Our Team

  • Director, Primary Care Research Institute

    Singh, Ranjit

    Ranjit Singh, MB BChir, MBA

    Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Research, Director, Primary Care Research Institute

    UB Gateway Building Department of Family Medicine 77 Goodell Street, Suite 220L Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7275; Fax: 716-845-6899

    Email: rs10@buffalo.edu

  • Executive Director of Research and Scholarly Development

    Steven Lamkin

    Executive Director of Research and Scholarly Development;

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Buffalo, NY 14203-1243

    Phone: 716-816-7237

    Email: slamkin@buffalo.edu

  • Director of Finance & Research Administration

    Bryan Cacciotti

    Director of Finance & Research Administration

    77 Goodell St, Suite 220, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-888-4860

    Email: bmc1@buffalo.edu

  • Department Administrator/HR Manager

    Angela Henke

    Department Administrator/HR Manager

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7248

    Email: ahenke@buffalo.edu

Faculty

  • Baumgartner, Andrew

    Andrew Baumgartner, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    UBMD Primary Care at Sheridan 2465 Sheridan Drive Tonawanda, NY 14150

    Phone: 716-835-9800; Fax: 716-835-9888

    Email: adbaumga@buffalo.edu

  • Elliott, Frederick

    Frederick Elliott, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    UBMD Primary Care at Conventus 1001 Main Street, 4th Floor Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-550-8361; Fax: 716-323-0585

    Email: felliott@buffalo.edu

  • Gardiner, Heather

    Heather Gardiner

    Professor and Carl V. Granger Endowed Chair in Health Equity

    Community Health Equity Research Institute 875 Ellicott St., Room 6082 Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-881-7460

    Email: hmm6@buffalo.edu

  • Kahn, Linda

    Linda Kahn, PhD

    Research Professor, Primary Care Research Institute

    UB Gateway Building Department of Family Medicine 77 Goodell Street, Suite 220D Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7254; Fax: 716-845-6899

    Email: lskahn@buffalo.edu

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    Jennifer Stoll, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor

    Department of Family Medicine

    77 Goodell St., Ste 220, Buffalo 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7240

    Email: jstoll@buffalo.edu

  • Matthew Thomas, PhD.

    Matthew Thomas, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist

    Department of Family Medicine

    77 Goodell Street Suite 220, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7248

    Email: mt88@buffalo.edu

  • Tirabassi, Jill

    Jill Tirabassi, MD, MPH

    Clinical Assistant Professor; K12 Research Scholar

    UB Gateway Building Department of Family Medicine 77 Goodell Street, Suite 240KK Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7228; Fax: 716-845-6899

    Email: jilltira@buffalo.edu

  • Tumiel Berhalter, Laurene

    Laurene Tumiel Berhalter, PhD

    Director of Community Translational Research

    UB Downtown Gateway Department of Family Medicine 77 Goodell Street, Suite 220N Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7278; Fax: 716-845-6899

    Email: tumiel@buffalo.edu

  • Vest, Bonnie

    Bonnie Vest, PhD

    Research Associate Professor

    77 Goodell Street Suite 220 Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7287

    Email: bvest@buffalo.edu

  • Ziegler, Amanda

    Amanda Ziegler, PhD, MPH, RN

    Research Assistant Professor

    UB DOWNTOWN GATEWAY 77 GOODELL STREET Buffalo, NY

    Phone: 716-816-7267

    Email: amz9@buffalo.edu

Support Staff

  • Head shot of Meghan Chambers.

    Meghan Chambers, MPH

    Senior Research Associate

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220HF, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7231

    Email: mkabramo@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Marissa Camacho.

    Marissa Camacho, MPH

    Project Staff Assistant

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220KA, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7235

    Email: mlcamach@buffalo.edu

  • Headshot of Alexandria Wahler.

    Alexandria Wahler

    Research Associate

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220HE, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-887-2553

    Email: amwahler@buffalo.edu

NYS Area Health Education Center and System (AHEC)

  • Manyon, Andrea

    Andrea Manyon, MD

    Clinical Professor and Chair; President and CEO, UBMD Primary Care

    UBMD Primary Care at Sheridan 2465 Sheridan Drive (between Parker and Colvin) Tonawanda, NY 14150

    Phone: 716-835-9800; Fax: 716-835-9888

    Email: manyon@buffalo.edu

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    Bridget Forshee, MS

    Statewide Director

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220P, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7246

    Email: bsutton2@buffalo.edu

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    Tracy Cacciotti

    Business Operations Manager

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220KF, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7241

    Email: tracycac@buffalo.edu

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    Lauren Pristach, MBA

    Sr. Program Performance Manager

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220KG Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7239

    Email: lpristac@buffalo.edu

HOPE of Erie County

  • Diane Berdine.

    Diane Berdine

    Program Director, HOPE of Erie County

    Department of Family Medicine

    77 Goodell Street Suite 220, Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-816-7234

    Email: dberdine@buffalo.edu

  • headshot of Andrew Hornbarger.

    Andrew Hornbarger, CRPA

    Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220F5 Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-880-5135

    Email: anhornba@buffalo.edu

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    Carrie Kelly, MS, CASAC

    Clinical Supervisor

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220HB Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-909-4669

    Email: carrieke@buffalo.edu

  • Headshot of Matthew Joyner.

    Matt Joyner, BS

    Program Supervisor

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220F2 Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-909-8743

    Email: mjoyner@buffalo.edu

  • head shot of Scott Szudzik.

    Scott Szudzik, CRPA, CJSR

    Peer Case Manager

    Primary Care Research Institute

    77 Goodell St., Suite 220F1 Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-835-9800 x426

    Email: scottszu@buffalo.edu

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