Daniel J. Scully

Mr. Scully has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Buffalo Medical Group, PC, since February 1995, and is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the largest private practice multi-specialty medical group in New York State. An accomplished attorney, certified public accountant and certified medical practice executive, he has more than 20 years experience in law, business and financial management.

Under Mr. Scully’s leadership over the last 12 years, the number of Buffalo Medical Group physicians has increased by 50 percent, and the organization expanded its locations from nine to 27, thereby enhancing access to BMG programs and services.

Among his other significant accomplishments were the installation of a new practice management system, laboratory management system, and transcription system that improved the operational workflow in physician offices. He also implemented a successful “After Hours Care Center” which has improved patient access to care after normal business hours, and partnered with Roswell Park Cancer Institute for radiation therapy consults that has resulted in improved access to care for BMG oncology patients.

A native of Buffalo, NY, Mr. Scully received a Juris Doctor at the University at Buffalo, and also is a graduate of Canisius College where he earned a bachelor of science in Accounting.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, and also serves on the Amherst Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mr. Scully is a member of the P 2 Collaborative of Western New York, Inc ., a group of health care leaders whose role is to identify community assets and target them to address community health problems and issues.

He also is a member of the Leadership Buffalo Class of 1996, and has served on the St. Francis Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Upstate New York Transplant Services Inc., Board of Directors.

Irene S. Snow,MD
Medical Director
Buffalo Medical Group, PC
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Dr. Irene S. Snow joined the Buffalo Medical Group, PC, in 1988, and served as associate medical director from 1997 to 2001 before her appointment as medical director four years ago. She earned her medical degree at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and did residency training at UB-affiliated hospitals in Western New York. Dr. Snow is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

Under her leadership and in conjunction with the BMG management team, the organization has grown from 60 to more than 110 physicians, and now offers services in 27 locations throughout WNY. Dr. Snow also has worked closely with her physician colleagues and other staff to enhance the quality of patient care and improve BMG patients’ overall experience. She was instrumental in helping the Buffalo Medical Group implement a “team approach” to patient care by which patients are able to receive services from a variety of specialists or sub-specialists during a single office visit.

Dr. Snow served as president of the Erie County Medical Society from June 1995 to June 1996, and was only the third woman to hold that position. Currently, she is a member of the BMG Board of Directors, the American College of Physicians, the Erie County Medical Society, American Medical Association and the American College of Physician Executives, the Independent Health Association IPA Board of Directors, and the Kaleida Health Quality Council. Dr. Snow also is the Buffalo Medical Group representative with the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.

In recent years, Dr. Snow has done medical missionary work in Honduras on three occasions.

John C. Notaro, MD
Associate Medical Director
Chair, Primary Care Department
Buffalo Medical Group, PC
Specialty: Internal Medicine

Dr. John C. Notaro has been a member of the Buffalo Medical Group’s Department of Internal Medicine since 1995, and has served as chair of the Primary Care Department since January 2004. He was appointed BMG Associate Medical Director in 2005.

A Buffalo, NY, native, Dr. Notaro is a graduate of the University of Rochester where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He earned his medical degree at Albany Medical College, and did his residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Before joining the Buffalo Medical Group, Dr. Notaro spent four years in the United States Air Force Medical Corps at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY, from 1991-1995. He earned the rank of major while serving as a staff internist and Director of the Allergy and Immunology Clinic for the 416 th Medical Group.

As a BMG physician leader, he spearheaded the organization’s participation in an international initiative, entitled the “Idealized Design of Clinical Office Practice” (IDCOP). Conducted by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, MA, the project’s goal was to design office-based systems that make it possible to achieve better clinical outcomes.

Dr. Notaro served as chair of the BMG Quality Assurance Committee from January 1999 to December 2004, and was chair of the Group’s Board of Directors from September 2002 to December 2004.

He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and has been a Diplomate in Internal Medicine since 1992. Licensed to practice medicine in New York State, he is a member of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Notaro resides in Orchard Park, NY, with his wife, Nga Le, MD, and their three children. He is a volunteer track coach at Nativity of Our Lord School in Orchard Park, and also is a member of the Kiwanis Club of West Seneca.