Dr. Madison Cuffy is a transplant surgeon, chief of the transplantation division at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center… and a second-year student in the Chase College of Law evening division who hopes that a degree from Chase someday could enhance a possible career in hospital administration.
In the meantime, his focus is on operating rooms and classrooms. From them, he recognizes the importance of shared experiences and opportunities for individual and group success. To enhance those possibilities for others at Chase, Dr. Cuffy created an endowment to support the Chase All Rise program that supports classroom success and development of professional skills in lawyering for students from underrepresented communities in the legal profession.
“As a physician, I understand the importance of mentorship and leadership,” Dr. Cuffy says. “As a medical student, these were important for me to succeed in medical school. Now in law school, I hope that my gift can help students who receive the support to accomplish their dreams and goals.”
Dr. Cuffy began his medical training at the State University of New York-Upstate Medical University, continued with a post doctoral research fellowship at Yale University, a general surgery fellowship at Yale University-New Haven Hospital and a multi-organ transplant surgery fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Separately, he earned a Master of Business Administration at Cornell University.
As a UC College of Medicine clinical associate professor, his research interests involve such surgical fields as kidneys, liver and the biliary system, which includes bile ducts and the pancreas. For him, being a student at Chase is both a progression and an honor.
“As a physician pursuing a legal education, I find my unique background enriches my perspective on the vital intersection between health and law. This intersection is growing increasingly critical in today’s complex society, where legal and health care systems deeply impact each other,” he says. “Also, I have been honored to be accepted to Chase, which has been instrumental in helping me accomplish my goals. As a kid growing up in Brooklyn, I could only dream of becoming a transplant surgeon, nevertheless obtaining a degree in business and in law. Being enrolled at Chase, that dream is a reality.”
