Department of Surgery
8140 University Hospital
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 464-4550
Department of Surgery Chair's Message
The Department of Surgery is dedicated to providing high quality surgical care to the people of Syracuse, New York, and to
serve as a surgical referral center for patients from throughout the 17 counties in Upstate and Central New York.
As a part of our academic mission, and in collaboration with professionals throughout Syracuse, we serve to educate medical students and doctors in the art and science of the surgical disciplines.
We welcome you to explore our web site, to learn more about our many specialized
services.
Please let me know if we can be of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Paul R. G. Cunningham, MD, FACS
HIGHLIGHTS
Department of Surgery
News
Amy Friedman, M.D., named director of transplantation at SUNY Upstate
Amy L. Friedman, M.D., who has held faculty positions at Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, has been named director of SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Division of Transplantation. Friedman also will serve as a professor of surgery in the College of Medicine. University Hospital of SUNY Upstate performs pancreas and kidney transplants. more...
Pediatric Surgeon Joins SUNY Upstate
Cynthia Ann Corpron, M.D., one of only a handful of physicians nationwide trained in pediatric surgical oncology, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatric surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University. In addition, she will also serve as a surgeon in the Olivia Louise Pietrafesa Center for Children’s Surgery at University Hospital. The appointment is effective Aug. 1. more...
