Department News

  • UB Hosts SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course for Fellows
    12/20/21

    The Department of Surgery hosted the 2021 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Flexible Endoscopy Course for Fellows at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building.

  • Master Surgeon Educators Group Inducts Schwaitzberg
    11/4/21

    Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD, professor and chair of surgery, was inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators in October during a virtual ceremony.

  • Community Input Impacting Jacobs School Research
    11/1/21

    Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are increasingly recognizing the impact that community members have in informing research design, which leads to more culturally relevant interventions and meaningful outcomes.

  • SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy Sessions Underway
    10/18/21

    Twelve Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences physicians have been selected to participate in the first SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy.

  • 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.

  • Record 163 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
    9/20/21

    Four medical residents, three medical students and one postdoctoral associate earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s third annual Celebration of Scholarship.

  • Harris Co-Edits Book Focused on Vascular Disease in Women
    9/13/21

    Vascular surgeons in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences organized the first-ever Women’s Vascular Summit in 2019, with attendees from around the country.

  • 9 Faculty Members Join 5 Medical School Departments
    8/31/21

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

  • Research Aimed at Improving Medical Imaging of Leg Ulcers
    7/27/21

    The National Institutes of Health is funding a University at Buffalo-led research team’s efforts to enhance medical imaging.