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Colorectal Balloon Tube Clinical Trial

Colorectal Balloon Tube Clinical Trial

Local colorectal surgeons with UBMD are participating in a clinical trial being done at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (MFSH) utilizing a device that revolutionizes colorectal cancer surgery treatment, recovery, and quality of life for patients. The device, Colorectal Balloon Tube, known as COLO-BT™ is a temporary intraluminal bypass device used following colorectal surgery. Developed by…
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Harris selected for Rutherford's Editorial Team

Harris Selected for Rutherford’s Editorial Team

The SVS Executive Board (EB) has appointed the editorial team for the upcoming 12th edition of “Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy.” The team includes Linda Harris, MD, Audra Duncan, MD, and Peter Henke, MD. UBMD Surgery is honored Harris is selected for Rutherford’s Editorial Team. Duncan and Henke will work with 11th edition editors…
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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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Esophageal and colorectal cancer community screening event

Esophageal and Colorectal Cancer Community Screening Event

Screening Saves Lives. Did you know heartburn can lead to concern? Are you at risk? Do you fit any of these categories? This Saturday, July 22, 2023, UBMD Surgery is hosting an esophageal and colorectal cancer community screening event at the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, Inc. Moot Center. The onsight esophageal cancer screening event will take…
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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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