July 2023

Highland Hospital Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Patient Tower

Highland Hospital is celebrating another major milestone, cutting the ribbon on Highland’s Southeast Tower Project, a $70 million, 80,000 square foot modernization effort that will enable the hospital to provide private rooms for nearly all patients.

Highland Hospital Announces Physician Leadership Transitions

Four distinguished physicians are stepping down from their leadership positions: Catherine Humphrey, M.D., M.B.A., as Chief of Orthopaedics, effective May 1; Steven Finkelstein, M.D., as Chief of Anesthesiology, effective June 30; Anil Sharma, M.D., as Chief of Gastroenterology and the Medical Director of the Highland Hospital Endoscopy Unit effective July 1. In addition, Timothy E. Lum, M.D., MPP, FACEP, Chief of Emergency Medicine will step down on December 31, 2023. All will remain active in UR Medicine. Highland Hospital thanks these remarkable physicians and leaders for their extraordinary service to Highland and to our community.

Highland Hospital Honors Physician and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

Highland Hospital is honoring Dmitriy Migdalovich, M.D., as Physician of the Year, and Courtney Shores, PA-C, as Advanced Practice Provider (APP) of the year.

Robert Bennett, M.D. Retires After 30 Year Career at Highland

Robert Bennett, M.D., Medical Director, Highland Emergency Observation Unit and Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine recently retired after serving Highland Hospital for more than 30 years. Since 2010 he has served as founder and medical director of Highland’s Emergency Observation Unit.

Highland Names Three Physician Leaders

Matthew Bresler, M.D., M.B.A., Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center and Highland Hospital, has been named Chief of Anesthesiology; Benjamin F. Ricciardi, M.D., FAAOS, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been named Highland’s Chief of Orthopaedics,  and Lawrence Saubermann, M.D., gastroenterologist, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine has been named Medical Director of Endoscopy.