Oswego Health has added EYAL KORD, M.D. to its medical staff, where he will join 270-plus providers, representing multiple specialty services across the community at the new Upstate Urology at Oswego Health. Dr. Kord is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Urology at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He has extensive experience in subspecialty urological oncology, as well as general urological care including enlarged prostates and stone disease. Dr. Kord is trained in minimally invasive techniques and is a daVinci certified robotic surgeon. With increasing demand for urological care, and the announced retirement of two local prestigious urologists, Upstate Urology and Oswego Health have partnered to provide access to the community. Originally from Israel, Kord earned his master’s degree in public health in from Tel Aviv University and his medical degree from Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. Kord completed his post-graduate training as a fellow at the Society of Urologic Oncology at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. He has published dozens of research and scholarly articles on prostate cancer as his passion is in investigating public health and the impact of urological diseases.

Bassett Healthcare Network announced it has added ELIZABETH PELKOFSKI, M.D., gynecologic oncologist, to its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is highly specialized in caring for patients with gynecologic cancers, including cancers of the ovary, fallopian tube, peritoneum, cervix, vagina, vulva, uterus, and endometrium, as well as gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (a rare form of cancer that forms when the placenta attaches to the uterus). Dr. Pelkofski also cares for patients who are at increased genetic risk for gynecologic cancers, patients with preinvasive disease, and those needing complex pelvic surgery, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery. She has expertise in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, clinical trials, radiation oncology, and palliative care for gynecologic cancers. Pelkofski earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. Her residency in obstetrics and gynecology took place at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology and a master’s degree in clinical research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Pelkofski is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology. 

Cumulus Media recently promoted BETH COUGHLIN to regional VP of Cumulus Media in Buffalo; Erie, Pennsylvania; and Syracuse. She currently serves as VP/market manager of Cumulus Syracuse and adds responsibilities for Cumulus Media’s five radio stations in Buffalo, five radio stations in Erie, and extensive digital offerings to her purview. Prior to joining Cumulus Media in October 2015, Coughlin had more than 20 years of broadcast and digital experience, starting with WSYR-TV and WUTR-TV in Syracuse and Utica, as well as in Albany.