Medical Staff Updates

Dzenita Manning, MD, was named medical director of utilization review and will lead the Physician Advisor Program....

Thaddeus P. Waters, MD, has been named medical director for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program and medical director for the Regional Perinatal Program at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital....

Michael Beecher, MD, was named interim chief medical officer for Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI).

To schedule an appointment for free liver cancer screening on Saturday, June 11 between 9 a.m.-1 p.m., call the Great Lakes Cancer Care Collaborative Call Center at 716-884-3000.

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in the most recent cardiac surgery database.

On Friday, May 13, 2022, the Pediatric Residency Program hosted the first annual Community Health & Advocacy Conference led by Dr. Sarah Ventre from the Division of General Pediatrics.

Cassandra Church, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, RNC-NIC, chief nursing officer for Oishei Children’s Hospital (OCH), has accepted a position as executive vice president and chief nursing officer for Children’s Health℠ in Texas. Christina Mills, BSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, director of perioperative services for OCH, has been named interim CNO.

The 2022 Robert Guthrie Symposium is an all-day, hybrid educational event on June 28 focused on the past, present and future of newborn screening and metabolic disorders.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Oishei Children's Hospital recently reached a major patient safety milestone: 1.5 years CLABSI-free!

Maciej Dryjski, MD, earned the highest honor in medicine presented by his home country of Poland.