Medical Staff Updates

Stephanie (Salmon) Guchone, MHSA, has been named the interim vice president of imaging services for Kaleida Health.

In an effort to improve stroke care, Kaleida Health and Catholic Health have partnered to enhance the training of emergency medical responders.

Please welcome Dr. Courtney Foote to the expanding podiatry program at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.

Stephanie (Salmon) Guchone, MHSA, has been named the service line leader for oncology.

As part of Kaleida Health’s integrated service line strategy, Elad Levy, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, was named physician leader and medical director of the neurosciences service line for Kaleida Health.

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute (BGMC/GVI) is proud to announce the completion of its 4,000th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure. Marking this momentous milestone was a distinguished patient, 87-year-old Wray Carlton, former Duke University football player, fullback for the Buffalo Bills and a pivotal player in the team’s historic AFL championship victories in 1964 and 1965.

Jennifer Rogers, MD, has been named the chief medical officer (CMO) of Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH). She is anticipated to start on January 15, 2025.

Leonard Egede, MD, MS, FACP, medical director of clinical research for Kaleida Health and ECMC, and medical director for population health for Great Lakes Integrated Network IPA (GLIN IPA), is one of the panelists for the event on November 14.

Olean Medical Group has welcomed Dr. Mohammed Alsaggaf, a physician specializing in pulmonology, critical care and sleep medicine, to the medical practice.