Department News

  • Obstetrics, Gynecology Expert Honored for Endometriosis Work
    7/7/15

    The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) has selected Ronald E. Batt, MD, PhD, for an award recognizing his pioneering work in the science and treatment of endometriosis.

  • UB Honors 46 ‘Model’ Physicians, Trainees for Humanism, Excellence
    5/1/15
    The University at Buffalo welcomed 46 exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members into its Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
  • 25 New Faculty Members Join 12 Departments in Medical School
    12/10/14
    Twenty-five faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty during the past several months.
  • Higgins Introduces Bill to Boost NIH Biomedical Research Funding
    10/7/14
    Representatives of the University at Buffalo and other biomedical research organizations joined Rep. Brian Higgins as he announced legislation that would increase funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to more than $46.2 billion by 2021.
  • 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 Volunteers Help Care for 1,000-Plus Patients In Haiti, Panama
    6/16/14
    University at Buffalo medical students traded classrooms and comfort for hands-on clinical experience during career- and life-enhancing international medical relief trips this spring.
  • Stockton Kimball Honoree Highlights Women’s Health
    6/3/14

    Noted epidemiologist Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, who has played a leading role in groundbreaking national women’s health research, highlighted results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy clinical trials during her Stockton Kimball lecture May 29.

  • Trial to Test Promising Drug for Severe Nausea During Pregnancy
    5/19/14

    Building on a successful pilot study, Thomas J. Guttuso Jr., MD, associate professor of neurology and obstetrics and gynecology, will test the effectiveness of the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin in treating hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare but disabling condition of early pregnancy.

  • Clinical Residents, Fellows Can Earn Focused MBA in 3 Semesters
    5/9/14

    University at Buffalo graduate clinical trainees can simultaneously complete their residency or fellowship along with a new, specialized Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree — the first dual program of its kind in New York State and one of only a few in the nation.