Andrew B. Symons, MD, assistant professor of family medicine, has been named Family Doctor of the Year by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians.
A study of crash data by Dietrich Jehle, MD, professor of emergency medicine, shows that a cyclist’s use of bikes lanes doesn’t reduce the severity of injuries in bike-car collisions.
A three-way partnership, including a firm emerging from research conducted by Norma Nowak, PhD, professor of biochemistry, aims to further diagnoses, targeted drugs.
After discerning the cause of chronic rhinosinusitis, two UB otolaryngologists led research that will allow physicians to definitively diagnose this common condition for the first time.
UB’s new medical school is designed for how medical students learn, and with further expansion in mind, says Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean.
Following a national trend, UB plans to increase its medical school enrollment by almost 30 percent, offering a new building, expanded programs and prominent faculty as attractions.
The Buffalo medical community is impressing people around the world who take part in the Jacobs Institute’s specialized training, says L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery.
As Buffalo carves out its niche in the nation’s competitive biomedical sector, UB and its new medical school will play a key role in an emerging economic success story.
The building housing the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute has been named building of the year by Business First.
Eric Ten Brock, MD, professor of medicine, says poor sleep habits often develop early in life, but help is available for insomnia and other common problems.
Some say younger people should bank cells to benefit from stem cell therapies later in life, but Richard Gronostajski, PhD, professor of biochemistry, says cells from older people can work just as well.
Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine, says two heart monitoring devices, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, include safety innovations.
Elad I. Levy, MD, chair of neurosurgery, describes evidence-based medicine as “the holy grail,” yet a dearth of research funding means health care decisions are often based on anecdotes and theories.
Mark O’Brian, PhD, professor and interim chair of biochemistry, says we don’t know whether DNA obtained to identify alleged criminals will later be used for other purposes.
Funding cuts came close to derailing groundbreaking research on cellular mechanical signaling led by Frederick Sachs, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics.
Hard work and desire lead to success, UB alumnus Clifton Poodry, PhD, an administrator with the National Institutes of Health, told students interested in science careers.
Michelle Hartley-McAndrew, MD, clinical assistant professor of child neurology, has led efforts to create and expand one of the most comprehensive autism centers in the nation.
Leonard Epstein, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of pediatrics, is leading a study to learn when repeated exposure to a food stimulus leads to a decreased response.
Linda M. Harris, MD, of the Department of Surgery, comments on a study showing that one-third of perioperative deaths and complications after elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms occur after discharge.