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

  • Tickets: $20
  • Free for students and residents 
  • Breakfast, networking and program begin at 10 a.m.
Physicians sit together at a UB DoctHERS event.

UB Alumni and Faculty Featured Presenters

Allison Brashear MD MBA.

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.

Benny L. Joyner, MD

Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 

Surbhi Bansal, MD.

Surbhi Bansal, MD ’09

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University; Author

Distinguished Keynote Presentation and Speaker

“Empowering Women: The Intersection of Wellness and Leadership”

Bonnie Litvack, MD.

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  

Fostering Advancement in Health Care

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.

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