To help meet unmet general health needs for those with serious mental illnesses, an interprofessional team from the University at Buffalo — including Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, associate professor of family medicine — is bringing primary care services directly to clients of a Buffalo psychiatric facility.
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to approve the painkiller Zohydro ER has stirred opposition from many experts on addiction medicine, including Richard D. Blondell, MD, vice chair for addiction medicine and professor of family medicine, who discusses the dangers of the drug.
Caring for patients at Buffalo’s Jericho Road Community Health Center — a UB Department of Family Medicine community partner — is more of a mission than a job, says David M. Holmes, MD, director of global health education. UB medical school alumnus Myron Glick, MD, clinical assistant professor of family medicine, founded and leads the center.
UB’s new Center for Medical Humanities reinforces the message of compassionate care advanced by physician-author Abraham Verghese, says Roseanne C. Berger, MD, associate professor of family medicine and senior associate dean for graduate medical education.
Richard D. Blondell, MD, professor of family medicine and director of the new National Center for Physician Training in Addiction Medicine, says there's a shortage of addiction specialists and notes that addiction is a growing problem, especially in the suburbs.
David M. Holmes, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine, said most of the new cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines that include use of statins to lower LDL cholesterol are easy to follow.
Richard D. Blondell, MD, vice chair for addiction medicine and professor of family medicine, talks about training physicians to address addiction through early intervention and prevention.
Two years ago, family medicine resident Michael Dlugosz used his training to help administer a life-saving injection to a boy suffering from an allergic reaction. Today, the third-year resident has received a noteworthy letter and gift of thanks for his actions.
Richard D. Blondell, MD, vice chair for addiction medicine and professor of family medicine, will direct a new national center aimed at training physicians to address addiction through early intervention and prevention.
The University at Buffalo Department of Family Medicine teams up with several organizations to hold a walk, cancer screening and health fair in Masten Park.
Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, PhD, associate professor of family medicine, emphasizes the importance of screening for African American women, noting breast cancer is their second-leading cause of death.
Andrew B. Symons, MD, assistant professor of family medicine, has been named Family Doctor of the Year by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians.
Chester H. Fox, MD, professor of family medicine, says the technique helps patients set their own more ambitious goals for better health and lifestyle change.
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