Momentum Fall 2015

BUILD THE VISION CAMPAIGN, UB MEDICINE

FALL 2015 » VOL. 1, NO. 1

REPORTING ON MOMENTUM IN THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT PHILANTHROPY PLAYS IN

Jeremy M. Jacobs with UB medical students, from left, Eric Kaczor, Class of 2016, Terence (Terry) McLaughlin, Class of 2017, and Lauren Jepson, Class of 2016.

SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL’S ADVANCED PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

Jacobs Family Makes Historic $30 Million Gift UB’S MEDICAL SCHOOL NAMED JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

JEREMY M. JACOBS, HIS WIFE, MARGARET, AND THEIR FAMILY have given an historic $30 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

“My family is honored to make this investment in the community.”

As chairman of Delaware North Companies and a longtime supporter of UB, Jacobs is one of the community’s most dedicated philanthropists.

In recognition of Jacobs’ tremendous service and philanthropy to the university, the UB medical school has been named the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

—JEREMY M. JACOBS

“This is a great and historic milestone for UB, as the first school-naming in our university’s long and distinguished history. It is truly fitting that the medical school—UB’s founding school—would have this great distinction,” said UB President Satish K. Tripathi, PhD. With the gift to UB’s medical school, the Jacobs family’s giving to the university totals more than $50 million, making the Jacobs family one of UB’s most generous benefactors. The gift is the largest to the $200 million Build the Vision campaign for the

UB medical school and brings the campaign to 80 percent ($160 million) of its goal.

“My family is honored to make this investment in the community,” Jacobs said. “I learned from my brother Larry that a career in medicine is one of lifelong learning and teaching, which is why I’m enthusiastic about moving the medical school to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. It will be the nexus for researchers, physicians and students, and we look forward to Western New York becoming a world-class destination for health care.”

Michael E. Cain, MD, vice president for health sciences at UB and dean of the medical school, said that the Jacobs gift will support priority initiatives at the medical school, which will be completed in 2017.

“This very generous gift adds to an exciting momentum within the medical school over the past several years,” Cain said. “It will help the medical school continue to recruit top students and faculty and to provide advanced patient care in our community.”

To read more about this extraordinary gift, go to medicine.buffalo.edu and search “Jacobs.”

BUILD THE VISION Campaign Committee Members

John J. Bodkin II, MD ’76 Jeremy M. Jacobs, AAS ’60, LHD ’96 Nancy H. Nielsen, MD ’76, PhD Charles R. Niles, MD ’83 Kenneth J. Roth, MD ’83 Robert G. Wilmers, LHD ’04

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Momentum, a newsletter that will keep you updated on the many, fast-moving developments related to the Build the Vision campaign for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.

As reported here and in media outlets around the country, we recently received an extraordinary gift of $30 million from Jeremy M. Jacobs, his wife, Margaret, continued on page 2

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DEAN’S WELCOME (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) and their family in support of our school. Because of their lifetime of generosity and commitment to the university, the Jacobs are deeply deserving of the honor that bestows their name on the school.

“Philanthropy is playing an indispensable role in building the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences…every gift is special and carries us forward.”

With their remarkable gift, we have now raised $160 million toward a $200 million goal for our comprehensive Build the Vision campaign. These funds support an increase in class size from 140 to 180, recruitment of 100 new faculty, establishment of endowed professor and chair positions, and enhancement of clinical and translational research programs.

Philanthropy is playing an indispensable role in building the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

As you will read in the pages that follow, every gift is special and carries us forward. This groundswell of support is a sure sign that our medical school—which has served the community since 1846—will continue its momentum well into the next century.

Thank you for your continued support in helping to realize this goal at this historic time.

Michael E. Cain, MD Vice President for Health Sciences Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo

—MICHAEL E. CAIN, MD

The Excitement Is Building A 250-FOOT-HIGH TOWER CRANE has been erected at Main and High streets in downtown Buffalo, marking a milestone in the construction of the new medical school building.

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From now until the end of the year, the crane’s 264-foot horizontal boom will be spinning through the sky, putting steel beams in place for floors four through eight. By year’s end, most of the structure will be enclosed, with the work continuing on the interior.

A bridge on the second floor will provide “coatless” access to the new John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital and the Conventus medical office building. A number of the university’s practice plans—collectively known as UBMD—will be housed in the Conventus building.The first patients will be seen in late fall 2017.

The $375 million Jacobs School of Medicine project is one of the largest medical education facilities under construction in the country and the largest construction project in University at Buffalo’s 169-year history.

Opportunities still exist to name space in the new building.

To join the growing list of donors who have etched their names into the new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, call the UB Office of Medical Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at (716) 829-2773, or visit giving.buffalo.edu/build.

1 Construction workers holding the UB flag before it is placed atop the crane, which is hauling materials to build floors four through eight. 2 Harold J. Levy, MD ’46, pictured here with his wife, Arlyne, recently made a gift to support construction of the new school. UB will recognize his generosity by naming the dean’s conference room in his honor, as indicated on the plan for the sixth floor.

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Destination UB Medicine

Matthew Parker, Class of 2019, being cloaked by his father, Michael Parker, MD, at this year’s White Coat Ceremony.

THE NEW JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES is infusing energy and pride into the City of Buffalo and is having a ripple effect throughout the region’s economy—an effect that is only expected to gain momentum once the school opens alongside its partners on the burgeoning Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

A snapshot of developments that point to the school as a spur to regional growth include: • There are more applicants to the Jacobs School of Medicine and more accepted students are choosing the school, a trend that administrators say is tied to the excitement surrounding construction of the new school downtown.

• The school will graduate 180 new physicians every year.

“Each will treat an average of 10,000 patients in the course of his or her career—that’s 1.8 million patients impacted by one class alone,” says Nancy Nielsen, MD ’76, PhD, senior associate dean for health policy in the Jacobs School of Medicine. “Over the course of the next 30 years, graduates of the school will touch the lives of 54 million people as they practice, teach and conduct research in Western New York and beyond.”

• By serving as an anchor in creating the region’s first comprehensive academic health center, the Jacobs School of Medicine will help transform Buffalo into a major health care destination, on par with Cleveland and Pittsburgh, attracting patients from all over the Northeast.

• Once open, the school will bring 2,000 UB faculty, staff and students to downtown Buffalo daily, increasing population density in the heart of the city while providing economic development opportunities.

• In an interview last fall with the Buffalo News, Kenneth G. Langone—the Long Island billionaire who co-founded Home Depot—elaborated on statements he made in an appearance on Fox Business Network: “Buffalo has got some really great assets… They have a fabulous medical center. I’m chairman of [New York University’s] Langone Medical Center here in New York [City], and I know a lot about health care in New York state. I’m also aware of the University at Buffalo. To have things like that right in the middle [of the city] is unbelievable. Look at what Cleveland Clinic did for Cleveland. The same thing can happen here. The University at Buffalo medical center, medical school is first class. And I can say that because they’re one of our peers.”

“ Look at what Cleveland Clinic did for Cleveland.

The same thing can happen here. The University at Buffalo medical center, medical school is first class. And I can say that because they’re one of our peers.”

— KENNETH G. LANGONE, CO-FOUNDER OF HOME DEPOT, CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER

To learn more about the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ Build the Vision campaign, go to giving.buffalo.edu/build.

By year’s end, most of the structure will be enclosed, with the work continuing on the interior.

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Community of Friends Helps Build the Vision AREA CITIZENS SUPPORT BUFFALO’S MEDICAL SCHOOL

“Having top-notch health care in our city and region is important to me.”

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“The Jacobs School of Medicine will bring the best in health care education to its students.”

—STEPHANIE T. MUCHA

—RUSSELL J. SALVATORE

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THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES has been a part of the Buffalo community for 169 years.

It has educated and trained doctors and scientists for our region, supported research programs that have resulted in breakthrough treatments and provided our community with a consistent supply of highly skilled clinicians.

It’s no surprise, therefore, that citizens of Buffalo have stepped up to support their community’s medical school at this critical juncture in its history—a time when it moves back downtown, to Main and High streets, where it will anchor a 21st century academic health center.

“Having top-notch health care in our city and region is important to me,” says Russell J. Salvatore, owner of Russell’s Steaks, Chops & More and a member of the Circle of Visionaries, which recognizes individuals who have committed $100,000 or more to the Build the Vision campaign. “The medical school moving downtown is good for health care in our region and good for Buffalo by contributing to its resurgence,” says Salvatore, whose gift names the Salvatore Student Commons in the new school.

Stephanie T. Mucha, 98, is another member of the community who is committed to assuring that the Jacobs School of Medicine takes its place among top academic health centers.

Mucha and her late husband, Joseph, lived near the UB South Campus for many decades and enjoyed visiting with students when they took evening walks in the neighborhood. Vowing to someday support UB and its students, the Muchas followed through with significant gifts over the years.

The latest gift permanently etches their names into the history of Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences by providing $1 million to name the Stephanie T. Niciszewska Mucha and Joseph J. Mucha Dean’s Suite.

“I believe in the power of higher education to transform our world,” Mucha says. “The Jacobs School of Medicine will bring the best in health care education to its students while helping our region’s economy. I’m excited and privileged to be a part of that.”

1 Stephanie Mucha, right, enjoying a recent James Platt White Society gathering with Tanya Orellana, Class of 2017, and Larry Stolzenburg. 2 A big thank you for Russell Salvatore from UB medical students and Rose Berkun, MD ’92, chair, Circle of Leaders giving society.

Signature Learning Station JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LECTURE HALL

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Much to Celebrate JAMES PLATT WHITE SOCIETY MEMBERS GATHER FOR A SPECIAL EVENING

A RECEPTION WAS HELD AUGUST 13 to honor members of the James Platt White Society, loyal donors who make gifts of $1,000 or more annually to the school. The celebratory event—attended by alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends—was held in the new Conventus Building, with a view overlooking construction of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Dean Michael E. Cain, MD, President Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, and Nancy Nielsen, MD ’76, PhD, co-chair of the Build the Vision campaign, also spoke, welcomed guests and celebrated everyone’s contributions to the campaign.

For more information on the James Platt White Society, contact Kristin Augenblick, annual giving officer, at kmaugenb@buffalo.edu; or call (716) 881-1377.

“The new medical school creates an overarching energy that is indispensable to providing cutting-edge treatments, research and medical education,” Teresa Quattrin, MD, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and chair of pediatrics, told guests. “Its new location cements the relationship we have with our health care partners on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and ensures efficiencies and collaborations not possible otherwise.”

“ The new medical school creates an overarching energy that is indispensable to providing cuttingedge treatments, research and medical education.”

— TERESA QUATTRIN, MD, A. CONGER GOODYEAR PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS

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1 Sean Mendez, Rebeccah Stevens, Sara Zagroba and Alexandr Pinkhasov, all Class of 2018, share a moment with Dean Cain, overlooking the construction site for the new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 2 Philip Carbone and Marcia Sanders Sarkin help Trevor York, Class of 2016, Build the Vision. 3 Richard Berkson, MD ’72, and his wife, Andrea, enjoying the view of the new medical school building from the 5th floor of the Conventus Building, the future home of UBMD offices. 4 Christine Albini, MD ’80, PhD ’78, and Kathleen Bethin, MD ’95, PhD ’95, help to Build the Vision for student scholars like Tara Hogan, Class of 2019. 5 Joseph Naples, MD ’46, and his wife, Claire, having fun with hardhats. 6 Teresa Quattrin, MD, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and chair of pediatrics, with Sylvia Regalla, MD ’75. 7 UB President Satish Tripathi with medical scholars Jessica LaPiano and Aarti Agarwal, both Class of 2019. 8 Phillip Morey, MD ’62, and his wife, Colleen, joined by Bryna Torre, Class of 2019.

will prominently feature a premiere 400-seat Lecture Hall.

Learning Station donors are enrolled in the Circle of Leaders giving society.

Each will receive a recognition disc on the Circle of Leaders donor wall in the auditorium.

Dedicating a LEARNING STATION in the Lecture Hall is a distinctive and enduring way to support your community’s medical school, as well as a way to honor or memorialize an individual or group.

Your Signature Learning Station will leave a lasting mark on a medical school that has served our community since 1846—educating doctors, providing advanced patient care and conducting life-changing research.

Of the 400 Learning Stations in the Jacobs School of Medicine Lecture Hall, a limited number remain available for naming.

To learn more about sponsoring a Signature Learning Station, or to reserve one today, call the UB Office of Medical Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at:

(716) 829-2773 or visit www.giving.buffalo.edu/build

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Answering the Call GRATEFUL ALUMNI ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GIVING BACK TO THE SCHOOL THAT SET THEM ON THE PATH TO THEIR CAREERS…HELPING TO BUILD THE VISION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS

THE FOUNDATION OF MY CAREER William Deverell, MD ’58, joins Circle of Visionaries l el er ev eD William and Marn

When retired orthopedic surgeon William Deverell, MD ’58, recalls his medical school years at UB, one question is forever etched in his memory: “How are you going to pay for this?”

The question was posed to him by the admissions committee and again a few years later by the dean, who noticed he wasn’t paying his tuition. Deverell had no easy answer. His father had died when he was a freshman in high school and his mother a few years later.

His response, therefore, was always the same—“I don’t know.

Something will turn up.”

“I attribute much of my success in life to UB; that’s why I’ve decided to make UB one of the major places I donate to.”

—EDWIN SALSITZ, MD ’72

GRATEFUL FOR HIS EDUCATION Edwin Salsitz, MD ’72, makes a bequest gift

Salsitz recently contributed to UB Medicine’s Build the Vision campaign by making a bequest gift of a vacation home in the Berkshire Mountains that he and his wife, Arrie, frequently retreat to on weekends.

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“I’ve always been grateful for my education at UB medical school,” says Edwin Salsitz, MD ’72, assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. “I attribute much of my success in life to UB; that’s why I’ve decided to make UB one of the major places I donate to.”

Deverell recently became a member of the Circle of Visionaries, a giving society that honors individuals who donate $100,000 or more to UB’s Build the Vision campaign.

His gift is directed toward the Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund.

“UB took a chance on me, and now it’s payback time,” he says.

Following medical school, Deverell was sent by the Air Force to Denver, CO, to intern and to Duke University to train in orthopedic surgery.

After 20 years, Deverell retired from the Air Force and entered private practice in Colorado Springs, rounding out a career that he describes as “delightful.”

Deverell’s motive for giving to UB is simple: “My wife, Marne, and I have both said that UB medical school is the foundation of my career,” he says. “It’s why I’m where I am.”

A native of Brooklyn, Salsitz says he developed an appreciation for UB’s medical school beginning with the admissions process.

He had been accepted to other SUNY medical schools, but when he came to interview at UB, he was so impressed with how friendly people were, he vowed he would attend there if accepted.

The Class of 1972 got along well, Salsitz recalls. “We had a great time; we were all very collegial. The school was great, the teachers, the hospital (Buffalo General)—the whole experience. And when I came back to New York City for my internship, I was extraordinarily well prepared.”

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GIVING BACK SO OTHERS CAN EXCEL Kenneth Altshuler, MD ’52, endows award in psychiatry

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What turned up was an opportunity to enter a program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, which provided a modest stipend, enough to get him through medical school.

Kenneth Altshuler, MD ’52, took an accelerated path through college, graduating a month after turning 19. But when he applied to medical schools, he encountered obstacles.

“It was right after the big war, and medical schools around the country were telling me I was a nice kid, but they were taking classes of 80, 75 of whom were veterans, and the others mostly women,” he recalls. “So I waited and got a bunch of rejections. Then UB medical school called me and I went for an interview and they accepted me on the spot.”

“It’s hard to believe that 2017—the year the new school opens—will be the 45th anniversary for our class,” adds Salsitz, who plans to return to Buffalo that year for the reunion celebration and is looking forward to touring the new school.

“I owe my career to the school,” he says.

Altshuler, who served as chair of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas for 23 years, is a longtime donor to the Jacobs School of Medicine.

Recently, he endowed a $50,000 award in the Department of Psychiatry. “The prize recognizes medical students or residents who show high aptitude and interest in psychiatry and who live by the qualities we all aim for,” says Steven L. Dubovsky, MD, professor and chair of psychiatry at UB. While Altshuler is a nationally renowned psychiatrist and has received many honors in his career, he says one of the most meaningful to him was being named as a UB Distinguished Medical Alumnus in 1996.

Acknowledging that he has “been very fortunate,” Altshuler says he wants to help UB medical students and residents excel in psychiatry.

“It’s the field I’ve devoted my life to,” he says, “and the field I still enjoy.”

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Faculty and Staff Giving Energizes the Campaign “A donation underscores a personal depth of commitment and is a visible endorsement of the school.”

—DANIEL MORELLI, MD ’74, CHAIR OF FAMILY MEDICINE

Count Us In BUILDING A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL IS A ONCE-IN-ALIFETIME OPPORTUNITY! Meet some Friends of the School and Alumni who are seizing this chance to transform medical education and health care in Western New York…

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THOSE WHO KNOW the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences best are among the most generous donors to the Build the Vision campaign. Gifts from faculty and staff are made for a variety of reasons and all add special meaning to the effort, demonstrating the employees’ belief in the future of the school.

As of September 30, faculty and staff have given more than $4 million to the campaign!

Those who made gifts of $100,000 or more qualify for membership in the Circle of Visionaries giving society; those who gave $25,000–$99,999 qualify for membership in the Circle of Leaders.

Among those who have made recent gifts are Roseanne Berger, MD, senior associate dean for graduate medical education, and her husband, Daniel Morelli, MD ’74, chair of the Department of Family Medicine. Morelli says he gave out of gratitude for the education he received at UB, for his career at the school and because of what such gifts demonstrate.

“A donation underscores a personal depth of commitment and is a visible endorsement of the school,” Morelli says. “As the major provider of physician workforce for our region, the school’s impact is incalculable.”

A gift from Ray Dannenhoffer, PhD, associate dean for support services, and his wife, Mary Anne Dannenhoffer, PharmD, will

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fund a learning space within the new school.

medical school will be a vital addition to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and to downtown Buffalo, and will help make our community a top national health care destination. Please join me in supporting this important initiative.”

“Besides the fact that I’ve been here a long time, my family— my wife, kids and extended family—have benefited greatly from the medical school,” Dannenhoffer says. “My niece has her medical degree from UB and I have my job because of this school. My wife and I both received our graduate degrees from this institution.”

Robert G. Wilmers Chair and Chief Executive Officer, M&T Bank Corporation Co-chair, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Campaign Committee

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“As a proud graduate, I’m excited to see our medical school grow.

Please join us.”

He adds that they made their gift—part of which was arranged through a bequest commitment—“because we need to make sure that this institution today and going forward makes available to students the same opportunities that we had.”

Charles R. Niles, MD ’83, is co-founder of Ophthalmology Associates in Williamsville, NY. He also is a clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology in the medical school. Charles and Ellen Niles are co-chairs of the Circle of Visionaries. To read more about this very special group of medical school supporters, see page 4 in this issue of UB Medicine.

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Mark Lema, MD, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, made a gift with his wife, Suzanne. He believes every physician on staff should give to support the medical school in recognition of the impact it has on the entire eight-county region of Western New York.

“I think, simply put, it’s the obligation of every physician to consider giving to the medical school that supports the next generation of physicians,” he says. “We all need to give because the product that UB gives back to the community in the form of physicians who stay here directly benefits us all.

The better the quality of the program and the better the ability we have to recruit and retain future physicians, the better health care we will have for Western New York.”

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“As a department chair, I see firsthand what the medical school brings to Buffalo and Western New York. I want to do my part to reinvigorate health care and the community I live in and love.”

James D. Reynolds, MD ’78, is chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Ross Eye Institute, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

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“Join me in the Circle of Leaders to help build a great new medical school for generations to come.”

Rose Berkun, MD ’92, chairs the Circle of Leaders.

She is an anesthesiologist at the Buffalo Cancer Center and Aesthetic Associates Center, both in Amherst, NY. To read more about this special group of medical school supporters, see page 00 in this issue of UB Medicine.

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Become a partner at this pivotal moment in UB’s history. There are many ways to support your new medical school today or in the future. Opportunities include: Medical School Building Fund Circle of Leaders Circle of Visionaries

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Please contact Kim Venti for more information.

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“I’m giving back to Buffalo— the city that I love—by supporting UB’s new medical school downtown. This is my way of honoring a community that has always been in my corner.”

Russell J. Salvatore Owner, Russell’s Steaks, Chops and More

Building a completely new medical school is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seize this chance to revolutionize medical education, health care and discoveries in Western New York.

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Teaming Up to Beat MS “ We’re committed to helping Dr. Sim further his research… we’re in it for the long haul.”

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Thank you Class of 1960, the first UB medical school class to name a space—student study suites—in the new medical school.

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“The John R. Oishei Foundation has been a strong supporter of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus since its inception. The University at Buffalo’s new medical school

—BARBARA KALEC

will strengthen the campus, generate regional economic growth and help to renew downtown Buffalo’s urban vitality. Please join us in furthering this significant effort.”

James M. Wadsworth Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP Chair, The John R. Oishei Foundation

JIM AND BARBARA KALEC AND THEIR DAUGHTER, CHRISTIE, have a long history with UB and an equally long relationship with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Jim’s father, a physician affiliated with UB, suffered from the disease and, now, so does Christie, age 31. That’s why the Kalecs have made a multi-year, $100,000 commitment to support MS research being conducted at UB by Fraser Sim, PhD—a commitment that brings them into the Circle of Visionaries, which recognizes donors who make gifts of more than $100,000 to the school.

Through their Kalec MS Foundation, which sponsors an annual golf tournament, they have given $35,000 toward their goal to date.

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“We’re confident that Dr. Sim’s work will have a major impact on the treatment of MS down the road,” says Barbara, “and we’re committed to helping him further his research in whatever way possible. We’re in it for the long haul.”

For more information on Fraser Sim’s groundbreaking research, go to medicine.buffalo.edu and search “Fraser Sim.” To support the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund in Pharmacology and Toxicology, go to giving.buffalo.edu/ms-research.

Building a completely new medical school is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seize this chance to revolutionize medical education, health care and discoveries in Western New York.

Find out how you or your business can become a partner at this pivotal moment in Buffalo’s history.

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THE NEW UB SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES ON THE NEW BUFFALO NIAGARA MEDICAL CAMPUS

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Momentum is published twice a year to highlight the tremendous impact our dedicated supporters are having on the Build the Vision campaign for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo.

Every gift and volunteer effort counts!

To learn more about how you can help, call (716) 829-2773 email uadv.medicine@buffalo.edu, or visit giving.buffalo.edu/medicine.

Gift Made in Memory of Graduate’s Mother MATTHEW STEVENS, MD ’15, AND HIS FATHER, MICHAEL STEVENS, have made a gift to the Build the Vision campaign in honor of Matthew’s late mother and Michael’s wife, Peggy Newman-Stevens, BA ’71. Because Matthew is a graduate of the last decade (GOLD graduate), the gift qualifies him for membership in the Circle of Leaders giving society.

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Mrs. Newman-Stevens was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer when Matthew was in middle school, and she died three months before he graduated from high school.

Due in large part to this experience with his mother and her proactive interactions with her health-care providers, Matthew decided to become a doctor, the first in his family.

A native of Long Island, Matthew is currently training in pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine.

“Attending medical school at UB was a very positive experience for my son,” says Michael. “And when somebody does something wonderful for your child, no matter what age, you’re extremely appreciative. I’m not a wealthy man, but I couldn’t let the opportunity go by to thank UB for the experience they gave my son and at the same time to honor Peggy’s memory. UB was her school, and she would have been so proud to see Matt graduate from its medical school.”

“…when somebody does something wonderful for your child, no matter what age, you’re extremely appreciative.”

—MICHAEL STEVENS

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