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Dr. Andrew Nordin names Pediatric Trauma Medial Director

Dr. Andrew Nordin Named Pediatric Trauma Medical Director

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Andrew Nordin, MD, who has been appointed as the Medical Director of our Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center at Oishei Children’s Hospital. Dr. Nordin is also an attending pediatric surgeon as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of…
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Dr. Linda Harris New Inductee to Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Dr. Linda Harris New Inductee to the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Dr. Linda Harris, a UBMD Vascular surgeon from Buffalo, NY, is among a group of 63 esteemed surgical educators inducted into membership in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® on October 6, 2023, during a program event in Chicago. This is the sixth cohort of members inducted into this distinguished…
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Studio 2 Medical Edition Bariatric Surgery Dr. Christina Sanders

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Bariatric Surgery

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. Christina Sanders to discuss Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Sanders is the Medical Director of ECMC Synergy Bariatrics. She is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon who performs laparoscopic gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. She also performs advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures focusing on reflux, the…
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Studio 2 Medical Edition Dialysis with Dr. Brittany Montross

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Dialysis

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. Brittany Montross to discuss dialysis. Dr. Montross is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery for UBMD Surgery and is involved in teaching medical students, residents, as well as vascular fellows, so future vascular patients receive the highest level of care. One in seven…
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Studio 2 Medical Edition: Carotid Artery Disease with Dr. Brittany Montross

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Carotid Artery Disease

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. Brittany Montross to discuss carotid artery disease. Dr. Montross is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery for UBMD Surgery, and is involved in teaching medical students, residents, as well as vascular fellows, so future vascular patients receive the highest level of care. Carotid…
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Vascular Surgery meets with High Schoolers

Vascular Surgery Team Meets with High Schoolers

Members of our Vascular Surgery team, including Program Director, Dr. Linda Harris, spent the morning with local high schoolers discussing working in healthcare and vascular surgery. The presentation included hands-on stations with the ultrasound machine, where students got to scan their carotid arteries and aortas, learning to take blood pressure and vascular surgery models.

Top Rating Earned in Lung Cancer Resection

Just 3 years since its inception, the UB Department of Thoracic Surgery earned a noteworthy three-star top rating in Lung Cancer Resections from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). The ratings are based on patient care and outcomes of the most recent general thoracic surgery database. A three-star rating is the maximum score, signifying the highest…
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Studio 2 Medical Edition Esophageal Cancer - Dr. Yaron Perry

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Esophageal Cancer

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. Yaron Perry to discuss esophageal cancer. Dr. Perry is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery with UBMD Surgery. He is board certified in General and Thoracic Surgery and is located at Buffalo General Medical Center where patients receive minimally invasive surgery with innovative and personal…
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Studio 2 Medical Edition: Gun Violence with Dr. James Lukan

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Gun Violence

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. James Lukan to discuss gun violence in the Western New York community. Dr. Lukan is the Director of Vascular Services at Erie County Medical Center, Attending Staff Surgeon at ECMC, Clinical Associate Professor for UBMD Surgery, and Program Director for the General Surgery Residency…
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Dr. Joseph Mills - Colorectal Surgery

Studio 2 Medical Edition: Anal Cancer

Studio 2 Medical Edition sponsored by UBMD sat down with Dr. Joseph Mills to discuss anal cancer – who is at risk, symptoms, and prevention. Dr. Mills is a colorectal surgeon with UBMD Surgery. He is trained in minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic surgery, endoscopy, and endoscopic procedures – specializing in colon, rectal, anal cancer,…
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