10th Annual DoctHERS Symposium
“Leadership Prescription: Vision, Voice, and Vitality for Women in Healthcare”
Sept. 27, 2025
9 a.m. to noon
The Westin Buffalo
250 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202
- Cost: Free
- Breakfast, networking and program begin at 10 a.m.
Allison Brashear, MD, MBA
Vice President for Health Sciences; Dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; President and CEO of UBMD
Benny L. Joyner, MD
Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Surbhi Bansal, MD ’09
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University; Author
“Empowering Women: The Intersection of Wellness and Leadership”
Featuring Bonnie Litvack, MD
Diagnostic Radiologist, Women's Imaging Center
Northern Westchester Hospital
Past President, Medical Society of the State of New York
Sponsored by
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Loftus Family Fund
- Medical Alumni Association
- Susan Sussman, MD Fund
Who Should Attend?
- physicians, clinicians, scientists, health care practitioners and providers
- students and residents
- those who wish to network with other women in in the health care professions working in the Western New York area
Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Certification
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designated this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.