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The NFL Foundation matched a $25,000 donation from the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation to fund athletic training services at 12 local high schools’ varsity football games. Twelve area high schools will benefit from the establishment of an athletic trainer grant that will...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is thrilled to announce their newest office, located at 5959 Big Tree Road in Orchard Park. UBMD celebrated the opening of the Southtowns office this past Thursday, Oct. 2 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. UBMD...

Agreement Builds on Carestream’s Partnership with the Buffalo Bills andCompany’s Focus on Developing New Technologies to TreatHead, ExtremityInjuries ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 7 — Carestream and UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine announced a research agreement to...

Dr. Freitas is treating patients at Orchard Park & Amherst Locations UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Western New York’s largest orthopaedic practice, has added Michael S. Freitas, MD, MSPT to its local team of physicians. Dr. Freitas began work at the...

Fifty years ago, Eugene R. Mindell, M.D. became the first full time faculty member of The University at Buffalo’s Department of Orthopaedics. Dr. Mindell served as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics from its inception in 1964 until 1988, specializing in...

Now seeing patients in Amherst & Orchard Park UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has added Jeremy P. Doak, MD to its local team of physicians. Dr. Doak is a surgeon specializing in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Scoliosis & Sports Medicine and Hip Arthroscopy...

Team Physicians Dr. Geoffrey Bernas and Dr. Heidi Suffaletto, on behalf of UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, accepted an Appreciation Award from Athletic Director Mr. Peter Jerebko, Certified Athletic Trainers Mr. Eric Gerth and Mr. Greg Bean, and the Erie...

UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has now opened its newest location to patients in Orchard Park: 5959 Big Tree Road (South Entrance) Suite 108 Orchard Park, NY 14127 Directions to Big Tree OP This brand new location replaces the practice’s office at 3671...

UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine’s own Dr. Robert Smolinski, Dr. Mark Anders and Dr. Craig Blum recently returned from a trip to Ghana to assist third-world country children and families in need. Dr. Smolinski, Dr. Anders and Dr. Blum were part of a small group...

The doctors at UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine use every innovation and everything at their disposal to make the wisest moves for their patients. For Dr. Michael Rauh, that doesn’t rule out using a 3D printing model created by a local shop using “additive...

In September 2011, Ralph & Mary Wilson donated $1 million to UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine through the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation. Nearly 3 years later, and in the wake of Mr. Wilson’s recent passing in March 2014, the fruits of this generous gift are...

Four members of our UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine staff have been recognized as winners of Business First’s ninth annual Health Care 50. Congratulations to our winners for everything they do: Winning health care professionals were selected for their...

Dr. Matthew Phillips from UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine was presented as one of two Gold Humanism Honor Society Faculty Inductees this year on behalf of the UB Medical Emeritus Faculty Group and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The Gold Humanism Honor...

The doctors at UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine are all very active in both the communities they live in and the communities of the global medical field. Here’s a brief professional update on the latest from two of our surgeons: Phillip M. Stegemann, MD,...

Buffalo Spree once again recently published its list of Western New York “Top Docs 2014” and UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is proud to recognize thirteen of our doctors that made this prestigious list: Mark Anders, M.D. Leslie Bisson, M.D. James Czyrny, M.D....