47 UBMD Pediatricians Named to Annual "Top Docs" List

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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:

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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)