Recent News

from the Buffalo News 6-29-12 At a time in life when most people are looking forward to retirement, Lawrence B. Bone is heading off to war. The 64-year-old orthopedic surgeon has joined the Army Reserve and leaves for Afghanistan in July.  continue to complete Buffalo...

June 7, 2011 - The 31st annual Chase Corporate Challenge brought together 11,619 entrants from 389 companies for Buffalo's largest road race and biggest corporate celebration of the year. Ideal weather helped large teams, such as the Buffalo Public Schools, and...

The Ralph & Mary Wilson Gift Lecture Series Bruce Reider, M.D., the Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Professor of Surgery (Emeritus), and Director of Sports Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, visited Buffalo last week as the...

UBOSM Primary Care physician Scott Darling, M.D. gave a poster presentation in April at the 21st Annual Meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. It featured the research of Dr. Darling and his colleagues Tony Surace, M.Ed, ATC,...

The Erie County Medical Center held its Springfest Gala on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. UBOSM physician Philip M. Stegemann, M.D. was awarded the Distinguished Physician Honoree. Dr. Stegemann is the Chief of Orthopaedics at the...

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus and past Department Chair Eugene R. Mindell, M.D., who is being honored with a Distinguished Service Award by the Medical Society of the County of Erie. The presentation will be made during their 2012 Annual Meeting and Dinner on...

Congratulations to Michael A. Rauh, M.D. of UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine on being selected as one of Buffalo Business First's Health Care 50 Honorees. Buffalo Business First's Health Care 50 recognizes medical professionals, movers, innovators, strategists,...

UBOSM physicians provided medical coverage for the 2012 USA Hockey Youth National Championships. Buffalo was one of seven cities from across the country chosen for the Championships. Players from Tier 1- All Divisions competed at the Northtown Center at Amherst on...

The Best 16 and under Freestyle Skiers from throughout New York and Pennsylvania met at Holimont Ski Area in Ellicottville, New York on March 3-4 , 2012. Competition included Moguls, Airioles and Slopestyle events. Approximately 120 athletes competed. UB Orthopaedics...

Christopher Sabatino received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is currently a Senior Marketing Program Manager for the Biologics Division of Medtronic Spinal & Biologics. His...

Attention Visitor: This website is maintained by the UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine practice and is dedicated to patient care, treatment and information regarding injuries related to sprains, fractures, physical therapy and sports injuries. If you are looking...

"Top Docs" in Western New York as named in the January/February 2012 issue of Buffalo Spree Magazine, seven UBOSM physicians are listed: James J. Czyrny, MD Rehabilitation Medicine Robert D. Galpin, MD, FRCSC Pediatric Orthopaedics, Scoliosis & Sports Medicine...

Infection is a rare but devastating complication of joint replacement surgery.  Recently Propionbacterium acnes has been recognized as an emerging pathogen in shoulder surgery.  There is much still unknown about the epidemiology of this pathogen, as well as the best...

UBOSM physician Robert Smolinski, M.D. and his wife, Claudia Fosket, M.D., are being honored at the 2011 University at Buffalo Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. They are to receive the Russell J. Gugnio Award, named in honor of past UB Alumni Association...

Two prominent sports medicine physicians joined a local business executive in chairing the 20th anniversary Niagara Cup Classic. Scott Darling, M.D., Douglas Mooradian and William Wind, Jr., M.D., chaired the annual fundraiser for the medical center on Tuesday, June...