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Springfest
May 12, 2018 | Buffalo Convention Center
2018 Distinguished Service Honorees of the 29th Annual Springfest Gala
ECMC 2018 Distinguished Physician Honoree Mark J. Anders, MD, is Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Center for Orthopaedic Care at ECMC; and Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. An orthopaedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience with UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine,
Dr. Anders specializes in
reconstruction and surgery related to trauma. Dr. Anders’ practice also encompasses
general orthopaedics, including hip and knee replacement. Board-certi ed by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Anders’ experience spans more than two decades treating adolescent, adult, and elderly patients. He is one of only three trauma fellowship-trained orthopedists in the Buffalo area.
ECMC 2018 Distinguished Nurse Honoree Sandra Lauer, BSN, RN, is Director, Continuum of Care, Supportive Care
and Palliative Medicine at ECMC. Sandra Lauer is a vitally important member
of ECMC’s palliative care outreach team, specially trained in the discipline of advance care education and planning. Having developed a highly regarded and community-based initiative, “The Conversation Project,”
Sandra helps guide and assist in bridging the continuum of care to end-of-life care to ensure, in a respectful, culturally sensitive manner, that the community is engaged in this topic.
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Saturday, May 12th, 2018 • Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Supporting the lifesaving medical services of ECMC