Experts by Expertise: Health and Medicine

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2/5/20
Kafuli Agbemenu

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Expertise: reproductive health in vulnerable populations
Phone: 716-829-6023
Email: agbemenu@buffalo.edu
10/22/18
Jared Aldstadt
Associate Professor of Geography

Expertise: Zika virus, dengue fever, chikungunya, mosquito-borne illness, disease transmission, epidemiology
Phone: 716-645-0481
Email: geojared@buffalo.edu
8/22/19
Stelios Andreadis

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells, vascular grafts
Phone: 716-645-1202
Email: sandread@buffalo.edu
7/12/21
Daniel Antonius
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Expertise: terrorism, violence, aggression, CTE and behavior, mental health and the legal system
Phone: 716-898-5290
Email: danielan@buffalo.edu
12/7/16
Stephanie Anzman-Frasca
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: childhood obesity, children’s eating habits, infant and child behavior and development
Contact: Stephanie Anzman-Frasca can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu.
12/19/18
Praveen Arany
Assistant Professor of Oral Biology
Expertise: therapeutic uses of lasers and light, particularly in wound healing and tooth regeneration

Phone: 716-829-3479
Email: prarany@buffalo.edu
3/1/21
Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen

Associate Professor of Chemistry
Expertise: chemical biology, lipids; cellular aging and senescence; cell death (apoptosis and necroptosis); omics approaches to research
Phone: 716-645-4130
Email: ekinatil@buffalo.edu
6/22/20
Annahita Ball

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Expertise: family engagement in schools; educational justice and reform; school-based mental health services; school-community partnerships

Phone: 716-645-8951
Email: annahita@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jenifer Barclay

Assistant Professor of History

Expertise: disability history; disability, race, gender, class and sexuality; intersectionality; ableism; African American history; history of slavery, emancipation and the U.S. Civil War
Phone: 716-645-8409
Email: barclay7@buffalo.edu
4/15/19
Vanessa M. Barnabei

Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Expertise: women’s health, menopause, hormone therapy, pregnancy, prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum depression, contraceptives, access to abortion, New York’s Reproductive Health Act
Phone: 716-323-0615
Email: vmbarnab@buffalo.edu
7/3/20
Laina Y. Bay-Cheng

Professor of Social Work

Expertise: sexual rights, agency and consent; girls’ and women’s sexuality; impact of social injustice on girls’ and women’s sexual lives; sexuality education
Email: lb35@buffalo.edu
12/19/18
Edward Bednarczyk

Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Expertise: medical marijuana, tobacco sales in pharmacies, headaches and migraines, pharmacy practice

Contact: Edward Bednarczyk can be contacted most quickly through Marcene Robinson in UB Media Relations at 716-645-4595 or marcener@buffalo.edu.
Phone: 716-645-4805
Email: eb@buffalo.edu
11/7/19
Richard D. Blondell

Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine

Expertise: addiction, substance abuse, opioids
Contact: Richard Blondell can be reached most quickly through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
11/25/20
Matthew Bolton

Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: medical alarm masking
Phone: 716-645-8405
Email: mbolton@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Elizabeth Bowen
Associate Professor of Social Work

Expertise: homelessness, homeless youth and young adults, health issues affecting homeless populations

Phone: 716-645-1258
Email: eabowen@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Susan K. Cahn

Professor of History

Expertise: gender and sexuality in sports, homophobia in sports, women’s history, feminist theory, history of chronic illness, history of mental illness
Phone: 716-645-8418
Email: cahn@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Nichol Castro

Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Expertise: speech, language and memory; word retrieval; anomia, including in aphasia, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Phone: 716-829-5565
Email: nicholca@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Lora Cavuoto
Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Expertise: ergonomics, occupational safety and health, fatigue monitoring, worker quality of life

Phone: 716-645-4696
Email: loracavu@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yu-Ping Chang

Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor of Nursing

Expertise: mental health; substance abuse and addiction; family caregiving and dementia

Phone: 716-829-2015
Email: yc73@buffalo.edu
12/7/16
R. Lorraine Collins
Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior
Expertise: substance abuse, malt liquor and marijuana use, drinking restraint, smoking, women's issues
Phone: 716-829-6951
Email: lcollins@buffalo.edu
12/19/18
Catherine Cook-Cottone
Professor of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology
Expertise: yoga, mindfulness, embodied self-regulation, eating disorders, anxiety-based disorders

Phone: 716-645-1128
Email: cpcook@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Anne B. Curtis
Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of Medicine
Expertise: heart health, heart rhythm abnormalities, atrial fibrillation, cardiac devices, pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, cardiac problems in winter

Phone: 716-859-4828
Email: abcurtis@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Paresh Dandona

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Expertise: diabetes; obesity; endocrinology; insulin, testosterone and other hormone treatments; anti-inflammatory agents
Phone: Dandona can be contacted through Ellen Goldbaum in UB Media Relations at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu
Email: dandona.diabetes@gmail.com
2/17/20
Derek Daniels

Professor of Psychology

Expertise: science of thirst; science of food, water and salt intake; ingestive/eating behaviors
Phone: 716-645-0264
Email: danielsd@buffalo.edu
6/16/20
Tildabeth Doscher

Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

Expertise: addiction medicine, substance use treatment, opioid epidemic, methadone
Phone: 716-829-6775. Doscher can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
Email: tildabet@buffalo.edu
12/8/16
Steven L. Dubovsky

Professor and Chair of Psychiatry
Expertise: trauma, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, psychosomatic medicine
Phone: 716-898-5940
Email: dubovsky@buffalo.edu
12/19/18
Myles S. Faith

Professor of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology

Expertise: childhood obesity, children’s eating habits, family health
Phone: 716-645-1124
Email: mfaith@buffalo.edu
3/4/19
Karl Fiebelkorn
Senior Associate Dean for Student, Professional, and Community Affairs
Expertise: laws and regulations affecting pharmacy practice, medication errors, systems for improving practice sites, adult asthma, pharmacy business plan modeling
Phone: 716-645-2824
Email: kdf@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jo L. Freudenheim
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Expertise: cancer risk factors, diet and cancer, carcinogens

Phone: 716-829-5375
Email: jfreuden@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Shira Gabriel

Associate Professor of Psychology
Expertise: social psychology, social connections, sense of self, the need to belong, comfort food
Phone: 716-645-0227
Email: sgabriel@buffalo.edu
9/13/21
Omer Gokcumen
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Expertise: human and primate evolution, ancient humans (including Neanderthals and Denisovans), anthropological genomics
Phone: 716-645-4937
Email: omergokc@buffalo.edu
12/19/18
Susan Green
Co-director of the Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
Expertise: trauma, trauma-informed care in organizations and service delivery systems
Phone: 716-645-1249
Email: sagreen@buffalo.edu
12/27/18
Kim Griswold, MD
Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Expertise: health care for refugees and immigrants; trauma; survivors of torture; cultural competency in medicine; patient-centered medical homes; integrated medical and behavioral health care
Phone: 716-816-7248
Email: griswol@buffalo.edu
12/5/16
Richard M. Gronostajski
Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: stem cell research and therapies; genetic engineering, testing and disease; genome editing; personalized or precision medicine; congenital developmental disorders

Phone: 716-829-3471
Email: rgron@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Shermali Gunawardena
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Expertise: neurons, axonal transport, biology of neurodegenerative diseases
Phone: 716-645-4915
Email: sg99@buffalo.edu
7/1/20
Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte

Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics

Expertise: pediatric infectious diseases, vaccines, childhood diarrhea, health disparities, COVID-19 community interventions
Phone: 716-323-0150. Gómez-Duarte can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu
Email: oscargom@buffalo.edu
12/5/16
Marc Halfon

Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: genetics; gene expression; gene drive; genome editing; mosquito genome; cell growth, differentiation and development

Phone: 716-829-3126
Email: mshalfon@buffalo.edu
9/14/20
Amy Hequembourg

Associate Professor of Nursing

Expertise: health disparities affecting sexual minorities

Phone: 716-829-2608
Email: ahequemb@buffalo.edu
10/22/21
David Herzberg
Associate Professor of History

Expertise: opioid epidemic; history of prescription drugs, street drugs and other psychoactive substances; drug wars; drugs and popular culture

Phone: 716-645-8416
Email: herzberg@buffalo.edu
6/22/20
Mark Daniel Hicar

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Expertise: pediatric infectious diseases, viral infections, antibody responses against HIV, Kawasaki disease
Phone: 716-323-0150
Email: markhica@buffalo.edu
9/30/21
David M. Holmes

Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Expertise: global health, health care for underserved communities and human trafficking victims, spirituality in health, religious exemptions for vaccines, addiction medicine, wilderness medicine, travel medicine
Email: dholmes@buffalo.edu
Contact: David M. Holmes can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
10/6/20
Nicholas B. Holowka

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Expertise: human movement, biomechanics of walking/running, human feet, footwear, primate locomotion, human evolution
Phone: 716-645-0444
Email: nbholowk@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Gregory Homish

Professor and Chair of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: substance use and misuse; substance use among military personnel; substance use and families; emergency preparedness and response; health of emergency responders

Phone: 716-829-6959
Email: ghomish@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Dave Hostler

Chair of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Expertise: effect of diving on human health; environmental physiology; hyperthermia; hypothermia; firefighter and emergency responder health and safety

Phone: 716-829-6795
Email: dhostler@buffalo.edu
9/19/18
Katarzyna “Kasia” Kordas
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Expertise: toxic metals and child development, lead exposure, health effects of metal mixtures, nutrient-metal interactions, air pollution
Phone: 716-829-5340
Email: kkordas@buffalo.edu
2/21/19
Lynn T. Kozlowski
Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior
Expertise: nicotine addiction, smoking, vaping, tobacco and e-cigarette policy, FDA regulations on nicotine products
Phone: 716-829-6770
Email: lk22@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jessica Kruger

Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: binge-watching, consumption, addictive behaviors, substance use and abuse, health behavior decision-making
Phone: 716-829-6748
Email: jskruger@buffalo.edu
7/11/18
Dennis Kuo

Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics

Expertise: pediatric health policy; health care disparities; immunizations; breastfeeding; children with special health care needs and medical complexity; child health care financing; primary and preventive care
Phone: 716-323-0034
Email: dennisku@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD

Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine

Expertise: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), psychosocial aspects of chronic pain disorders, behavioral medicine, brain-gut interactions, impact of chronic disease on quality of life, chronic care management

Phone: 716-898-5671
Email: lackner@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Michael LaMonte

Research Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Expertise: healthy aging, cardiovascular disease, physical activity, women’s health, menopause, cancer, the microbiome, periodontal disease
Phone: 716-829-5379
Email: mlamonte@buffalo.edu
12/20/18
John J. Leddy

Director of the Concussion Management Clinic

Expertise: concussions, post-concussion syndrome, sports medicine
Phone: 716-829-5501
Email: leddy@buffalo.edu
12/18/20
Melinda Lemke

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy
Expertise: K-12 educational policy and reform; politics of education; public health; sociocultural contexts of education
Phone: 716-645-1090
Email: malemke@buffalo.edu
12/11/18
Kenneth E. Leonard
Director of the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions

Expertise: alcohol, substance abuse and aggression; effects of substance use on marriage, families and relationships; interpersonal (domestic) violence; medical and recreational marijuana; prescription painkillers
Phone: 716-887-2566
Email: leonard@ria.buffalo.edu
2/19/19
Lucia A. Leone

Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: food access, mobile produce markets, WIC, obesity prevention, physical activity

Phone: 716-829-6953
Email: lucialeo@buffalo.edu
8/20/19
E. Brooke Lerner

Professor of Emergency Medicine

Expertise: emergency medicine, emergency care for children, mass shootings, mass casualty incidents

Phone: 716-645-9726
Email: lerner@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Li Lin

Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: industrial and systems engineering; manufacturing and health care systems; workspaces; workflow; health care delivery
Phone: 716-645-4713
Email: indlin@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Ciprian N. Ionita

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Expertise: 3-D medical imaging, 3-D printing in medicine, neuroimaging, cardiovascular imaging, endovascular disease

Phone: 716-829-5413
Email: cnionita@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yan Liu

Assistant Professor of History

Expertise: history of Chinese medicine, food and spices; history of epidemics; history of the senses; comparative historical perspectives in medicine
Phone: 716-645-8404
Email: yliu253@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Vincent Lynch

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Expertise: evolutionary developmental biology; genetics; genomics; mammoths; evolution of mammalian pregnancy and cancer
Phone: 716-645-4899
Email: vjlynch@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Carine Mardorossian

Professor of English, and Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

Expertise: medical humanities, death and dying, feminism, sexism, sexual violence, Caribbean literature
Phone: 716-645-0711
Email: cmardoro@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Kathryn Medler
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Expertise: taste, taste cells, senses, peripheral nervous system, neuronal signaling
Phone: 716-645-4947
Email: kmedler@buffalo.edu
10/16/19
Danielle Meyer

Clinical Director of the Dietetic Internship Program in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Expertise: fad diets (keto, carb-free), debunking nutrition myths, oncology nutrition, geriatric nutrition, supplements
Phone: 716-829-5652
Email: dsmeyer@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Robert Miletich

Interim Chair and Professor of Nuclear Medicine
Expertise: nuclear medicine, nuclear neurology, brain scans and other neuroimaging techniques and neurodegenerative diseases
Phone: 716-838-5889
Email: miletich@buffalo.edu
8/25/21
David A. Milling

Senior Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Expertise: medical education; clinical skills; multicultural affairs and cultural competency in medicine; diversity in the medical profession
Phone: 716-829-2802
Email: dmilling@buffalo.edu
Contact: Milling can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
12/23/20
Gene D. Morse, PharmD

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Expertise: infectious disease pharmacology, drug development, antivirals, clinical trials, global health
Phone: 716-881-7464
Email: emorse@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Lina Mu

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Expertise: air pollution, cancer, particulate matter, environmental epidemiology, air pollution in China
Phone: 716-829-5381
Email: linamu@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Sayanti Mukherjee

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: resilient sociotechnical systems, predictive analytics, risk-informed decision-making, public health and health care, electrical grid and energy, climate change impact assessment
Phone: 716-645-4699
Email: sayantim@buffalo.edu
8/20/18
Ryan Muldoon

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Expertise: social and political philosophy, diversity, international development policy, social norms, behavior change, ethics

Phone: 716-645-0140
Email: rmuldoon@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Sarah Muldoon
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Expertise: brain activity, brain networks, network neuroscience
Phone: 716-645-6284
Email: smuldoon@buffalo.edu
3/24/20
Timothy F. Murphy

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Expertise: infectious diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), vaccine development, children’s ear infections, health disparities, clinical and translational science
Phone: 716-881-8911
Email: murphyt@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Nadine “Shaanta” Murshid

Associate Professor of Social Work

Expertise: microfinance, mobile financial services, domestic violence, street harassment, women’s health, trauma
Phone: 716-645-5749
Email: nadinemu@buffalo.edu
2/19/19
Nancy Nielsen
Senior Associate Dean for Health Policy in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Expertise: Affordable Care Act, Medicare for all, health care policy, Medicare and Medicaid policy, clinicians’ response to the opioid epidemic
Phone: 716-207-6866
Email: nielse@buffalo.edu
9/16/21
Heather Ochs-Balcom

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Expertise: cancer, genetic influences on disease risk, women’s health
Phone: 716-829-5338
Email: hmochs2@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yotam Ophir

Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: misinformation; persuasion; effect of media content on audiences, including in health, science, politics and terrorism

Phone: 716-645-1158
Email: yotamoph@buffalo.edu
4/3/20
Heather Orom

Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: Health disparities, illness risk perception

Phone: 716-829- 6682
Email: horom@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
Jamie Ostrov
Professor of Psychology
Expertise: subtypes of aggression and victimization, developmental psychopathology, media effects on children, peer relationships, applied developmental psychology
Phone: 716-645-3680
Email: jostrov@buffalo.edu
7/17/19
Blaine Pfeifer

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: metabolic engineering; biosynthesis of antibiotics and other compounds; vaccine design and delivery

Phone: 716-645-1198
Email: blainepf@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
Michael J. Poulin
Associate Professor of Psychology
Expertise: empathy, human generosity, stress, caregiving
Phone: 716-645-0518
Email: mjpoulin@buffalo.edu
12/18/20
Sarahmona Przybyla

Assistant Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior
Expertise: HIV/AIDS prevention, antiretroviral therapy adherence, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), public health preparedness and response
Phone: 716-829-6750
Email: mona@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Teresa Quattrin

Senior Associate Dean for Research Integration

Expertise: childhood diabetes; family-based obesity treatment; clinical translational research and trials, with a focus on diversity and inclusion
Phone: 716-323-0170
Email: quattrin@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
Samina Raja
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Expertise: food access, food systems planning, food and urban planning, local government food policy

Phone: 716-829-5881
Email: sraja@buffalo.edu
9/7/17
Murali Ramanathan

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Expertise: multiple sclerosis (MS), disease-modifying drugs
Phone: 716-645-4846
Email: murali@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Michael Rembis

Director of the Center for Disability Studies

Expertise: disability history; disability studies; history of madness and mental illness; mental health in the context of prisons/mass incarceration; history of eugenics

Phone: Michael Rembis can be reached most quickly via email. He can also be reached through Charlotte Hsu in University Communications at 716-645-4655 or chsu22@buffalo.edu.
Email: marembis@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Sarah A. Robert

Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction

Expertise: teaching as an occupation; teachers’ unions; labor issues in education; global education reform; gender and equity in education; school food
Phone: 716-645-4046
Email: sarah@buffalo.edu
5/14/19
Stefan Ruhl

Professor of Oral Biology

Expertise: saliva, oral bacteria, glycobiology of bacterial adhesion, oral microbiome, oral health
Phone: 716-829-6073
Email: shruhl@buffalo.edu
3/25/20
Thomas A. Russo

Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine

Expertise: infectious diseases; superbugs; antibiotic resistance; drug and vaccine development

Phone: 716-829-2674. Russo can also be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu
Email: trusso@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Margaret Sallee

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy

Expertise: university work environment, work/family policies, work/life balance, faculty diversity, gender on college campuses, graduate student experience

Phone: 716-645-1091
Email: mwsallee@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Richard Salvi
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Expertise: tinnitus, hearing, noise-induced hearing loss, hyperacusis, central auditory system

Phone: 716-829-5310
Email: salvi@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Joann Sands

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

Expertise: disaster response education and training; emergency preparedness and management; the role of nurses in disasters
Phone: 716-829-2342
Email: jsnyder2@buffalo.edu
5/13/20
Frank A. Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

Chair of Oral Biology
Expertise: link between oral and overall health; oral health care in hospitals and nursing homes; dental plaque

Phone: 716-829-3373
Email: fas1@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
Mark Seery
Associate Professor of Psychology
Expertise: stress, coping
Phone: 716-645-0239
Email: mdseery@buffalo.edu
12/26/18
John A. Sellick Jr.

Professor of Medicine

Expertise: infectious disease, outbreaks and pandemics, vaccinations, bioterrorism planning, flu, Ebola

Phone: 716-862-8758
Email: jsellick@buffalo.edu
9/9/21
Sourav Sengupta

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Expertise: Child and adolescent mental health; children’s and adolescents’ use of technology, including screen time
Email: souravse@buffalo.edu
Contact: Sourav Sengupta can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
3/24/20
Sanjay Sethi

Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine

Expertise: respiratory infections and lung disease, especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia
Phone: Sanjay Sethi can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
Email: ssethi@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Dhaval Shah

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Expertise: targeted drugs; biologics; anticancer medications; tumor growth; pediatric drug dosing; drug discovery and development
Phone: 716-645-4819
Email: dshah4@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Darryl Somayaji

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Expertise: cancer care and health disparities in underserved communities
Phone: 716-829-2178
Email: darrylso@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Edward Steinfeld

Director of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center)

Expertise: universal design, inclusive design, accessibility, building design, inclusive restrooms, accessible transit, architecture
Phone: 716-829-5899
Email: arced@buffalo.edu
5/22/20
Jack M. Sullivan

Professor of Ophthalmology

Expertise: retina, retinal degeneration, macular degeneration, ophthalmology, gene therapy
Phone: 716-862-6533
Email: js354@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jennifer A. Surtees

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: genomes, genetic diversity, DNA, science communication, COVID-19 genomic surveillance and genetic variants
Phone: 716-829-6083
Email: jsurtees@buffalo.edu
5/1/17
Andrew Talal, MD
Professor of Medicine
Expertise: diagnosing and treating hepatitis C virus, developing and evaluating new therapies for liver disease
Phone: 716-829-6208
Email: ahtalal@buffalo.edu

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