Dr. Timothy M. Adams, MD

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Get to know Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Timothy M. Adams, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.

A skilled colorectal surgeon, Dr. Adams is in practice at General Physician, PC, in partnership with UBMD, serving patients in West Seneca and Williamsville, New York. He specializes in diseases and surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.

Established in 2010, General Physician, PC has grown to be one of the largest medical groups serving Western New York. They are a collective of the region’s most well-respected, accomplished healthcare providers from many different areas of medicine, from general practitioners to highly skilled specialists.

Graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Dr. Adams earned his medical degree from the SUNY School of Medicine at Stony Brook. He then returned to SUNY at Buffalo, where he completed his residency in general surgery, before completing his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Saint Vincent’s Health Center.

An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in colon and rectal surgery and general surgery by the American Board of Colorectal Surgery (ABCRS) and the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABCRS and ABS are both an independent, non-profit organization founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but this term is now used infrequently within medicine and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular. A colorectal surgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of anorectal and colorectal conditions (conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus).

Among his various accolades, Dr. Adams has been the recipient of the Teaching Award at SUNY at Buffalo.

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