UAHS welcomes new oncologist to physician network
OLEAN, NY- Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), parent company of Bradford Regional Medical Center ( BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), announce the appointment of Hasan Rizvi, MD, hematologist and oncologist, to Foothills Medical Group.
Dr. Rizvi specializes in treating a number of blood disorders and cancers including breast, lung, prostate, testicular, colon, thyroid, rectal and anal cancers, non-hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma, anemia, chronic leukemias, bleeding disorders, and hypercoagulable disorders.
“Dr. Rizvi's over 30 years of experience in oncology and hematology will certainly enhance the services we offer to the community,” said Jill Owens, MD, president, BRMC, OGH. “With our current affiliation with Roswell Park Cancer Center and an experienced team of physicians we're able to provide comprehensive quality care to patients close to home. Patients will have access in our community to get high quality cancer care,” she said.
Patients don't have to travel long distances for cancer treatment with the Roswell Park affiliation. The partnership with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center provides patients in the region with the same quality of care offered at Roswell but much closer to home.
“I treat a wide variety of blood diseases and cancers but I also recommend patients get screened for these types of diseases as early as possible. We conduct aggressive blood screening tests to help with early detection which is key when treating these types of conditions,” said Hasan Rizvi, MD. “We encourage everyone and welcome them to get screened, especially if you have high risk factors for cancer including family history of cancer, tobacco and alcohol use, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun among other factors. Even if a patient
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A train and a dump truck collided early Tuesday in Cleveland, killing the train conductor as he stood on the outside of a car, authorities said.
The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. when the dump truck — which was carrying a full load of limestone — approached a stop sign at the ClevelandCliffs Cleveland Works steel plant, Cleveland police said in a written statement. The truck, which had stopped, moved forward and hit the front left side of the train as it moved through a crossing, police said.
The 46-year-old conductor, who was standing on that side, was struck in the collision and pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, authorities said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the collision, which comes just weeks after a fiery train derailment on Feb. 3 outside East Palestine, Ohio, near the needs a second opinion, I am here to assist in improving their quality of life.”
Dr. Rizvi earned a medical degree at the Dow Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed a pathology residency at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, an internal medicine residency at the Bronx VA and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and hematology and oncology fellowships at Winthrop University in Mineola, NY and St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boston, MA. Dr. Rizvi has board certifications in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology.
“This is my passion in life – I love helping people,” said Dr. Rizvi. “Through my work I am able to create the quintessential relationship – I am helping patients with their health but they also help me grow as a person. This special relationship is what I'm grateful for every day. Having that connection with my patients and community is what was so appealing about this area; the small town, close-knit community.”
Outside of work, Rizvi enjoys travelling, movies, music, and photography.
He is currently accepting new patients at Barry Street Health Center located at 528 North Barry St., Olean, NY, and he will be soon seeing patients at Bradford Regional Medical Center located at 116 Interstate Parkway, Suite 22, Bradford, PA. Appointments can be made by calling (716) 543-3255.
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Half of the town of about 5,000 people had to evacuate for days when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars to prevent an uncontrolled explosion, leaving residents with lingering health concerns. Government officials say tests haven't found dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water in the area. The derailment also highlighted the potentially disastrous consequences of train crashes and raised questions about railroad safety.
On Saturday afternoon, 28 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed in Ohio between Dayton and Columbus and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order, but officials said the derailment did not involve any hazardous materials, although the 212car train also had cars containing liquid propane and ethanol that didn't derail.
BRADFORD, Pa. -- The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will hold an art exhibition by Edreys Wajed, an artist, hip-hop artist, emcee, singer and producer from Buffalo, N.Y., from March 14 through April 13 in the KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall.
The exhibition, “On Award Tour,” opens with a reception and talk by Wajed at noon, March 14, in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby. The public is welcome to attend. A light lunch will be provided.
A multi-talented artist, Wajed also designs jewelry, sells apparel with his designs and, in recent years, has designed and executed murals in Buffalo related to Black history, including portraits of W.E.B. Dubois, Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X and Harriet Tubman on The Freedom Wall commissioned by the Albright-knox Art Gallery; a mural of John Lewis on the Matt Urban Hope Center; and a mural of Buffalo-born saxophonist and jazz legend Grover Washington Jr.
In 2021, he partnered with the Buffalo Sabres NHL team to design a Breaking Barriers logo in honor of Black History Month. Wajed designed a version of the Sabres' logo to pay homage to Val James, the first Black player in the NHL.
Wajed and his wife, Alexa, started the creative design agency Eat Off Art with their son, Emeka. Wajed is himself the son of an expert jeweler. His recent work explores the culture and language of hip hop through music, video, metalsmithing, illustration and painting.
Music is the inspiration for Wajed's work in this exhibition. “My creative process begins by selecting a song that I have a connection with emotionally or association with from memories throughout my life,” Wajed said.
“The song is played on repeat for several minutes, sometimes hours, if necessary, as this begins the study of the song, its parts, vocals and instruments. I isolate each component of the song, piece by piece, translating its sound, movement and rhythm through the use of the symbols and marks I've developed, creating a painting or drawing that radiates music to the eye, sparking the imagination of the viewer to imagine the unfamiliar or recall the song from memories and experiences of their own. Each painting stands as a visual representation of the audio recording and song itself with emotion, bounce and vibration.”
He earned a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Buffalo in 2022. See samples of Wajed's work on Instagram at @edreys and @ eaoffart.
The exhibition is presented by Pitt-bradford Arts. See more upcoming events at www.upb. pitt.edu/thearts.