Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been transferred to Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute following his treatment at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio.
On January 2, Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, which required immediate resuscitation efforts and subsequent hospitalization and treatment.
He is currently listed in stable condition and continues to make significant progress in his recovery. The goal of the transfer to Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute is to get him closer to home for further evaluation, recovery and eventually discharge and rehabilitation.
The world-renowned team of experts at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular offer state-of-the-art comprehensive neurological, cardiac and vascular care services unavailable anywhere else in the region. It is a destination of choice for cardiac and vascular care, neurosciences, advanced orthopaedic and spine surgery, bariatric (weight loss) surgery, and more.
Hamlin’s care team is being led by Jamie Nadler, MD, critical care physician and chief quality officer at Kaleida Health, and Ken Snyder, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, chief physician quality officer at Kaleida Health and Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant for the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and the National Football League (NFL).
Drs. Nadler and Snyder and the team here will continue to monitor Hamlin’s progress and will further evaluate him over the next few days. They are working in conjunction with Thomas White, MD, the Buffalo Bills team internist and Nate Breske, head athletic trainer for the Buffalo Bills.
As a reminder, it is everyone’s responsibility to protect the privacy of Damar, his family and all of our patients as outlined in the email from Victoria Belniak, chief compliance and privacy officer, this morning.
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