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Family Medicine Faculty

Laurence Plumb, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Director

• Board certified in Family Medicine
• Graduate, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Flight surgeon, 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, New York Army National Guard

Melvin B. Dyster, M.D. (Family Practice)
Director Emeritus

• Board certified in Family Practice
• Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
• Private Practice, 1954-present
• Founder and Director of Memorial's Family Practice Residency Program, 1976-1994, 2003-2005
• Director Emeritus, 1994-2003, 2005-present
• Chief, Department of Family Practice, 1975-2000, 2005-present
• Medical Director Mount St. Mary's Nursing Home, 1969-2003
• Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University at New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

F. Michael Elliott, M.D.
Associate Director

• Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Graduate, Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
• Served two-year residency in the Department of Pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine

Maria Jereva, M.D.

• Board certified in Family Practice
• Graduate of the Higher Institute of Medicine, Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria
• School physician, Grand Island Central School District
• Extensive nursing home and geriatric experience

Ashok Singh, M.D. (Family Practice)

• Board certified in Family Practice
• Graduate, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Private Practice since 2003
• Director, Evergreen Health Center, May 2000-August 2003
• Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences