Dr. O'Brien attended St. Michael's College in Ireland. He received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons. He completed his Medical Residency as Chief Medical Resident at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in Manhattan. He then received his cardiology training at Tufts University/Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts and then completed additional training in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. O'Brien is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology as well as Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He has completed the Special Competency Examination in Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation offered by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Dr. O'Brien is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Albany Medical College and also is on staff at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany.
Dr. O'Brien's cardiology specialities included general cardiovascular disease with a special interest in arrhythmia management with emphasis on catheter ablation, device therapy including cardiac defibrillator and pacemaker implantation as well as outpatient arrhythmia management.
Specialties: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Pacemaker
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Faculty: Albany Medical Center Hospital, St.Peter's Hospital
Medical Degree: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Fellowship: Georgetown University
