Published February 11, 2026
Congratulations to the 47 Physicians in the UBMD Department of Pediatrics who were named 2026 Western New York Top Docs by Buffalo Spree Magazine. Each year, Buffalo Spree commissions a survey, where physicians are recognized as Top Docs by their peers. This year’s recipients in the UBMD Department of Pediatrics are:
Rabheh Abdul Aziz, MD, MS - Clinical Associate Professor
Osama Almadhoun, MD - Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Steven J. Ambrusko, MD, MS - Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacob E. Anderson, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Fred D. Archer, III, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor; Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Matthew J. Barth, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Kathleen E. Bethin, MD, PhD - Clinical Professor
Michael Bowler, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor - Critical Care
Ryan K. Breuer, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Hannah C. Brummer, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
John G. Buchlis, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Katie Carlberg, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Dalinda A. Condino, MD - Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine
Jessica A. Donhauser, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Affairs
Carla A. Frederick, MD - Associate Professor
Danielle M. Goetz, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Jennifer L. Hand, MD - Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Deepali Handa, MD, MBA - Clinical Associate Professor
Michelle E. Hartley-McAndrew, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Amanda B. Hassinger, MD, MS - Clinical Associate Professor
Mark D. Hicar, MD, PhD - Associate Professor; Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship; Interim Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research; Interim Director, Child and Maternal Health Research Institute
Meghan A. Higman, MD, PhD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Meghan E. Jacobs, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Kara M. Kelly, MD - Professor and Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology
Patrick O. Kenney, MD, MS - Clinical Assistant Professor
Bree C. Kramer, DO - Clinical Associate Professor
Heather K. Lehman, MD - Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology
Glenn T. Leonard, Jr., MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Kanwaldeep K. Mallhi, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Lucy D. Mastrandrea, MD, PhD – Professor and Division Chief of Endocrinology/Diabetes
Kara L. Oliver, DO - Clinical Assistant Professor
Joseph D. Orie, MD - Clinical Professor and Division Chief of Cardiology
Geovanny Perez, MD - Clinical Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Anne Marie Reynolds, MD, MPH - Executive Vice Chair of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Neonatology, Clinical Associate Professor
Denise A. Rokitka, MD, MPH - Clinical Assistant Professor
Laurie S. Sadler, MD, FACMG - Clinical Associate Professor
Beverly A. Schaefer, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Daniel W. Sheehan, MD, PhD - Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Shauna L. Tarsi, DO - Clinical Assistant Professor
Clare J. Twist, MD, MS - Clinical Professor
Katherine Vermilye, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Sheri L. Wagner, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Medical Director of Pediatric Hospitalist Service
Wayne R. Waz, MD - Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Chair for Education, Division Chief of Pediatric Nephrology
Eric Weidert, DO, MS - Clinical Assistant Professor
Xiaoyan Wu, MD, PhD - Clinical Associate Professor
Xilei Xu Chen, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Pulmonary
Karl O. A. Yu, MD, PhD - Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
