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Upstate Medical university Office of the President

Visit by Commissioner Richard Daines, MD

Daines

New York State Health Commissioner Richard Daines, MD, (second from left) visits the  University Hospital Emergency Room this April to discuss a variety of statewide health issues. Listening on (from left) are SUNY Upstate President David R. Smith, MD; Daines; Wendy Merritt, nursing director for emergency services; Philip Schaengold, University Hospital CEO; and John McCabe, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.  Daines was making his first visit to the SUNY Upstate campus since his appointment as health commission in January.