Leading Gastroenterologist Dr. Garth Garramone Joins Growing Team at St. Mary’s Healthcare
AMSTERDAM, N.Y., June 16, 2025—Dr. Garth Garramone, a leading gastroenterologist, has joined St. Mary’s Healthcare as medical director of gastroenterology.
Dr. Garramone has over 20 years of experience in private practice and in overseeing hospital gastroenterology programs in Central New York and eastern North Carolina. He is the latest of more than 30 providers to join St. Mary’s in the past 18 months as part of the local independent hospital’s strategic investments in much-needed services.
“Dr. Garramone will be instrumental in re-energizing and expanding our gastroenterology services at a time of increasing demand for GI care and fierce competition for GI specialists,” said Jeff Methven, St. Mary’s President and CEO.
Methven attributes St. Mary’s recruiting success, in part, to the fulfillment that often comes with working at a smaller, community hospital—and to St. Mary’s emphasis on a positive, supportive work culture. The hospital recently became the first acute care provider in the Capital Region to be named a Top Workplace.
For Dr. Garramone, St. Mary’s location in Upstate New York—a region that he and his family love—also played a role. He attended college at what was then the Utica campus of Syracuse University. After completing his medical education, Dr. Garramone returned to the area as a partner with Digestive Disease Medicine of Central New York and the medical director of Mohawk Valley Endoscopy. More recently, he served as medical director of gastroenterology at CarolinaEast Health System in North Carolina.
Dr. Garramone earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine. He went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Nassau University Medical Center, which is affiliated with Stony Brook Medical School on Long Island.
Dr. Garramone is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Gastroenterology Association.
His office is located in the St. Mary’s Medical Office Building on the Guy Park Avenue Campus, and he is accepting new patients. For an appointment, call 518-843-1240.
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