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Physician Profile for Dr. James A. Slough, MD

Address:
3925 Sheridan Drive
Amherst, NY 14226
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Male
Years Since Graduation: 25
Physician Website: http://www.excelsiorortho.com
 
Awards and Honors:
1991, Navy Achievement Medal, Operation Desert Storm
1989, Franklin Dickson Outstanding Orthopaedic Resident Award, University of Missouri at Kansas City
1989, First Place, The Children's Mercy Hospital Resident Presentation, Kansas City, MO
 

Five-Star Doctor at Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Hip and Knee Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:
Buffalo Bison AAA Baseball Team, Current Affiliate of Cleveland Indians, 1992 - Present, Team Physician and Orthopedic Surgeon
Excelsior Orthopaedics, 2002 - Present, President - Board of Directors
Buffalo Surgery Center, 2000 - Present, Medical Director
D'Youville College/Daeman College, Clinical Instruction, PA Program
NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery
Buffalo Bison AAA Baseball Team, Current Affiliate of Cleveland Indians, 1992 - 2007, Team Physician
Buffalo Bison AAA Baseball Team, Current Affiliate of New York Mets, 2008+, Team Physician
 
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Orthapaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Medical Association
1991, Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
1985, Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Arthroscopy Assocation of North America
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Clinical Orthopaedic Society
Eastern Orthopaedic Association (EOA)
Medical Society of the County of Erie
New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Western New York Orthopaedic Society
The Baccelli Medical Club of Buffalo
American Medical Fly Fishing Association (AMFFA)
 
Committees:
Erie County Medical Society, Nominating Committee
 

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialty:
Orthopedic Surgery
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. James A. Slough, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)
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Medical School:
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI 1984
 
Internship:
General Surgical Internship, The Graduate Hospital, University of PA Affiliated Hospital
Philadelphia, PA 1985
 
Residency:
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 1989
 
Undergraduate School:
University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Ann Arbor, MI 1980
 

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. James A. Slough, MD as of 07/10/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. James A. Slough, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.    Learn More
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