Education & Training

Surgery

Program Director
Clairice Cooper, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
DK Miller Building, Office 310, Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-5104; Fax: 716-898-3194
Email: cbakker@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Jeffrey Brewer, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Vice Chair Department of Surgery; Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Erie County Medical Center DK Miller Building, Third Floor 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-5104; Fax: (716) 898-5029
Email: jbrewer@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
James Lukan, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Erie County Medical Center DK Miller Building, Third Floor 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-5283; Fax: 716-898-5029
Email: jlukan@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
John Ortolani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Buffalo General Medical Center Univ. at Buffalo Dept. of Surgery 100 High St., Room C-314 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4737; Fax: 716-859-3916
Email: jbo4@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Alison Pletch
Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Email: apletch@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Stuti Tambar, MD FACS
Breast Surgical Oncologist, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Buffalo General Medical Center 100 High Street Department of Surgery, 3rd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-884-3000; Fax: 716-422-0018
Email: stambar@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Kimberly Wooten, MD
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY 14263
Email: kewooten@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Melissa Beckman, MA
Training Program Administrator
Erie County Medical Center, DK Miller Building, 3rd Floor, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-898-3627; Fax: 716-898-5029
Email: mbeckman@buffalo.edu
Assistant Training Program Administrator
Hannah Campbell, MPH
Program Coordinator
Surgery
Erie County Medical Center, DK Miller Building, 3rd Floor, 462 Grider Street
Phone: 716-898-3627
Email: hcampbel@buffalo.edu
Assistant Training Program Administrator
Jennifer Schwab, MS
Program Coordinator
Surgery
Erie County Medical Center, DK Miller Building, 3rd Floor, 462 Grider Street
Phone: 716-898-4599
Email: jschwab@buffalo.edu

Director of Surgical Education

Michael Lamb, PhD

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

955 Main Street, Room 7153 Buffalo, NY 14203

Email: mlamb2@buffalo.edu

Advanced GI & Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

Program Director
Alan Posner, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Buffalo General Medical Center Department of Surgery 100 High Street Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 859-3196; Fax: (716) 859-2737
Email: arposner@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Gene Yang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor Unsalaried
Department of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 568-3600
Email: geneyang@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Sydney Ruger, M.Ed
Surgical Fellowship Administrator
Department of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4207
Email: slrojek@buffalo.edu

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Program Director
Joseph Mills
Email: jdmills@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Sydney Ruger, M.Ed
Surgical Fellowship Administrator
Department of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4207
Email: slrojek@buffalo.edu

Pediatric Surgery

Program Director
Kaveh Vali, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgeon: Oishei Children‘s Hospital
Oishei Children‘s Hospital Conventus Building 1001 Main St. - 3rd Floor Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-323-6616; Fax: 716-323-6683
Email: kavehval@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
P. Ben Ham, III MD, MS
Assistant Professor
1001 Main St Division of Pediatric Surgery K-3543 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-323-6110; Fax: 716-323-6683
Email: pbhamiii@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Sydney Ruger, M.Ed
Surgical Fellowship Administrator
Department of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4207
Email: slrojek@buffalo.edu

Surgical Critical Care

Program Director
William Flynn, Jr., MD
Chief, Division of Critical Care, Associate Professor, Program Director: Critical Care Fellowship
Erie County Medical Center DK Miller Building, Third Floor 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-5283; Fax: (716) 898-3194
Email: wflynn@buffalo.edu
Associate Program Director
Michael Chopko, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
Erie County Medical Center DK Miller Building, Third Floor 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-5283; Fax: (716) 898-3194
Email: mschopko@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Katie Petrell
Training Program Administrator
Department of Surgery
Erie County Medical Center, DK Miller Building, 3rd Floor, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 898-5654
Email: katiepet@buffalo.edu

Vascular Surgery (Integrated)

Program Director
Linda Harris, MD
Program Director Vascular Surgery, Professor of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center Department of Surgery 100 High Street B-7 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4225; Fax: 716-859-4222
Email: lmharris@buffalo.edu
Training Program Administrator
Alexandra Weber, MEd
Surgery Program Administrator
Department of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 859-3556
Email: abweber@buffalo.edu

Vascular Surgery

Program Director
Linda Harris, MD
Program Director Vascular Surgery, Professor of Surgery
Buffalo General Medical Center Department of Surgery 100 High Street B-7 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-859-4225; Fax: 716-859-4222
Email: lmharris@buffalo.edu

Medical Education

Director of Surgical Clerkships
Molly Moore, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Student Clerkship Director
Buffalo General Medical Center University at Buffalo Surgeons 100 High St. Rm. C-316 Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 859-4722; Fax: 859-1666
Email: memoore@buffalo.edu
Coordinator, Department of Surgery Student Programs
Gayle Thomson
Coordinator, Department of Surgery Student Programs
Buffalo General Medical Center
Phone: (716) 859-2349; Fax: (716) 859-1829
Email: gthomson@buffalo.edu