St. Lawrence Health announces new emeregency departmeny physician

POTSDAM – Nektarios Konstantinopoulos, MD, has joined St. Lawrence Health’s (SLH) Emergency Medicine team. He is working in the Emergency departments at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Gouverneur Hospital, and Massena Hospital.

Dr. Konstantinopoulos earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT; and is currently board eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

“I am excited to begin working for a health system with a rural attachment. During my residency training, a large portion of our patients resided in rural areas, and they exhibited a self-reliance and grit that I not only respected, but also tried to emulate in my medical practice,” he said.

“It is also energizing, especially immediately following my training, to obtain a position that is ambitious in its goals of improving patient care. My hope is to be a small part of the team working to achieve those goals,” Dr. Konstantinopoulos added.

He has served as an instructor at Larner College of Medicine in the field of ultrasound studies, and was Chief of an Activation of Coagulation and Inflammation after Trauma (ACIT) study. Dr. Konstantinopoulos is a member of the American Medical Association, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, and Rural EM Subsection of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

As an Emergency Medicine provider, Dr. Konstantinopoulos conducts physical examinations, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medications, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, and performs suturing and castings.

For more information about Emergency services provided through St. Lawrence Health, visit https://stlawrencehealthsystem.org/Services/Emergency.