Recent News
Dr. Peter Millett Presents at 18th Ralph & Mary Wilson Gift Lecture
On Thursday, May 17th, Peter Millett, MD, MSc presented two lectures titled, “Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in 2018” and “Management of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis in Young Patients” at the 18th Ralph & Mary Wilson Gift Lecture. Visiting from The Steadman...
Keep Your Head in the Game: Identifying and Avoiding Concussions
Article courtesy of ubmd.com March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, but it’s important to think about the health of your brain every day of the year. Injuries to the brain can be devastating, affecting not only the quality of your own life, but those around you in...
WNY Orthopaedic Surgeons Unify to Address Opioid Crisis
In an effort to address the opioid crisis in Western New York, a group of 35 orthopaedic surgeons from eight separate practices came together Monday, Feb. 26 to collaboratively develop guidelines for prescribing narcotics after elective orthopaedic procedures. Those...
Powerlifter Overcomes Scoliosis Surgery
On the fifth year anniversary of his scoliosis surgery, Travis and his family reflect on their experience after they received devastating news. At a young age, North Tonawanda-native Travis Barke was diagnosed with scoliosis during a routine physician check-up. By the...
Dr. Timothy Hewett Presents at 17th Annual Ralph & Mary Wilson Gift Lecture
On Thursday, January 25th, Timothy Hewett, PhD presented on “Injury Prevention in Athletes” at the 17th Annual Ralph & Mary Wilson Gift Lecture. Visiting from The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Hewett presented to orthopaedic physicians, residents, and...
Congratulations to Jim Mollosky, ATC, LMT for Completing a 45-mile Ultramarathon Across the Grand Canyon!
Jim Mollosky, ATC, LMT, CSCS, a member of UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine’s physical therapy and wellness team, recently participated in an ultramarathon called Rim-To-Rim-To-Rim (R2R2R). While many people hike the Grand Canyon, in the ultramarathon world many...
Seventeen UBMD Ortho Physicians Selected as Castle Connolly’s Top Docs
In the January 2018 issue of Buffalo Spree, 17 UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine physicians were selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. To be selected as a top doctor, Castle Connolly conducts a physician-led team of researchers, and follow a rigorous...
New Study Shows Effects of BMI on Knee Meniscus Surgery
A study recently published in The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery shows that among normal-weight and obese patients, there is no significant difference in clinical outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (surgery to meniscus in the knee). The...
Deanna DeSimone, yoUBwell Nutritionist, Offers Resolution Advice
By Deanna DeSimone, certified precision nutrition coach, yoUBwell Resolution: Eat healthier 1. Baby steps: Don’t try to change everything at once, or you’ll be setting yourself up for disappointment. Daily health decisions add up over time. 2. Identify your SMART...
Official Doctors of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine physicians are again the official team doctors of the IIHF World Junior Championship, being held in Buffalo, NY. This is the second time that Buffalo is the hosting city (first time was in 2011), and the second time UBMD Ortho...
2017 CommunityCare Grant Awarded to both WNY STEM and Danceability
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has announced the recipients of its third annual CommunityCare Grant: WNY STEM and Danceability. Each program will receive $5,000 towards their respective missions for the Western New York community. “In evaluating the numerous...
Outpatient Hip Replacement and Hip Arthroscopy Now Being Performed in Orchard Park
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is expanding its orthopaedic services south of Buffalo. Hip replacements and hip arthroscopy will now be performed at the Southtowns Surgery Center in the BrookBridge medical park (5959 Big Tree Road in Orchard Park)....
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Enrolling Patients in Rotator Cuff Study
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has begun enrolling patients with massive rotator cuff tears (MRCT) in an ongoing FDA study of the InSpace™ System (Orthospace Inc., Caesarea Israel). Four patients have been enrolled in the study to date with a goal of...
Patient Testimonial: Emily Pfalzer
“I have been playing ice hockey for as long as I can remember. I went from playing locally in Buffalo, NY to playing a few years in Mississauga, Ontario, and then I went off to Boston College. Towards the end of my sophomore season, my left hip started to bug me. I...
Yoga and How It Helps You Maintain Healthy Bones (National Yoga Awareness Month)
Bone loss is serious business. Both men and women reach maximum bone mass around the age of 30 — and after that, it’s a matter of maintaining what you’ve got. The National Institutes of Health estimate that 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 34 million...