A generous $1 million gift from Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson and his wife, Mary, to UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine will help ensure the future orthopedists of tomorrow get exceptional training and preparation today.
“This generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Wilson means the difference between a good program and an exceptional one for our sports medicine residents and fellows here at UB.”
– Dr. John Marzo
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, which teaches and trains five orthopaedic residents and two sports medicine fellows per year, have earmarked the grant for the following:
- Purchasing an Arthroscopy Simulator and other equipment for the arthroscopy lab
- Hiring a sports medicine clinical research coordinator to oversee major research studies
- Purchasing ImPACT Software and providing further research opportunities through the UB Ortho Concussion Management Clinic
- Supporting the Ralph & Mary Wilson Sports Medicine Symposium
Wilson Foundation makes $4.2 million gift to UB Sports Medicine
Four years after first donation, Mary Wilson and her fellow trustees of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation have again chosen to support UB sports medicine, this time with a gift of $4.2 million to establish the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Center of Excellence in Sports Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The Wilson Foundation gift will allow UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine to continue addressing a wide range of health concerns, for all their patients, aging from seniors to professional athletes to weekend warriors and student-athletes.
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine physician, John Marzo, MD, worked nearly two decades as the Buffalo Bills’ medical director, and talked about the importance of the gift to the department.
“We feel extremely lucky to be the recipient of one of the legacy grants through the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. “The grant will allow us to continue our programs in perpetuity.”
– Dr. John Marzo
UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine