Chief Executive Officer
After growing up in Louisiana, Dr. Lance E. Sullenberger, Chief Executive Officer, attended Georgetown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993, followed by his Medical Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and then served for a year as Chief of Medical Residents. Dr. Sullenberger went on to complete a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine in 2004, also at Walter Reed.
He spent a total of eleven years on active duty at Walter Reed, where he received multiple awards for his teaching of residents and fellows. In 2005, he was deployed to Iraq in support of Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Dr. Sullenberger is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology. He holds special certification in Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and CT Coronary Angiography. Dr. Sullenberger is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He is on staff at Albany Medical Center and St. Peters Hospital. Dr. Sullenberger also holds a HFSA Heart Failure Certification (HF-Cert) for demonstrating an advanced-level knowledge and skill to provide competent heart failure services.
Dr. Sullenberger has a special interest in cardiac imaging, particularly CT coronary angiography, as well as in cardiovascular disease prevention. He is currently Medical Director of the Cardiac Imaging at Capital Cardiology Associates, which includes the CT Imaging Suite, the Echocardiography service, and the Nuclear Cardiology service.
Dr. Sullenberger earned an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Isenberg School of Management in August 2023. In 2025, he completed the Cardiovascular Business and Management Essentials program at the Wharton School of Business. In May 2025, Dr. Sullenberger was selected as the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Cardiology Associates.
He lives in Loudonville with his wife and their three children.
Specialties: Clinical Cardiology, Echocardiography, CT Coronary and Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certifications: Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Hospital Affiliations: Albany Medical Center, St. Peter’s Hospital
Faculty: Albany Medical Center, St. Peters Hospital
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
