Vascular & Endovascular Center of WNY

2121 Main Street, Suite 316
Buffalo, New York 14216
(716) 837-2400

4949 Harlem Road, Suite 302
Amherst, New York 14226
(716) 837-2400

Joseph M. Anain, Sr., MD, FACS


Dr. Joseph Anain, Sr. is the founding member of the Vascular & Endovascular Center of Western New York. He completed his medical education at the University of Cordoba, Argentina and trained in surgery at Sisters of Charity Hospital.

Education

  • MD - University of Cordoba, Argentina - 1959
  • Residency in Surgery; Sisters of Charity Hospital, 1961-1965
  • Fellowship - Surgery; Buffalo General Hospital, 1960-1961
  • Fellowship - Angiology; Cleveland Clinic - 1966

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Special qualification in Vascular Surgery

Clinical and Medical Staff Appointments

  • Director, Surgical Research Laboratory - Sisters Hospital '67- '71
  • Assistant Clinical Professor - Dept. of Otolaryngology - SUNY Buffalo, NY 1978 - Present
  • Chief Division, Vascular Surgery - Sisters Hospital 1978-Present
  • Attending Surgeon - Sisters Hospital, 1978 - Present
  • Attending Surgeon - Sheehan Memorial Hospital, 1979-1991
  • Chief Division, Vascular Surgery - Sheehan Memorial Hospital, 1979-1991
  • President Medical Staff - Sheehan Memorial Hospital, 1983-1985
  • Director, Board of Trustees - Sheehan Memorial Hospital, 1985-1990
  • President, Medical Staff - Sisters Hospital, 1985-1986
  • Associate Examiner - American Board of Surgery, 1987
  • Board of Trustees - Sisters Hospital, 1990-1998
  • Board of Directors, Mirror Board - Catholic Health System, 2000 - Present
  • Board of Directors - Catholic Health System, 2000 - Present

Professional Societies, Offices:

  • Fellow American College of Surgeon, 1968 - Present
  • Buffalo Surgical Society, 1970 - Present
  • Upstate Vascular Society, 1975 - Present
  • Fellow American College of Angiology, 1976 - Present
  • Board of Directors - WNY Vascular Society, 1977-1980
  • Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, 1985 - Present
  • Eastern Vascular Society, 1966 - Present
  • Secretary - Western New York Vascular Society, 1986-1988
  • International Society of Cardio-Vascular Surgery - North American Chapter, 1987 - Present
  • President - Western New York Vascular Society, 1998-1990
  • Treasurer - Buffalo Surgical Society, 1990-1991
  • Secretary - Buffalo Surgical Society, 1991-1992
  • President - Upstate Vascular Society, 1992-1993
  • President Elect - Buffalo Surgical Society, 1992
  • President - Buffalo Surgical Society, 1993-1994
  • President - Medical Union, 1997
  • Medical Advisory Committee - McCauley-Seton Home Care 1998-1999
  • Society of Vascular Surgery, 2003 - Present