CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSTheodor I. Kaufman, M.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 978-8350Fax: (585) 919-2489A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocationsAdvanced Surgical ServicesF.F. Thompson Professional Bldg395 West Street, Suite 305Canandaigua, NY 14424St. James Medical Office Building7309 Seneca Road NorthSuite 102Hornell, NY 14843Faculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor of Clinical Surgery - Department of Surgery , Regional Surgery (SMD) Patient Care SettingSurgeryBiography“Providing medical care in rural America is a particular passion of mine. I have spent my entire career in rural areas serving patients, and led a training program in Cooperstown for young surgeons who are equally passionate about ensuring all patients, no matter their location, have access to high-quality care that allows them to stay close to home for procedures and post-surgical recovery.” Dr. Kaufman will see patients in Canandaigua at F.F. Thompson Hospital. His clinical areas of interest include: general abdominal surgery – gastric, intestinal, spleen, gallbladder, hiatal hernias, groin hernias, complex abdominal wall hernias; skin cancer-related surgery; endocrine surgery – thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal surgery; and breast cancer-related surgery. Dr. Kaufman will also serve as division chief for UR Medicine Regional Surgery, working collaboratively with established surgeons at affiliates Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, St. James Hospital in Hornell, Noyes Health in Dansville, and F.F. Thompson.CredentialsEducation1993MD | SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynPost-doctoral Training & Residency06/26/1994 - 06/25/1999Residency in Surgery (General Surgery) at Bassett Medical Center06/26/1993 - 06/25/1994Internship in Surgery (General Surgery) at Bassett Medical Center