With great appreciation, I extend my heartfelt thanks to James D. Reynolds, MD, the Jerald and Ester Bovino Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, for his remarkable 28 years of leadership. A visionary in the field, Dr. Reynolds will retire from his role as chair on July 1, 2025.
Suzanne G. Laychock, PhD, will be stepping down from her role as senior associate dean for faculty affairs at the Jacobs School. Jessica L. Reynolds, PhD ’03, will be stepping into this role.
It is with great appreciation that I thank John E. Tomaszewski, MD, a SUNY Distinguished Professor, for his outstanding contributions since 2011 as Peter A. Nickerson, PhD Professor and Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences (PAS) at the Jacobs School and chief of service for Kaleida Health Laboratories. As he steps down from these roles, effective July 1, we extend our deepest gratitude for his outstanding contributions and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
I am thrilled to announce that the University at Buffalo has once again been awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).
I’m pleased to announce that Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD, has accepted the role of interim chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, effective Feb. 1. Dr. Schwaitzberg succeeds David A. Sherris, MD, who served as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology since 2005.
We are pleased to announce that Bradley Beardslee will be assuming the role of interim director of the Office of Medical Computing (OMC), effective Jan. 4.
