GUILDERLAND — After serving the area for the past 20 years, has been named head of podiatry, a division of the department of orthopedics, at Albany Medical Center.

Lentini runs Guilderland Foot Care at 1971 Western Ave., and has been heavily involved in the community for a number of years as president of the Western Turnpike Kiwanis Club and an active member of the Elks Club.
"I’ve been practicing in the town of Guilderland since 1987," Lentini told The Enterprise.
The position at Albany Medical Center doesn’t mean Lentini will leave his Guilderland practice. He described the new post as mostly "an administrative position."

Lentini is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
"With myself and the Albany Medical Center group, we will continue to provide diabetic foot care and surgical correction of foot deformities," said Lentini. He continued, saying, with the help of A.M.C. and its family practice-groups, patients will be served, regardless of financial standing.

Lentini graduated from Shaker High School in 1976; the State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1980; and the New York College of Pediatric Medicine in 1984, where he also completed his surgical residency rotations.

He lives with his wife, Mary, and two children in Guilderland. His son, Mark, attends the Christian Brothers Academy, and his daughter, Michelle, attends the seventh-grade at Farnsworth Middle School.