POTSDAM -- Two new hospitalists have joined St. Lawrence Health’s medical team. Doctors Alfred Kokwaro and Kaylan Mucci will both be working at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Dr. Kokwaro is board certified and earned his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Greater Danbury Community Health Center, Connecticut Institute for Communities, Danbury, Conn., where he was chosen as Resident of the Year. During his internship at Griffin Hospital, Derby, Conn., he was awarded Intern of the Year.

Dr. Mucci is board eligible, and earned her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Saint Maarten. She completed her internship and residency at Griffin Hospital, Derby, Conn.

Dr. Kokwaro is American Board of Internal Medicine certified, and Geriatric Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine certified. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and American Geriatric Society.

Dr. Mucci is a member of the American College of Physicians, and American Medical Women’s Association. She has volunteered with the Wounded Warrior Project in the New York City area, the St. Francis Foundation in Ecuador as a student surgical aide, and with Amizade in Petersfield, Jamaica to promote community health awareness.

As hospitalists, Dr. Kokwaro and Dr. Mucci specialize in the care of hospitalized patients. As members of SLH’s care team, they coordinate acute-level care with primary care practitioners, case managers, allied health members, and specialists.

They have respective page’s on SLH’s website at https://www.stlawrencehealthsystem.org/providers/alfred-kokwaro and https://www.stlawrencehealthsystem.org/providers/kaylan-mucci.