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Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: cardiac electrophysiological study, heart problems

43 New Scotland Avenue James J. Barba Physicians Pavilion (a Building), Floor 2
Albany, NY 12208

(518) 262-5076

Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Saratoga Springs, NY specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD is affiliated with Saratoga Hospital, Albany Medical Center and Albany Medical College.

Office Locations

Address:

254 Church Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Address:

43 New Scotland Avenue James J. Barba Physicians Pavilion (a Building), Floor 2
Albany, NY 12208

Address:

6 Medical Park Drive Suite 206
Malta, NY 12020

Some issues Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

ablation	18
cardiac procedures	33
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	393
hospital care	232
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	205
minimally invasive procedures	51
outpatient care	27

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	138
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	53
doctor visit	344
hospital care	171
implant surgery	55
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	172
minimally invasive procedures	51

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	735
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	129
Less than 65	134

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	37
doctor visit	488
hospital care	111
implant surgery	39
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	112
minimally invasive procedures	35

**Gender**
Male	1080
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1882
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	642
From 75 to 84	656
85 and over	384
Less than 65	298

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	440
hospital care	78
implant surgery	29
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	79
minimally invasive procedures	25

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	854
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	166
Less than 65	143

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

ablation	25
cardiac procedures	76
cardioversion	14
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	435
hospital care	48
implant surgery	51
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	101

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	880
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	203
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	10
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	245
hospital care	45
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	46
minimally invasive procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	126
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	9
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	153
hospital care	92
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	7

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	77
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	7
doctor visit	214
hospital care	70
implant surgery	9
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	5

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	36
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	109
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	30
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	536
hospital care	130
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	131
minimally invasive procedures	28

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Saratoga Springs, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	22
cardiac procedures	34
cardioversion	16
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	363
hospital care	109
implant surgery	29
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	106
minimally invasive procedures	39
outpatient care	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	681
Native American / Alaskan Native	18
Hispanic	1
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	242
85 and over	133
Less than 65	112
65 to 74	246

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	34
Cancer	10
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD graduated from University of Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certified Cardiac Device Specialist International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Kinshasa Faculty of Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certified Cardiac Device Specialist International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine (2014)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saratoga Hospital

Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical College

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alfred Masembo Loka, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$12,028 Performa $1,521	SelectSecure $1,181	Micra $907	Advisa $536	Visia AF $261	Other $7,621
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$3,041 Electrophysiology $2,600	CRM $136	Ampere RF Ablation Generator $100	Unify Assura $60	Electrophysiology (EP) $57	Other $87
BIOTRONIK INC.	$2,410 Astron $863	Passeo $734	BioMonitor 2 $306	Solia $269	Setrox $100	Other $137
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,706 Micra $1,497	ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE $132	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $78
Abbott Laboratories	$1,024 ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter $733	Durata Defibrillation ICD Lead $105	Pacemakers $67	MRI Ready Leads $64	Confirm Rx $36	Other $19
Other	$3,536 Carto 3 System $808	XARELTO $594	ELIQUIS $348	Carto 3 $324	LifeVest $229	Other $1,233

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$14,388
Food and Beverage	$8,515
Education	$842

Biography

Dr. Alfred Loka practices adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Albany Medical College, Saratoga Hospital, and Albany Med Faculty Physicians.