Dr. Michael T. Genco, 89, leader in medical community - Buffalo News

Sept. 18, 1933 – Nov. 28, 2022

Dr. Michael Thomas Genco, a person successful the aesculapian community, died Nov. 28 successful Sisters of Charity Hospital aft a abbreviated illness. He was 89.

Born successful Buffalo, the oldest of 4 children, helium grew up connected the city’s West Side and Central Park neighborhoods. He worked successful his family’s cause stores and aboriginal successful his father’s Blue Dew and Diaper Pure factory. He attended St. Mark’s School and was a 1951 postgraduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. He attended the University of Buffalo for some his undergraduate and aesculapian degrees. On June 27, 1959, helium joined the erstwhile Ann Collard. 

He served arsenic a aesculapian serviceman successful the Navy from 1959 to 1961 successful Quantico, Va. From 1962 to 1965 helium was a nonmigratory successful neurology astatine Buffalo General Hospital and University Hospitals successful Cleveland.

Dr. Genco served successful backstage signifier from 1965 to 1992. Together with Dr. Donald Ehrenreich, helium founded Buffalo Neurological Associates successful 1967. The signifier grew to 5 neurologists and merged with the Buffalo Medical Group successful 1979. In summation to his palmy aesculapian practice, Dr. Genco successful 1983 served arsenic president of Buffalo General Hospital's aesculapian and dental staff.

In 1991, helium was selected arsenic the archetypal full-time aesculapian manager of the Buffalo Medical Group. Under his guidance, the Buffalo Medical Group expanded to 90 physicians, and helium personally oversaw the operation and opening of the Essjay Road bureau successful Amherst. In addition, helium taught arsenic an subordinate objective prof for galore years astatine the UB Medical School. He retired successful 1997.

Guided by his Catholic faith, Dr. Genco was committed to helping others and improving their prime of life. Reflecting connected his father’s legacy, his lad Eugene said: “This happened astatine slightest a mates twelve times: I would conscionable a person, and they would archer maine that a household subordinate oregon themselves had been referred to my dada due to the fact that they had a hard aesculapian issue. They would inevitably archer maine that my dada gave them a wide and straightforward diagnosis successful a compassionate mode and that they were truthful thankful. It is simply a almighty and humbling acquisition to person radical archer you that your begetter made specified a quality successful their lives.”

Dr. Genco served connected the committee of the Buffalo Club from 1983 to 1986, erstwhile helium was elected president. He was connected the committee of the Buffalo Country Club from 1989 to 1992, serving arsenic president successful 1992. He served connected the committee of the Automobile Club of Western New York from 1989 to 1991, serving arsenic its seat successful 1991.

A subordinate of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1991, helium was honored by the schoolhouse for vocation accomplishment successful 1990. He besides served connected the Board of Trustees for Medaille College, present Medaille University, successful the 1980s. 

In 1986 helium and his woman constructed a 2nd location successful Crescent Beach successful Fort Erie, Ont., and spent summers and household Christmases determination for much than 30 years.

Dr. Genco was an avid golfer, squash and span player, playing successful a play span crippled up to the clip of his death.

He was immensely arrogant of his Italian practice and loved to halt by Niagara Street for a sheet of clams oregon spell to the erstwhile Romanello’s Roseland connected Rhode Island Street for a pasta dinner.

Surviving successful summation to his woman of 63 years are 2 daughters, Ellen Genco and Susan Genco; 3 sons, Frank, Eugene and Gregory P.; a sister, Mary Frances Breen; and 8 grandchildren.

A memorial Mass is planned successful July 2023.