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Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD

(3 Ratings)

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

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Professional interests include: heart problems, vascular (blood vessel) problems

7 Southwoods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12211

(518) 292-6000

Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Saratoga Springs, NY specializing in interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners, Albany Medical Center and CAPITAL PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

211 Church Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Address:

2231 Burdette Avenue #160
Troy, NY 12180

Address:

43 New Scotland Avenue M Building, Floor 7
Albany, NY 12208

Address:

7 Southwoods Boulevard
Albany, NY 12211

Some issues Dr. Rafael Papaleo, 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.

In The News

“Donald Rutherford, Dr. Michael Wolff, Dr. Joseph Roglieri, Dr. Darshan Arora, Dr. Rafael Papaleo, Dr. Barry Pronold, DCI- Rubin Dialysis Clinic, Watervliet Paramedics, Capitaland Taxi and the staff...”—"Patricia A. Colbert", Troy Record, April 2018

“HEALTH PROGRAM TROY -- St. Mary's Hospital, in collaboration with Albany Memorial Hospital and Samaritan Hospital, will offer an educational program, "The Facts About Coronary Artery Disease," 6-7...”—"Community Calendar for Nov. 4, 2011", Troy Record, November 2011

abdominal imaging	63
ambulatory monitoring	23
angioplasty	62
blood draw	459
cardiac procedures	662
catheterization	225
diabetes management	27
diagnostic procedures	132
doctor visit	1785
hospital care	144
inpatient care	134
lab tests	1861
minimally invasive procedures	224
outpatient care	10
preventive care	381
stent placement (stenting)	62
stress testing	17
thyroid function tests	271
ultrasound (sonogram)	669
vascular procedures	359

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	31
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	102
Less than 65	149

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	131
ambulatory monitoring	33
angioplasty	66
blood draw	369
cardiac procedures	685
catheterization	240
diabetes management	41
diagnostic procedures	141
doctor visit	1620
hospital care	140
inpatient care	125
lab tests	1437
minimally invasive procedures	239
outpatient care	15
preventive care	313
stent placement (stenting)	66
thyroid function tests	261
ultrasound (sonogram)	816
vascular procedures	430

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	30
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	106
Less than 65	150

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	75
ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	60
blood draw	452
cardiac procedures	591
catheterization	209
diabetes management	67
diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	1713
hospital care	104
inpatient care	105
lab tests	1794
minimally invasive procedures	208
preventive care	405
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	12
thyroid function tests	276
ultrasound (sonogram)	671
vascular procedures	405

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	818

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1396
Black	70
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	202
Less than 65	296

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	75
ambulatory monitoring	10
angioplasty	82
blood draw	457
cardiac procedures	720
catheterization	286
diabetes management	45
diagnostic procedures	163
doctor visit	1859
hospital care	110
inpatient care	111
lab tests	1801
minimally invasive procedures	285
preventive care	384
stent placement (stenting)	82
thyroid function tests	273
ultrasound (sonogram)	760
vascular procedures	454

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	859
Black	32
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	134
Less than 65	180

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	88
ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	82
blood draw	397
cardiac procedures	727
catheterization	278
diabetes management	20
diagnostic procedures	155
doctor visit	2005
hospital care	87
inpatient care	88
lab tests	1597
minimally invasive procedures	277
preventive care	327
stent placement (stenting)	82
thyroid function tests	248
ultrasound (sonogram)	794
vascular procedures	419

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	886
Black	41
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	128
Less than 65	179

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	81
angioplasty	132
blood draw	385
cardiac procedures	768
catheterization	377
diabetes management	28
diagnostic procedures	179
doctor visit	1973
hospital care	81
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	82
lab tests	1511
minimally invasive procedures	408
preventive care	293
stent placement (stenting)	132
thyroid function tests	233
ultrasound (sonogram)	654
vascular procedures	386

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	876
Black	32
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	109
Less than 65	184

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	88
angioplasty	162
blood draw	364
cardiac procedures	957
catheterization	474
diabetes management	54
diagnostic procedures	231
doctor visit	2024
hospital care	542
inpatient care	496
lab tests	1438
minimally invasive procedures	473
outpatient care	46
preventive care	323
stent placement (stenting)	162
stress testing	11
thyroid function tests	209
ultrasound (sonogram)	783
vascular procedures	485

**Gender**
Male	747
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	70
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	557
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	242
Less than 65	290

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	80
angioplasty	118
blood draw	303
cardiac procedures	755
catheterization	334
diabetes management	60
diagnostic procedures	157
doctor visit	1821
hospital care	166
inpatient care	152
lab tests	1214
minimally invasive procedures	333
outpatient care	14
preventive care	274
stent placement (stenting)	118
thyroid function tests	173
ultrasound (sonogram)	758
vascular procedures	407

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	36
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	127
Less than 65	164

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	98
angioplasty	154
blood draw	324
cardiac procedures	1242
catheterization	465
diabetes management	32
diagnostic procedures	234
doctor visit	2919
hospital care	75
inpatient care	76
lab tests	1294
minimally invasive procedures	464
preventive care	257
stent placement (stenting)	154
thyroid function tests	208
ultrasound (sonogram)	1262
vascular procedures	614

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saratoga Springs, NY were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and vascular procedures.

abdominal imaging	86
ambulatory monitoring	18
angioplasty	102
blood draw	390
cardiac procedures	792
catheterization	320
diabetes management	41
diagnostic procedures	167
doctor visit	1971
hospital care	161
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	152
lab tests	1552
minimally invasive procedures	324
outpatient care	21
preventive care	328
stent placement (stenting)	102
stress testing	13
thyroid function tests	239
ultrasound (sonogram)	797
vascular procedures	442

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD.

**Gender**
Female	441
Male	417

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	767
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	115
75 to 84	243
Less than 65	159
65 to 74	341

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD graduated from San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. He completed residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Physician Specialties and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Physician Specialties (2001)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

Albany Medical Center

CAPITAL PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rafael Papaleo, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$684 Vascular $302	$381
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$339 ENTRESTO $339
Abbott Laboratories	$281 Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System $96	Xience V coronary stent system $62	MitraClip $59	Xience Alpine cornary stent system $24	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent $22	Other $18
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$266 Resolute $134	EverFlex $42	STENTS $37	Azure $26	Reveal LINQ $16	Other $11
Boston Scientific Corporation	$191 Emblem S-ICD $97	LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $43	AVVIGO Guidance System $25	GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS $14	Rotablator $12
Other	$1,224 LifeVest $162	ELIQUIS $150	XARELTO $132	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $108	BRILINTA $97	Other $576

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,513
Travel and Lodging	$381
Education	$90

Biography

Dr. Rafael Papaleo specializes in adult cardiology, interventional cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). After completing medical school at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. His clinical interests encompass heart problems and vascular (blood vessel) problems. Dr. Papaleo is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with Albany Medical Center and St. Peter's Health Partners.