markwood completed his Internal Medicine Internship at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado and his Residency and Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. He completed a Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Markwood joined CNY Cardiology in 2007. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Michael Kelberman, MD, FACC has been named Clinical Cardiology medical director for SEMC. Peter Hotvedt, MD, FACC has been named Clinical Cardiology medical director for FSLH. In these roles, they will provide physician input into system-wide efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivered to patients with cardiac disease.

Dr. Kelberman completed his undergraduate education at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and earned his medical degree at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He completed three years of Postdoctoral Medical Residency and spent an additional year after selection as chief resident of the Internal Medicine program. He completed a three-year Cardiology Fellowship at the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. Dr. Kelberman is a native of the Utica area and returned to join CNY Cardiology in 1992. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Hotvedt completed his undergraduate work at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington University in Washington, DC and a three-year Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Hotvedt also completed an additional year of subspecialty training as a Vascular Medicine Fellow. He joined CNY Cardiology in 1996 and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.

Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.