Joseph Gersuk
D.
Joseph Gersuk has been a member of the Ellis Medicine
Board since 2004 and served as Chair from 2006-2009. He
was named the winner of the 2009 Trustee Leadership
Award by the Healthcare Trustees of New York State. The
Trustee Leadership Award was created in 1985 to
recognize one trustee annually who has provided
exemplary leadership.
His career has spanned 25 years in the private sector,
primarily in the field of finance. Currently, Mr. Gersuk
is the executive vice president and the chief financial
officer for AngioDynamics, Inc., a leading provider of
innovative medical devices used by interventional
radiologists, surgeons, and other physicians for the
minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of cancer and
peripheral vascular disease. AngioDynamics, which is
based in Queensbury, NY, is a NASDAQ-listed public
company with a total market capitalization of more than
$400 million. Previously, Mr. Gersuk was chief executive
officer of ReQuest Multimedia, a Malta, NY company that
develops and sells digital media servers for the home
entertainment market. He also served as chief financial
officer of three technology companies: Stavely NDT
Technologies, a quality assurance company headquartered
in Bethel, CT; DataEase Sapphire International, a
database software company in Trumball, CT; and MapInfo
Corporation, a Troy, NY company that develops and
distributes PC-based spatial visualization software and
solutions.
After graduating from The United States Naval Academy,
Mr. Gersuk served as a naval officer for five years,
during which time he earned a M.B.A. in finance from The
American University and achieved the rank of lieutenant.
Mr. Gersuk also is a community volunteer. He has
provided leadership to various community organizations,
including The Albany Academy for Girls in Albany, NY,
where he served as a trustee, treasurer and Finance
Committee chair. Mr. Gersuk is a past director of
American Bio Medical Corporation in Kinderhook, NY, and
a former Treasurer of the Schuyler Meadows Club in
Loudonville, NY.