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

Jerome C. Andres, M.D. (Family Practice)

Board certified in Family Practice
Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Private Practice since 1984
Chief, Department of Family Medicine, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 1995-2003
Program Director Family Practice Residency Program, 1994-2003
Assistant Director, Family Practice Residency Program, 1984-1994, 2003-2005
Clinical Physician, Director, Tuscarora Indian Reservation Health Center, 1998-2003
President, Niagara Family Medicine Association, 1993-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Michael S. Beecher, M.D. (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)

Board certified in Internal Medicine
Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2000-present
Private Practice since 2000

John G. Dyster, M.D. (Family Practice)

Board certified in Family Practice
Graduated 1984, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Private Practice since 1987
Assistant Director, Family Practice Residency Program 1989-2005
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 1989-present

Harold V. Reubens, M.D. (Family Practice)

Board certified in Family Practice
Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Private Practice since 1994
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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

Daniel W. Zorich, M.D. (Family Practice)

Board certified in Family Practice
Graduate, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Private Practice since 1999
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences