Dr. Sobhana Narayanan, Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joins the Brain and Spine Center, InvisionHealth

Dr. Sobhana Narayanan, board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is joining the Brain and Spine Center, InvisionHealth on February 24, 2014. She will be treating patients at three InvisionHealth locations to include Williamsville, Derby and Niagara Falls.

A graduate of Trivandrum Medical College in India, Dr. Narayanan completed her Residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.

Recently, Dr. Narayanan held the position of Senior Instructor and Physician in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to that, she worked at Kaleida Health System in Buffalo, NY and was the Medical Director of the Rehabilitation unit at DeGraff Memorial Hospital in Buffalo, NY.

Dr. Narayanan has more than a decade of experience in performing electrodiagnostic studies such as EMG and nerve conduction studies, as well as management of most rehabilitation problems including stroke, musculoskeletal injuries, spinal cord and other neuromuscular disorders, joint disorders, automobile and work-related injuries.

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Thomas O’Connor, MD, Anesthesiologist, Joins Invisionhealth

Board Certified Anesthesiologist Thomas O'Connor, will be joining InvisionHealth as their Chief of Anesthesiology on January 1, 2014. Dr. Tom O'Connor earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Notre Dame University and his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His post-graduate training in internal medicine was at the Buffalo General Hospital and  in anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. O'Connor served in the US Air Force as chief of anesthesia at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida. Since his return to Buffalo in 1976 he has served as chairman of anesthesia at three area hospitals including Kenmore Mercy where he continues to work as a staff anesthesiologist.

Dr. O'Connor  has served as principal investigator for several studies dealing with the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting and he  has presented his technique for management of the difficult airway at local and national meetings. 

In addition to the NY State and Erie County Medical Societies, Dr. O'Connor is a member of the Catholic Medical Association and the Society for Airway Management.

For more information regarding InvisionHealth, please visit www.invisionhealth.com or call 716-631-3555.