Dr. Kate Cabral earned her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD.) from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She is the current Director of Metabolic Services at Capital Cardiology Associates. Dr. Cabral is an active member of the ACCP (American College of Clinical Pharmacy) serving as Chair of the Cardiology PRN (practice and research network). She completed a post-graduate pharmacy practice residency, as well as a cardiology specialty residency, at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Cabral practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist in cardiology at Boston Medical Center and a clinical pharmacy specialist in anticoagulation at Maine Medical Center before returning to New York. She currently is an Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.

 Dr. Cabral is, a Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She also serves as Director of the Pharmacy Resident program providing post-graduate, specialty training for cardiovascular pharmacy. She and her residents see patients at the Southwoods office and works along with our team of physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses, to provide the highest quality of cardiac health care to our patients.

Staff Clinical Pharmacist

Erin Tersegno, PharmD was born and raised in Rochester, NY before earning her PharmD from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Erin decided to pursue a career in pharmacy and post-graduate training due to her desire to provide the highest quality of patient-centered care. Dr. Tersegno completed two years of post-graduate training: one year as an Inpatient Pharmacy Practice Resident at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island, NY, and a second year of cardiology specialty residency, which she completed in conjunction with CCA and Albany College of Pharmacy. She has conducted formal research on the use of intravenous pentamidine for pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis as well as a pharmacist-led intervention to optimize utilization of SGLT-2 inhibitors for those with heart failure.

Staff Clinical Pharmacist

Dr. Katharine Abbot, PharmD, is a native of Ossining, NY. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from SUNY Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY, before obtaining her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Abbot pursued two years of post-graduate training: the first year as an inpatient pharmacy resident at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, VA, and the second year as an endocrinology specialty resident, a program she completed in collaboration with Albany Medical Center’s Division of Community Endocrinology and Albany College of Pharmacy. During her training, Dr. Abbot conducted formal research on the adherence to inpatient antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia and the use of a diagnostic scoring tool for patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.

Nurse Practioner

Katherine is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC with a clinical focus in cardiology and metabolic health. She began her nursing journey at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, later earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from SUNY Empire and her Master of Science in Nursing from SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Passionate about helping patients take control of their health, Katherine brings both professional expertise and personal experience to her practice and is committed to meeting the obstacles patients face together with empathy, education, and encouragement. She believes strongly in the resilience of the human spirit and the ability to create lasting change.

Outside of her practice, she is an avid triathlete and dancer, finding joy in movement and in the growth that comes through approaching challenges with openness.on goes here