Department News

  • 8 Departments Welcome New Faculty
    8/12/14

    Twenty-one faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ faculty over the past several months. 

  • UB Experts Contribute to HCV Next
    8/11/14

    University at Buffalo experts in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition are contributing co-authors of HCV Next, the first multidisciplinary publication focused exclusively on the hepatitis C virus.

  • UB Researcher Wins Endocrine Society Award for Diabetes Trial
    8/8/14

    Nitesh D. Kuhadiya, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, has received the Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award from the Endocrine Society for his groundbreaking research that shows significant improvements in glucose control in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

  • Geriatrics Chief Named American Geriatrics Society Fellow
    8/8/14

    Multidisciplinary physician-scientist Bruce R. Troen, MD, professor of medicine and chief of geriatrics and palliative medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).

  • Postdoctoral Scholar Wins First Place at UB Research Symposium
    7/25/14

    Kenneth Seldeen, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Medicine, won first place for his research poster on vitamin D insufficiency and physical performance decline at the University at Buffalo's sixth annual postdoctoral research symposium.

  • Methadone Programs May Play Key Role in Helping Hepatitis C Patients
    7/11/14

    Research co-authored by Andrew H. Talal, MD, shows that injection drug users who are enrolled in a treatment program want to be educated about hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are willing to be treated.

  • SUNY Honors 3 UB Medical School Faculty for Superior Achievement
    7/1/14

    Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology; Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery; and Alan J. Lesse, MD, associate professor of medicine, have received 2014 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

  • Groundbreaking Study Tracks Viral Decay in Patients with Hepatitis C
    6/24/14

    A study led by Andrew H. Talal, MD, is the first to trace in real time how the drug telaprevir inhibits viral replication in the liver and clears hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the cells and plasma of infected patients.

  • Infectious Disease Expert Shares 3 Major Travel Tips
    6/16/14

    John A. Sellick, Jr., DO, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, says three main precautionary measures can help travelers to tropical and developing areas avoid illness: get vaccinated, keep insects away and be careful what you put in your mouth.

  • Medicine Department Event Features 82 Projects, 15 Awards
    6/16/14

    Award-winning participants in the Department of Medicine’s second annual Research Day are studying diverse topics, including disease processes for atrial fibrillation; treatments for leukemia, diabetes and COPD; and the need for cortisol.