Staff

Senior Leadership

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official

Gregory Cherr, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education; Designated Institutional Official; Professor of surgery

955 Main St. Room 7208 Buffalo, NY 14203

Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: gcherr@buffalo.edu

  • Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee
  • Reviews and signs all communications to ACGME
  • Authority and responsibility for oversight and administration of ACGME-accredited residency programs 
  • Ensures compliance with ACGME requirements
  • Member, Resident Wellness & Well-Being Subcommittee
  • Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
  • Core Faculty, Jacobs Educator Excellence Program (JEEP) Faculty Development Program
  • Overall responsibility for GME
  • GME Staff Oversight

Assistant Dean for Education & Resident Services

Susan Orrange.

Susan M. Orrange, MEd, PhD

Assistant Dean for Education & Resident Services

Office of Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7207, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6129; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: sorrange@buffalo.edu

  • GME Ombuds
  • Academic Action Review & Support for Programs, Residents, Fellows and Faculty
  • Chair of Resident Well-Being Subcommittee
  • Core Faculty, Jacobs Educator Excellence Faculty Development Program
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Member & Resident Co-Advisor
  • Chief Resident Leadership Seminars, Career Planning Seminars
  • GME Grand Rounds & GME Journal Club
  • Program Directors Forum, Program Directors Advisory Committee (PDAC)
  • GME Research Day
  • Member: Jacobs School DIALE Committee, UB Residents Committee (UBRC), Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
  • Generalist Scholars Program for 4th Year Medical Students

Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Wilkins, Diana

Diana Wilkins, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education

University at Buffalo Office of Graduate Medical Education 955 Main Street, Suite 7230 Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-2012; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: dgpratt@buffalo.edu

  • Core Faculty, Jacobs Educator Excellence Program (JEEP) Faculty Development Program
  • Residents as Educators Initiative (REds)
  • Vice chair of Program Quality Review Subcommittee (PQRS)

Lead Physician, Resident and Fellow Employee Health

Michael Freitas, MD

Department of Orthopaedics

4949 Harlem Road, Amherst, NY 14226

Phone: (716) 204-3200

Email: mfreitas@buffalo.edu

Lead Physician, Resident and Fellow Employee Health

  • Manage GME employee health service functions
  • Maintain oversight of annual health assessments for residents/fellows
  • Ensure that all medical records are kept in a manner compliant with appropriate policies and procedures,
  • Assist GME Office/Program Directors with individual resident/fellow health issues that affect training and education
  • Consult with Senior Associate Dean for GME regarding workers' compensation, infection control, impaired physician, and other employee health related issues
  • Assist program directors with navigating challenging resident/fellow cases as it relates to the mental/physical wellbeing
  • Coordinate response to resident/fellow mental/physical health crisis (including Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and suicidal ideation)
  • Assess, provide, refer, or link residents/fellows to care/support for medical/mental health services (primary care, mental health, mentorship for underrepresented minority and non-traditional residents, etc.)
  • Conduct fitness for duty evaluations
  • Assist in development of reasonable accommodations
  • Review and develop policies and procedures according to University at Buffalo, Erie County, New York State and Federal Government guidelines
  • Advocate for the health and wellness of residents/fellows across all UB residency programs
  • Serve as a liaison to the University at Buffalo Resident Well-Being Subcommittee

Operations

For expedited service with your orientation, onboarding, and any required certification questions, please email ubgmeops@buffalo.edu

 

Operations Director

Amanda Bevacqua.

Amanda Bevacqua

Operations Director

Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Room 7230, Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-6132; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: abevacqu@buffalo.edu

  • Award Coordinator (Frawley, Calkins, Program Director and Training Program Administrator Awards of Excellence)
  • Manages GME Website Updates
  • Institutional Coordinator for the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
  • Institutional Coordinator, AAMC GME Track Resident and Program Survey
  • IPRO Reporting
  • Liaison, Training Program Administrators Committee (TPAC)
  • Orientation Requirements
  • Policy Management
  • Resident Incentive Program
  • Strategic Plan Administrative Coordinator, Residents as Educators (REds)

Operations Assistant

Maggie Squier.

Maggie Squier

Operations Assistant

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Phone: (716) 829-6134; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: mksquier@buffalo.edu

  • Administrative Support to Dr. Gregory Cherr
  • Malpractice and Training Verifications (contact UBGMEVERIFY@buffalo.edu)
  • Orientation Requirements
  • Assisting with Coordination of Orientation, Special Events, and Activities in Support of Residents and Fellows
  • Manages GME Website
  • Program Letter of Agreement (PLA)  signature requests
  • GME Introduction Liaison for New Program Directors and Training Program Administrators
  • Manages GME Listservs

Education

CME Director

Alicia Blodgett.

Alicia Blodgett

Director

Office of Continuing Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7205, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-3714; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: amblodge@buffalo.edu

  • GME Grand Rounds - Program Director Forum
  • GME Med Ed Journal Club
  • Research Day
  • Jacobs Educator Excellence Program (JEEP) Faculty Development Program

Education and Resident Services Administrator

Jennae Howard.

Jennae Howard

Education and Resident Services Administrator

Office of Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7230, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6124; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: jennaeho@buffalo.edu

  • Administrative support to Dr. Susan Orrange
  • Certificates
  • Provide support to GME educational activities, meetings and committees

Accreditation

Director of Accreditation & Assistant Designated Institutional Official

Katherine Cich.

Katherine (Katy) R. Cich, MM, CLP

Director of Accreditation & Assistant Designated Institutional Official

Office of Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7212, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6133

Email: krcich@buffalo.edu

  • Chair, Program Quality Review Subcommittee (PQRS)
  • Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
  • Accreditation oversight, policies, process design and improvement
  • Annual Institutional Review (AIR)
  • Program Special Reviews
  • Accreditation-related PD and TPA development 
  • Nonstandard training program oversight (i.e. non-accredited programs, programs accredited by bodies other than ACGME)
  • Primary contact for accreditation-related education and requirement questions

Accreditation Manager

Amy DeMont.

Amy L. DeMont

Accreditation Administrator

Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7214, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 323-0620; Fax: (716) 829-6130

Email: ademont@buffalo.edu

  • ACGME Site Visit Coordination, including Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER)
  • Primary Committee Administrator, Program Quality Review Subcommittee (PQRS)
  • Resident/fellow Work Hours Analysis & IPRO Site Visit Support
    • Contact the Accreditation Administrator with work hours unlock requests
  • UB Learns Accreditation Course for programs
  • J1 NST Program Oversight
  • Outside the Match management

Accreditation Administrator

Megan Lee.

Megan Lee

Accreditation Administrator

Graduate Medical Education

955 Main St. Suite 7211, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-2196

  • Primary Committee Administrator, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
  • Accreditation Deadline Compliance Management
  • Accreditation Team Primary Scheduling Contact
  • Program Special Review Administrator
  • Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) signature requests should be directed to Maggie Squier, Operations Assistant
  • Please take advantage of MedHub user support for “How-to” questions and contact UB GME Financial Analyst Administrator - IRIS Reporting for scheduling questions
  • Primary UB GME Contact for the following MedHub User Support Issues:
    • Bugs/system issues
    • Resident/fellow work hours unlock requests
    • Problems with MedHub support resources/response
    • Advanced functionality questions

Finance

Director of Finance

Brent TItus.

Brent Titus

Director of Finance

Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7206, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6128

Email: brtitus@buffalo.edu

  • Financial Oversight of UMRS & UDRS Resident companies’ activities
  • Financial Oversight of  GME related Financial Companies/Funds
  • Hospital  Liaison and Contract Negotiator
  • Hospital Affiliation Agreements (Exhibit E-1 Kaleida and E-2  ECMC)
  • Annual Plan Overview
  • VA Disbursement Agreement
  • GME Office Financial Official
  • Educational Residency Program Rotation Trend Management
  • Resident/Fellow Payroll/Benefit Cost Management
  • GMEC Finance Staff Oversight

Financial Analyst Administrator – I.R.I.S. Reporting

Michael Vitale.

Michael Vitale

Financial Analyst Administrator – I.R.I.S. Reporting

Office of Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7213, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6131

Email: mvitale@buffalo.edu

  • Resident & Fellow Rotation Data Reporting in MedHub by Training Site
  • Medicare Hospital Reporting Liason
  • Visiting Residents Rotation Administration
  • Outside the Annual Plan Process (OAP) GMEC approval process
  • GME Program Director and TPA Contact
  • MedHub Training Key Resource and training
  • Institutional Coordinator, National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)

Finance Manager

Zhala Othman.

Zhala Othman

Finance Administrator

955 Main St., Room 7230, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-6127

Email: zhalaoth@buffalo.edu

  • Account Payable & Receivable for GME office, Resident Education and Calkins Primary Awards
  • GME Office Budget
  • Annual Plan Projection Management
  • Hospital Costing and Residency Assignment
  • UMRS & UDRS Resident Companies Financial Statements
  • Professional Liability Policy for current Residents and Fellows

Finance Administrator

Human Resources

The HR team is available to assist you with employment and benefit questions Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm. Please send your email to: ubgmehr@buffalo.edu. We strive to provide responses within 48 hours of a business day.

Office hours for personal assistance are by appointment only. 

Director of Human Resources

Melanie Santillo.

Melanie Santillo

Director of Human Resources

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Room 7224, Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-5997; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: masantil@buffalo.edu

Administrative Oversight:

  • HIPAA Privacy Officer for UMRS/UDRS employment benefit plans
  • Data Privacy Officer for UMRS/UDRS employment
  • Trainee Employment
  • Salary and Benefits
  • Employee Health Services
  • Policy review and compliance
  • Academic Action and Misconduct Reviews
  • Office of Graduate Medical Education Human Resources Management

Human Resources Coordinator

Melinda Camp.

Melinda Camp

Human Resources Coordinator

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-5067; Fax: (716) 829-3999

Email: mcamp@buffalo.edu

Primary contact for:

  • Employee Contracts
  • J-1 and H-1B Visa Applications and Renewals
  • Background Check Reports and Drug Testing for J-1 and H1-B visa holders
  • Employee Benefits for Current Residents and Fellows
  • COBRA Coverages
  • On-Boarding Requirements
  • Support to Human Resources Director 
  • Direct Deposit Liaison for UBF Payroll
  • Point of Contact for Graduating Residents and Fellows

Human Resources Administrator

Maria Moore.

Maria Moore

Human Resources Administrator

Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Room 7224, Buffalo, NY 14203-1121

Phone: (716) 829-6126

Email: mariamoo@buffalo.edu

Primary Contact for:

  • Leaves of Absence
  • Employee Benefits for Leaves of Absence Life Events
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Employee Health Services liaison with Lead Physician (Dr. Kenyani Davis) and Facility (ECMC-COEM)
  • Support to Employment Verifications & Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Support to Human Resources Director and Human Resources Coordinator
  • On-Boarding Requirements for Residents and Fellows
  • I-9 Compliance

Human Resources Benefits Administrator

Jessica Schnitzer.

Jessica Schnitzer

Human Resources Benefits Administrator

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street, Suite 7224, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-5289

Email: jlschnit@buffalo.edu

  • Employee Benefits
  • Employee Payroll Deductions
  • Benefit Billing/Invoicing/Reconcilliation
  • Background Check Reports and Drug Testing
  • Support to Human Resources Director

Senior Programmer/Data Analyst

Jason Crosby.

Jason Crosby

Senior Programmer/Data Analyst

Office of Graduate Medical Education

955 Main Street, Room 7203, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-2166

Email: jscrosby@buffalo.edu

Data Security:

  • Data Security Officer
  • HIPAA Security Official
  • Data Steward

GME computer based technical support:

  • Electronic Residency Data Management Systems and Information Requests
  • Support certificates
  • Ad Hoc Data Projects
  • Data management with affiliated hospitals, payroll services vendor and benefit plan administrators

On-boarding and Orientation Program Support:

  • Access to UB Information Systems
  • Trainee Lists and Schedules
  • Mandatory appointments and record keeping (i.e., physical, photography, fingerprinting)