Specialty
Cardiology
Office Locations
705 Maple Road
Suite 300
Williamsville, NY 14221
Map/Directions
5959 Big Tree Road
Suite 102
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Map/Directions
Education
- Fellowship, Cardiology, The State University of New York at Buffalo
- Residency, Internal Medicine, The State University of New York at Buffalo
- Doctor of Medicine, The State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Accreditations/Associations
- American Heart Association
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Medical Society of Erie County
- Medical Society of the State of New York
Honors/Awards
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Bacelli Award, Most Outstanding Research, The State University of New York at Buffalo
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Thesis Honors, “Accelerated Mineralization of Prosthetic Heart Valves,” The State University of New York at Buffalo
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Second Place, 18th Annual Medical Student Research, The State University of New York at Buffalo
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Mineralization of Prosthetic Heart Valves,” 1999
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Certificate of Leadership, The Archer Center for Student Leadership Development, RPI, 1994, 1995, 1996
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Certificate of Outstanding Performance, Summer Research Program, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 1995
Hospital Affiliations
- Buffalo General Medical Center
- Gates Vascular Institute
- Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
- DeGraff Memorial Hospital
Publications/Presentations
- Page B; Banas MD; Suzuki G, Weil B, Young R, Fallavollita J, Palka B, Canty J, “Revascularization of Chronic Hibernating Myocardium Stimulates Myocyte Proliferation and Partially Reverses Chronic Adaptations to Ischemia.” J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015; 65(7): 684
- Pizzuto M, Suzuki G, Banas M, Heavey B, Fallavollita J, “Dissociation of hemodynamic and electrocardiographic indexes of myocardial ischemia in pigs with hibernating myocardium and sudden cardiac death.” Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2013 June 15; 304(12): H1697-H1707
- Banas M, Baldwa S, Suzuki G, Canta J, Fallavollita J, “Determinants of contractile reserve in viable, chronically dysfunctional myocardium.” Am J Physiology-Heart and Circ Phys, 2007. 292(6), H2791-H2979
- Banas M, Baier R, “Accelerated Mineralization of Prosthetic Heart Valves,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 354:249-267, 2000