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Dr. Peter Ostrow

Biography

Updated: Wednesday, 21 Jan 2009, 4:35 PM EST
Published : Friday, 17 Oct 2008, 1:45 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Professional  Experience

 

  • Medical Reporter on WIVB since 1988

 

Real Jobs

 

  • Associate professor of Pathology and Neurology at UB Medical School
  • Co-Director, Research Center For Stroke and Heart Disease
  • Co-Founder, Kenneth Alford Medical Education Center
  • Holiday stock boy at wife, Janet's store, Premier Gourmet

 

Education

 

  • Bennett High School, 1962
  • SUNY at Buffalo, Psychology Major, 1962-65
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, MD, PhD, 1965-71
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency in Pathology and Neuropathology 1971-75

 

Work Experience

 

  • Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins, 1975-77, then University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 1977-84, before returning home as Associate Dean for Curriculum at UB Medical School.
  • In 1989, relinquished administrative duties to devote more time to academic neuroscience at Buffalo General Hospital, forerunner of the Jacobs Neurological Institute.

 

Awards/Recognition

 

  • Named "Teacher of the Year" every year at the University of Texas
  • "Distinguished Teaching Award in the Basic Sciences" at UB, 2000 Great American Smokeout Leadership Award, American Cancer Society, Eastern Division, 2000
  • "Best Doctors in America," 2000-present
  • Award for Outstanding CME Collaboration, Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, 2003
  • "Gift of Life" Award, National Kidney Foundation, Western New York Chapter, 2004
  • Awards for medical reporting from several organizations, including: American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, Erie-Niagara Tobacco Free Coalition, Multiple Sclerosis Society

 

Family

 

  • Married Janet in 1967
  • Three children: Lyle (married to Kim); Greg (married to Stacy); Rachel
  • 3 grandchildren:  Ethan (Lyle & Kim) and Sydney and Alexis (Greg & Stacy)

 

Hobbies and Interests

 

  • Reading
  • Hunting wild mushrooms
  • Cooking
  • Playing harmonica

 

Favorite Books

 

  • Catch-22
  • Jitterbug Perfume
  • 100 Years of Solitude
  • The 8
  • The Rebel Angels

 

Favorite Movies

 

  • "A Thousand Clowns"
  • "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

 

What I Like About Buffalo

 

  • Buffalonians have a sincere "we're all in this together" attitude that makes them warm, generous and compassionate. We share a great secret - that this is a wonderful place to live - but we wish it weren't such a secret! Buffalo is also a great place to eat - and a great place to cook!

 

What I Like About WIVB

 

  • There's a terrific professionalism and community spirit here. WIVB wanted medical reports that were believable, rather than sensational; that would inform people rather than create anxiety or panic. When I became the medical reporter, it was also with the understanding that my reports would emphasize high quality medical care and medical research in Western New York. That should be a source of pride for us, and WIVB is truly interested in boosting Buffalo.

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