Department News

Podcast: Building a Lifesaving Community: CPR/AED Training, Equity & Empowerment Across WNY
4/15/26
In this episode, host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, speaks with Leslie J. Bisson, MD, and Karen Bisson, BSN, a dedicated CPR/AED outreach program coordinator at UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, about their leadership in advancing community CPR readiness across Western New York.
JAMA Paper Points to Specific Signs of Pediatric Concussion
4/13/26
An early-career scientist from UB is a co-author on the study, which provides important information for clinicians and bystanders alike.
When Antibiotics Fail, Living Viruses Can Treat Infection
4/1/26
In a first for Buffalo, bacteriophage therapy, which harnesses living viruses, sucessfully treated a patient with a chronic MRSA bacterial infection.
Jacobs School Inductees Join Gold Humanism Honor Society
3/5/26
In celebration of the values of humanism and compassion in medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences students, residents and faculty members were inducted into UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) during an annual ceremony held Feb. 26.
Research Forum Showcases 85 Medical Student Projects
3/2/26
Eighty-five original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2026 Medical Student Research Forum at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Ahead of the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics, UB Concussion Experts Discuss What’s Known and Not Known About Head Injuries
2/5/26
Episode 8 of the UB Medicine podcast that was released this week focuses on the science of concussion care.
In Memoriam: Kenneth A. Krackow, MD
1/29/26
Remembering Kenneth A. Krackow, MD, an internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeon and dedicated educator at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
‘Recognize and Remove’ Key to Detecting, Managing Youth Concussions
1/15/26
UB concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, is a co-author of the new guidelines for parents and coaches.
‘We Can’t Wait Until 2042’ Writes UB Expert About Implementing New Guidelines for Treating Concussion/TBI
11/25/25
A UB expert wrote an editorial accompanying the new clinical practice guidelines for treating adults with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury and geared toward primary care providers.
Major NEJM Study Confirms that Exercise and PT Help Ease Knee Pain
10/30/25
More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients.