Our Faculty

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Our faculty includes basic sciences researchers and physician-scientists in the clinical departments who pursue translational research in a variety of fields.

“There is no other area in the country quite like Western New York. It is affordable, comfortable, friendly, invigorating and exclusive.”
4/23/21
Amanda B. Hassinger, MD
Clinical associate professor of pediatrics
“How do you make an immune system fight a virus that infects its own cells? It’s a very interesting problem.”
4/23/21
Amy Jacobs, PhD
Associate professor of microbiology and immunology
“To see these players become healthier and return to play was remarkable.”
4/23/21
Barry Willer, PhD
Professor of psychiatry
“I try to orient my teaching around a one-to-one experience for each student.”
4/23/21
Christopher Cohan, PhD
Professor of pathology and anatomical sciences
“Forensic psychiatry is the link between psychiatry and the criminal justice system.”
4/21/23
Daniel Antonius, PhD
Director, Division of Forensic Psychiatry;
Associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry
“I always like challenges.”
4/23/21
Elad Levy, MD
Professor and chair of neurosurgery
"Once I completed my residency, I could not think of leaving the area after meeting so many wonderful physicians and families."
4/23/21
Jessica Donhauser, MD ’13
Pediatrics ’16
Clinical assistant professor of pediatrics
"I could not pass up the value of a UB medical education."
4/23/21
John Ortolani, MD ’11
Assistant professor, colon & rectal surgery
“It is amazing to see somebody go from not knowing how to hold a knife in the operating room to where they’re putting implants in — and they’re doing it well. It’s very fulfilling and it gives me purpose.”
4/23/21
K. Keely Boyle, MD
Orthopaedics ’19
Clinical assistant professor of orthopaedics
“I’ve been able to do what I want in every aspect of my career.”
4/23/21
Mark O'Brian, PhD
Professor and chair of biochemistry
“Communicating with patients is one thing that I focus on with medical students and residents.”
4/23/21
Stephen Turkovich, MD ’03
Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics
“I felt this would be a good place for me to continue my career.”
4/23/21
Steven Fliesler, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor of ophthalmology
“It’s very, very easy to collaborate with people here.”
4/23/21
Xiuqian Mu, MD, PhD
Associate professor of ophthalmology

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