Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
About Our Physician Assistants
As part of your overall care, physician assistants may work directly with you and your physician to perform testing, conduct initial examinations, and even treat minor injuries and concerns. Physician assistants are licensed medical professionals, and perform a broad range of duties in office settings, hospitals and urgent care environments.
Among their many duties, physician assistants may:
- Interpret X-ray and lab test results
- Determine a course of treatment
- Administer medication and injections
- Write prescriptions
- Assist in surgery
- Apply and change bandages/casts
Physician assistants are a crucial part of providing comprehensive care. Whether a broken bone, a sprained joint or any other kind of injury or issue, physician assistants play a critical role in your orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care.
Learn about our physician assistants and the doctors they work with above and schedule your appointment with UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine today by calling 716.204.3200.

Kristin Bitikofer, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Christopher Hamill
Steven Bradley, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Ross Cole
Sonia Cipriani, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Susan M. Daoust, MD
Nora Costanzo, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Jennifer Gurske-dePerio
Carolyn DiFonzo, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner for UB OrthoCare
Frank Domnisch, PA-C, ATC
Physician Assistant to Dr. Joshua Jones
Andrew Dybalski, PA-C
UB OrthoCare Physician Assistant
Christine Ehrensberger, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Thomas Duquin
Barrett Gast, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Scott Nodzo and Dr. K. Keely Boyle
Erin Gatta, MPAS, PA-C
UB OrthoCare Physician Assistant
Emily Gibbs, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Allison Binkley and Dr. Jeremy Doak
Shane Griffin, PA-C, MPAS
Physician Assistant to Dr. Christopher Ritter
Lauren Gugino, PA-C
UB OrthoCare Physician Assistant
Elizabeth Hanretty, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Marc Fineberg
Kelly Jordan, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Leslie Bisson
Mary Jo Kish, MS, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner to Dr. Joseph Kowalski
Miranda Labedz, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Matthew Binkley
Meredith Lavocat, MS, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner to Dr. William Wind
Tess Luzi, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Robyn Loehfelm, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Brian McGrath & Dr. Matthew Phillips
Amanda Morrissey, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Robert Ablove
Penelope Lyn Ostolski, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Sridhar Rachala
John Paolini, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Robert Galpin and Dr. Michael Ferrick
Dean C. Phillips, PA-C
UB OrthoCare Physician Assistant
Morgan Rachko, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Geoffrey Bernas
Noreen Roliczek, RNFA
Registered Nurse First Assistant to Dr. Brian McGrath
Angelina Ryan, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Brian McGrath & Dr. Matthew Phillips
Christopher Shanahan, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Lindsey Clark
Julie Skrabucha, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Matthew DiPaola
Dominic Stutz, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. K. Keely Boyle
Owen Thompson, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Michael Rauh
Joshua Weeks, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. William Wind
Andrew Wichtowski, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Jorden T. Komm
Christopher Zielinski, PA-C
Physician Assistant to Dr. Lindsay Clark