UBMD Physicians' Group

What UBMD Physicians' Group does

UBMD Physicians' Group is the largest physician group in Western New York, operating as a non-profit faculty practice plan affiliated with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The organization comprises more than 600 physicians organized across 16 specialty practice plans covering virtually every medical discipline, including Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Surgery, Urology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, and Radiology. All UBMD physicians hold faculty appointments at the Jacobs School, integrating clinical care with medical education and biomedical research.

The group's core technology and clinical platform includes several notable innovations originating from its affiliated physicians: Partial Liquid Ventilation (PLV) for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, computer-assisted total knee replacement technology licensed to Stryker as the Stryker Navigation System: Knee Module, the SmartPill ingestible GI diagnostic capsule, the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC) for MS imaging research, and a clinical trials infrastructure spanning virtually every specialty. Patient-facing technology includes the MyUBMD patient portal (launched 2019) and UBMD CareConnect telemedicine service (launched March 2023). UBMD also operates the Atlas Ambulatory Neurosurgery Center in Williamsville, NY, integrated with UB's ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency program.

UBMD's business model is direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery, generating revenue through standard medical billing via insurance reimbursement for primary, specialty, and surgical care provided across the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics. Patients access care through 16 physical practice locations across Western New York, supplemented by telemedicine and the patient portal. Distribution is regional with a concentration in Western New York. The group maintains research collaborations including the CASA-MS study with The Boston Home (announced April 2022) and participates in the $500 million Empire AI Consortium for AI-driven protein structure research. UBMD is not venture-backed and operates as an academic medical group practice with no external institutional investment.

Name

UBMD Physicians' Group

Legal name

UBMD Physicians' Group

Website

https://ubmd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UBMD Physicians' Group is the largest physician group in Western New York, with 600+ physicians across 16 specialty practices affiliated with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine. It provides primary, specialty, and surgical care to patients of all ages through practice locations, telemedicine, and clinical trials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Specialty Physician Group Practice

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Multi-specialty physician group
• Primary care services
• Specialty medical care
• Clinical research trials
• Telemedicine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Direct patient care services across primary, specialty, and surgical care. Physicians provide care to patients across the lifespan through 16 practice plans covering virtually every medical specialty.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UBMD Physicians' Group is a multi-specialty physician practice delivering primary, specialty, and surgical care to patients of all ages across Western New York. The organization operates 16 practice plans covering virtually every medical specialty, supplemented by a telemedicine service (UBMD CareConnect) and a digital patient portal (MyUBMD). All physicians are faculty at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, integrating clinical care with research and medical education.

Product overview

UBMD Physicians' Group is the largest physician group in Western New York, operating as a multi-specialty medical practice network affiliated with the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. The organization comprises more than 600 physicians across 16 practices representing virtually every medical specialty. The portfolio consists of direct patient care services organized by specialty (including Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Surgery, and Urology), supplemented by UBMD CareConnect for telemedicine consultations and the MyUBMD Patient Portal for digital health record access. UBMD Primary Care provides whole-person primary care across the lifespan. The group also conducts clinical trials offering patients access to experimental therapies. All physicians serve as professors or researchers at the University at Buffalo, integrating clinical care with medical education and research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UBMD Primary Care Primary care practice providing whole-person care for patients across the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics at three convenient Western New York locations, launched in January 2024.
• UBMD CareConnect UBMD's telemedicine service enabling patients to receive expert physician care remotely from wherever they are, providing the same quality of care as in-person visits through virtual consultations.
• MyUBMD Patient Portal Online patient portal enabling patients to manage their medical information, view records, and access healthcare services digitally.
• UBMD Clinical Trials Clinical trials program conducting carefully controlled research studies involving human participants across virtually every medical specialty, offering eligible patients access to promising therapies and additional medical care.
• UBMD Neurosurgery and Outpatient Neurosurgery Carotid Stenting UBMD Neurosurgery provides neurosurgical care including complex neurovascular interventions. In October 2025, UB neurosurgeons performed the global first outpatient carotid artery stenting procedure at the Atlas Ambulatory Neurosurgery Center, demonstrating viability of complex neurovascular interventions in outpatient settings with same-day discharge.
• UBMD Multi-Specialty Practice Plans UBMD operates 16 practice plans covering virtually every medical specialty, including Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology at the Ross Eye Institute, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Urology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, and Radiology, providing specialized care to patients across Western New York.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ physicians across 16 practices serving Western New York
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Boston HomecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2022Collaboration for Comprehensive Assessment of Severely Affected MS (CASA-MS) study. UB researchers visit The Boston Home to study patients with advanced MS, matching them with Buffalo patients for comparison research on what causes severe disability in multiple sclerosis.
• Empire AI ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner$500 million New York State-based research consortium advancing artificial intelligence for the public good. Computing center located at UB. Thomas Grant's SWAXSFold AI model leverages Empire AI's computing capacity for structure-based drug design research.
• Seven-site clinical trial consortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-site clinical trial for SmartPill GI diagnostic capsule, co-directed by Michael D. Sitrin, MD, involving institutions testing the ingestible diagnostic sensing capsule.
• Atlas Ambulatory Neurosurgery CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutpatient neurosurgery center in Williamsville, NY, specifically designed for neurosurgical procedures. Integrated with UB's ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency training program. Site of global first carotid artery stenting procedure in outpatient setting.
• BioXFELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Science Foundation-funded center focused on developing advanced imaging techniques for critical biological processes. Thomas Grant was a research scientist with BioXFEL before returning to UB as faculty.
• Hauptman-Woodward InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute now part of UB where Thomas Grant was a postdoctoral research associate after completing his doctorate.
• Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic affiliation at University at Buffalo. All UBMD physicians are professors at Jacobs School who train next generation of doctors while advancing standards of care for patients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Rochester Regional Health: Multi-specialty health system based in upstate New York with an employed physician network; a neighboring regional competitor to UBMD in primary and specialty care for upstate New York patients.

Direct peers

• UW Physicians: Faculty practice plan of the University of Washington School of Medicine, providing multi-specialty physician services with research and teaching integration, structurally analogous to UBMD.
• UCSF Health Faculty Practice: Academic multi-specialty physician group tied to UCSF, providing primary, specialty, and surgical care with a research-and-teaching mission; a direct structural analogue to UBMD's faculty practice plan model.
• UPMC Physician Services (University of Pittsburgh Physicians): Large academic faculty practice group affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, offering multi-specialty physician services across primary, specialty, and surgical care, with research-driven care models closely paralleling UBMD.
• Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Organization: Academic physician group practice affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College, providing multi-specialty clinical care integrated with research and education, similar in structure and mission to UBMD.
• NYU Langone Faculty Group Practice: Faculty physician practice associated with NYU Grossman School of Medicine delivering a full spectrum of primary and specialty care, with strong clinical trials and digital health programs comparable to UBMD's offerings.
• Vanderbilt Medical Group: Multi-specialty academic physician practice tied to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with a comparable mix of primary, specialty, surgical care, and clinical research activity.
• University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians): Faculty practice group of the University of Minnesota Medical School offering primary, specialty, and surgical care combined with research; a close model match to UBMD's academic multi-specialty structure.

Broad incumbents

• Kaleida Health (Western New York): Largest hospital and health system in Western New York, employing a broad physician network and overlapping significantly with UBMD's patient base and specialty coverage in the same geography.
• Catholic Health (Western New York): Major regional health system serving the same Western New York market, operating multi-specialty physician services and ambulatory sites that directly compete with UBMD's practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

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