Anne B. Curtis, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, received the Heart Rhythm Society’s Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the organization.

Michael E. Cain, MD, has received a Resident/Fellow Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University in St. Louis.

Satpal Singh, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is one of three UB faculty members honored for mentoring undergraduates.

Three graduate students in our school are among the five recipients of UB’s annual Sigma Xi research awards.

Three seniors majoring in biomedical sciences and one in pharmacology and toxicology have won Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence, the highest honor that SUNY bestows on its students.

Robert Taylor, Class of 2013, is one of only 103 medical students in the country to be awarded a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship.

Biotechnology major Nurul Hidayah A. Azmi was one of 11 undergraduates to receive an Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creativity.

Teachers in pediatrics, pathology and anatomical sciences, family medicine and surgery received Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards at this year’s ceremony.

Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, has been invited to serve as chair of the publications committee for the world’s largest eye and vision research professional society.

Twenty-four students were inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, during a ceremony in Butler Auditorium.

Bilal Ahmed, Class of 2015, is one of only 27 students nationwide to receive a Summer Medical Research Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

MD/PhD candidate Maryann Mikucki is one of nine graduate students nationwide to receive a $10,000 research scholar award from the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation.

Emma Magavern and Timothy Thayer, Class of 2014, are part of a select group of 13 students awarded a scholarship from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

Sangita P. Patel is one of only eight individuals worldwide to receive a 2012 Young Investigator Grant from the Alcon Research Institute.

Raymond P. Dannenhoffer, PhD, associate dean for support services, received the 2011 Volunteer of the Year award for the UB Employees Campaign for the Community.

Future MDs investigating vascular calcification, Peruvian medicinal plants, basal cell carcinoma and pediatric brain tumors took top honors at the Medical Student Research Forum.

Sara Zimmer, PhD, has received a highly competitive fellowship to research diseases caused by kinetoplastids.

UB’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities has awarded funding to six students conducting research in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Ryan McCarthy, a doctoral student in biochemistry, won a travel grant to present at the International Workshop on Iron and Copper Homeostasis.

Twenty residency and fellowship programs have received Outstanding Accreditation Awards from the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

Two students researching brain receptors in the lab of Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, have received funding from UB’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.

David Pendergast, EdD, is regarded worldwide for his expertise in hyperbaric medicine and exercise physiology.

Glenna C. Bett, PhD, has been appointed president of the advisory board for the Buffalo Niagara division of the American Heart Association.

With a major grant, family medicine physicians at UB are forming a council that will develop curricula and national standards of excellence for postgraduate medical education programs in addiction medicine.

Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown honored Margarita Dubocovich, PhD, Armando Arroyo, MD, and five volunteer faculty at a ceremony to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Gregory S. Cherr, MD, is one of only six medical educators nationwide to receive a scholarship from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to attend the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in 2012.

Seven faculty were recognized for excellence and innovation at an event held during Inauguration Week.

A pioneer in early blood collection and transfusion methods, Surgenor served UB as chair of biochemistry, dean of the medical school and provost of the health sciences faculty.

Kim Griswold, MD ’94, MPH, a leader in the care of disadvantaged populations, was honored by students for her clinical excellence and compassionate care.

Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of radiation oncology at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, has been named a 2011 American Society for Radiation Oncology Fellow.

Vijay Iyer, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, has been named cardiology medical director at Kaleida Health’s Buffalo General Hospital.

Robert Klick, director of the Medical Technology Program, has received the 2011 Regional Member Award for the Northeast from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Thomas J. Covey, a third-year graduate student in the Neuroscience Program, has received a highly competitive Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship from the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA).

Fourth-year medical student Sara Hansen couldn't believe that her Joseph Collins Foundation scholarship was twice the amount previous awardees had received.

UB medical students received praise for their innovation, dedication to service and contributions to new policy.

Mark J. Lema, MD, PhD ’78, professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, will become only the 65th physician in the ASA’s century-plus history to receive its highest tribute for service and achievement.

Beatrice L. Wood, PhD, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, received the 2011 Distinguished Contribution to Family Systems Research Award from the American Family Therapy Academy.

UB medical student Vanessa Sarfoh is one of 13 students nationwide to receive the $10,000 award.

Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty members from the department have been invited to present at the FASEB Summer Research Conference on Melatonin Receptors.

Valerie Kennedy, executive administrator for Graduate Medical Education, received the 2011 John P. Naughton Award for her work with residents.

The award honors Ruyechan's academic accomplishments and his international reputation in research.

Lucy Campbell, MD ’86, clinical associate professor of medicine, received this year's Robert S. Berkson Award in the Art of Medicine.

Honored by Dean Cain for their respective efforts with the school’s CTSA application and LCME review.

Margarita Dubocovich, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, won awards for melatonin receptor research and mentoring postdocs.

UB medical student Andrew Matho is one of 116 students nationwide to win the prestigious clinical research fellowship.

Awards presented at the Undergraduate and Graduate Biomedical Sciences Commencement on May 12, 2011.

Timothy F. Murphy, MD, senior associate dean for clinical and translational research, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor.

Paul R. Knight III, MD, PhD, received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in recognition of his “consistently outstanding scholarly and creative productivity.”

Three members of our faculty received the 2011 Didaskalos Award for mentoring from UB’s Campus Ministries Association.

Three faculty in our school have received UB’s Exceptional Scholar or Teaching Innovation Awards for 2011.

The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ Awards Convocation was held at 9 a.m., Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Center for the Arts. Students receiving these awards were also recognized at the school’s 165th annual commencement ceremony, held at 2 p.m. the same day.

Three faculty in our school were honored at the Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence on April 21.

Megan Murray, a fifth-year student in UB’s Medical Scientist Training Program, has been invited to attend the Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar.

Stephen Koury, PhD, has received the 2011 master’s teaching award from the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS).

Students in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology have recently earned a number of accolades for their work, nationally and campus-wide.

Three undergraduate seniors in our school have been recognized for their ability to integrate outstanding academic achievements with accomplishments in other areas.

PhD candidate Shannon Clough and postdoctoral associate Anthony Hutchinson, PhD, received travel awards to attend a prestigious conference on translational research in addiction.

Thomas Rosenthal, MD, chair of the Department of Family Medicine, receives national award for his career accomplishments.

Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, PhD, is a recipient of the first annual UB Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research and Creative Activity.

Ronald I. Dozoretz, MD ’62, will be awarded a SUNY honorary degree during UB’s general commencement on May 15.

Harry L. Metcalf, MD ’60, will be presented the Dr. Richard T. Sarkin Award for Excellence in Teaching on April 8.

Two UB medical students—Joshua Balderman and Mojdeh Kappus, Class of 2013—are currently serving as Sarnoff Fellows.

New members of Alpha Omega Alpha were inducted on March 16, 2011, in a ceremony that was held in Butler Auditorium.

The UB Chapter of the American Medical Association Medical Student Section has won two state-wide awards.

Third-year medical student Stephanie Solazzo, has been awarded a highly competitive scholarship from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

Nine fellowship and residency programs have received GME Outstanding Accreditation Awards.

The 2011 Medical Student Research Forum poster presentation took place on January 27 in the atrium of the Biomedical Education Building in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

James L. Budny, MD, FACS, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Western New York Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

UB fellow Julie Sparlin, MD, wins national award.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has recognized the Department of Family Medicine’s clinical sites for achieving a model of patient-centered care.

Paresh Dandona, MD, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine, has received the 3rd Annual Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.

Two faculty in the UB Department of Ophthalmology were presented awards at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Pediatric resident Colleen Nugent, MD ’09, has received a national award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

L. Nelson Hopkins received Kaleida Health's Spirit Award for helping to improve the health of Western New Yorkers.

A paper published by William Ruyechan, PhD, is being reviewed by Faculty of 1000 (F1000), a service that identifies and evaluates the most important articles in biology and medical research publications.

Daniel Stolzberg, Soham Chanda and Gregory Conway received awards at the annual Neuroscience Research Day.

Paresh Dandona, MD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.

Over the last decade, Zhen Yan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, has received more than $9 million in research funding.

Susan Baker, MD, PhD, co-chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, has been appointed to the editorial boards of Pediatrics and the Journal of Gastroenterology.

Two SMBS faculty members have been chosen to the search committee that will identify UB's next president.

Thomas Melendy, PhD, received an award for best overall presentation at the International Papillomavirus Conference.

Allana Krolikowski is one of five students nationwide to receive a Pisacano Scholarship, given to outstanding medical students who have made a commitment to enter the specialty of family medicine.

Kenneth Kahn, MD, clinical associate professor of obstetrics/gynecology, was presented the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award at this year’s White Coat Ceremony.

Orthopaedic surgeon Kenneth Krackow invented computer-assisted total knee replacement.

Mark Lema, MD, PhD, receives award from (SUNY)-Downstate Medical Center’s Residents and Fellows Alumni Society.

Recognized for prominence in his field.

First chair of the UB Department of Medicine received the Network in Aging’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

Clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at UB and chief of plastic surgery at Mercy Hospital was recently honored by the Association of Aesthetic Surgeons of India.

Students recognize SMBS faculty for their excellence in teaching.

Clinical professor of surgery and former medical director of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, is one of four physicians who have been named recipients of the first Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards.

Anita Tipirneni and Gary Altwerger, third-year medical students at UB, will spend the upcoming year as fellows in the Clinical Research Training Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Joshua Balderman and Mojdeh Kappus, second-year medical students at UB, won scholarships from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

John M. Canty Jr., MD, and Mary Anne Rokitka, PhD, receive awards.