Department News

  • 10 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
    11/3/21

    Nine faculty members and a staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 18th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence. 

  • Cain is a Surprise Inductee Into Gold Humanism Society
    10/13/21

    The surprise induction of Michael E. Cain, MD, outgoing dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and vice president for health sciences, into UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) highlighted this year’s ceremony.

  • Tomaszewski Joins Fliesler on Distinguished Academy Board
    7/21/21

    John E. Tomaszewski, MD, has joined Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, on the State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Academy Board.

  • Medical School Faculty, Staff Recognized for Excellence
    6/11/21

    An expert on neuropsychology and mutliple sclerosis and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2021 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.

  • 48 Original Projects Featured at Student Research Forum
    3/22/21

    The research projects, from 48 aspiring physician-scientists, were presented at the 2021 Virtual Medical Student Research Forum.

  • Working to Increase Patient Safety in Glaucoma Surgery
    10/13/20

    Two studies by Asher Weiner, MD, could help increase safety and minimize expense for patients undergoing glaucoma surgery.

  • 17 Faculty Members Join 6 Medical School Departments
    9/16/20

    Seventeen faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing six medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

  • Fliesler’s Research Challenges Previously Believed RP Cause
    8/21/20

    Research by Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, has revealed important new information about the possible cause of a rare form of irreversible blindness in young children.  

  • 40 Physicians, Trainees Feted by Gold Humanism Society
    6/15/20

    UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) has inducted 40 exemplary medical students, residents, fellows and faculty members for 2020.