Department News

Trial Shows Aspiration is Valid Therapy in Stroke Thrombectomy
2/13/18
Findings published in JAMA Neurology show that in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO), the removal of the clot occurs as efficiently after aspiration-based clot removal alone as it does after aspiration-based clot removal performed with a stent retriever.
3 Jacobs School Faculty Perform Live Cases Broadcast to VIVA
2/6/18
Three Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members performed surgeries that were broadcast live to the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Conference in Las Vegas.
Stroke Thrombectomy Trial Results Given at International Conference
1/29/18
Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, vice chair and professor of neurosurgery and one of the lead investigators in the COMPASS trial, presented preliminary results at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles that show evidence that aspiration-based thrombectomy is a safe and effective alternative for patients with acute ischemic stroke.
24 New Faculty Join Medical School
11/30/17
Twenty-four faculty with varied research and clinical experience from 10 different departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
Local Surgeons Enter National Debate On Surgical Headwear
11/17/17
Surgeons from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have entered the national discussion on surgical headwear.
Students Highlight Projects During 2017 Summer Research Day
9/8/17
Seventy-six student-scientists presented projects during the 2017 Buffalo Summer Research Day, an interdisciplinary forum marking the culmination of their summer research in Buffalo.
2017 Graduation
6/30/17
Residents graduating from our program endure tremendous demands and undergo rigorous clinical training to become highly skilled neurosurgeons. Graduation is the time we highlight their efforts with sincere appreciation and thanks and send them off in the tradition of UBNS.
Outstanding Research Showcased at GME Scholarly Exchange Day
6/28/17
Two residents and two fellows received honors for outstanding poster presentations at the 20th Annual Graduate Medical Education Scholarly Exchange Day.
Faculty/Resident Softball 2017
6/24/17
UB Neurosurgery’s faculty/resident softball team participated in the Annual Charity Softball Tournament which helps fund the NREF Research Grants, earlier this month in Central Park.
Shared Space Fosters Collaboration and Innovation
6/13/17
Surgeons and researchers sharing facilities in UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Kaleida Health’s Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) is resulting in collaboration, synergy and world-class innovation.

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