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(518) 386-3691

Dr. McDonald accepts the following insurance:

Aetna: Choice Plus POS II
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Blue Card PPO
Cigna: Cigna PPO; Open Access
EmblemHealth: GHI HMO; GHI PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield: Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield PPO
MVP Health Care: MVP Health Care PPO
UnitedHealthCare: Choice Plus POS; Options PPO; United Healthcare

Background Check

No malpractice claims found for New York

No disciplinary actions found for the years we collect data

No board actions found for the years we collect data

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Dr. McDonald's conditions and procedures:

Abscess
Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
Acidosis
Acute Bronchitis
Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
Acute Pharyngitis
Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
Airway Stenting
Alkalosis
Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
Asbestosis
Asthma
Autoimmune Diseases
Bird Flu
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis
Bronchospasm
Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Cough
Emphysema
Empyema
Eosinophilic Asthma
Fungal Infections
Goodpasture's Disease
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
Influenza (Flu)
Interstitial Lung Disease
Low Blood Oxygen Level
Lung Abscess
Lung Cancer
Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant
Lung Nodule
Metastatic Respiratory System Cancer
Mycobacterial Lung Infection
Partial Lung Collapse
Pleural Effusion
Pneumoconiosis and Pneumonopathy
Pneumonia
Pneumonitis (Due to Solids or Liquids)
Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Function Test
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Insufficiency
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Management
Rheumatoid Lung Disease
Sarcoidosis
Shortness of Breath
Sinusitis
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Smoking Cessation Counseling
Swine Flu
Systemic Sclerosis
Thoracentesis
Thrombosis
Tracheostomy
Vascular Disease
Wheezing

About Me

Biography

Dr. Brian McDonald, MD is a critical care medicine specialist in Amsterdam, NY and has been practicing for 16 years. He graduated from Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997 and specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease.

Specialties

Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

Board Certifications

Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pulmonology

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Education

2003

Columbia Presby Hospital

Fellowship Hospital

2000

Columbia Presby

Residency Hospital

1998

Columbia Presby

Internship Hospital

1997

Columbia University College Of Physicians and Surgeons

Medical School

2003

2000

1998

1997

Languages

Italian
Russian
English

Awards

Healthgrades Honor Roll

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Dr. McDonald's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. McDonald

3.3

Based on 6 reviews

5 Stars	50%	(3)
4 Stars	0%	(0)
3 Stars	16.666666666666668%	(1)
2 Stars	0%	(0)
1 Star	33.333333333333336%	(2)

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31 – 45 minutes

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No one EVER responds in a timely manner, life or death situations, they keep you waiting for days/ more like weeks. There's no urgency. He has absolutely no bedside manner. His receptionist Terri, is absolutely difficult to get through to, she's rude, curt and uncaring, as well as McDonald. She is horrible to deal with, someone like that should not be holding that position. Overall it's a very disappointing practice for many, many reasons. Go elsewhere.

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