Delmar, NY- Ralph Clement Darling, III, FACS, DFSVS,
is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Top Vascular Surgeon in the
field of Medicine as a Chief of Vascular Surgery at Albany Medical Center.
Located at 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany Medical
Center is the only academic health sciences center in northeastern New York.
The Center is a 766-bed hospital that is known for having excellent education,
biomedical research, and medical and surgical services. Recently, the Center
has been recognized as the region’s capital for Alzheimer’s care and for
providing best practices for breast and colon cancer treatments.
Leading a remarkable career for more than three
decades, Dr. Darling is one of the leading vascular surgeons in Albany County
managing his time with hospital appointments at many local hospitals and serves
as a professor of surgery at Albany Medical College. His areas of expertise
include arterial insufficiency, aortic aneurysms, aortic and thoracic end
graphs, peripheral, arterial bypass, venous disease, lymphatic disease, and all
arterial venous and lymphatic operative and non-operable therapies. He has been
venerated by his patients, who have rated him as a top doctor for being
thorough, knowledgeable, and compassionate.
Dr. Darling’s healthcare career began in high school
as a vascular lab technician at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a young man,
he wanted to avoid a career in medicine but eventually was persuaded to enter
the field. In preparation for his career, he earned an undergraduate degree
from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and a medical degree from the University
of Cincinnati. Then, he entered the integrated General Surgery Residency
Program with Harvard/Deaconess. Following this, he served as a vascular surgery
fellow at Albany Medical Center.
Remaining at forefront of his field, Dr. Darling has
maintained affiliations with prominent organizations throughout his career. A
fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he is the current chair and past
president of the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation. The past president of
the New England and Eastern Vascular and Endovascular Society, he currently
serves as the president of The Vascular Group in Albany and as the director of
The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease.
A leader in his field, Dr. Darling has lectured on
various topics throughout the globe. He has shared his breadth of expertise in
more than 110 book chapters and 190 reports. His work includes “Supermarket
model for vascular disease care”, “Early ambulation after diagnostic
angiography using 4-f catheters and sheaths: a feasibility study”, and “Strategies
to improve spinal cord ischemia in endovascular thoracic aortic repair:
Outcomes of a prospective cerebrospinal fluid drainage protocol.” On top of
these accomplishments, he has been honored as the Best Doctors of the Hudson
Valley since 2006 and has been profiled in Strathmore’s Who’s Who and America’s
Top Doctors.
In Dr. Darling’s spare time, he enjoys skiing,
traveling, and spending time with his wife of 34 years, Julie Demeter Darling.
Dr. Darling dedicates this recognition to his
children Clem, Jeremy, and Melanie, father/mentor Dr. Ralph Clement Darling,
Jr., mentors Dr. Judah Folkman, Dr. Roger Jenkins, and Dr. Dirhj Shah.
