Fish named HRP associate dean;
Cerny chair of physical therapy

Frank J. Cerny has been named to replace Fish as chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Exercise Science. Cerny served as interim chair in 1993-94.

Fish holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Toledo, a certificate of proficiency in physical therapy from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in physical therapy from Boston University and a doctorate in anatomical sciences from UB.

A UB faculty member since 1974, Fish served as chair of his department from 1992-96. He also has been appointed director of the school's physical therapy program, a position he held for the past year on an interim basis. He is a clinical assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Fish's research activities have centered on the use of electrical stimulation to control edema, tissue swelling resulting from trauma. He is author or co-author of numerous journal articles, abstracts and book chapters. He received the 1985 Outstanding Teacher Award and the 1987 Francis V. Hanavan Outstanding Teacher Award, both from the UB School of Health Related Professions, and the Faculty Recognition Award from the UB Program in Physical Therapy in 1985, 1987 and 1988.

He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health.

Cerny, a specialist in exercise physiology, has conducted pioneering research on the effect of exercise on cystic fibrosis. His work led to the incorporation of regular exercise into treatment programs for this disease.

Cerny holds a bachelor's degree from Macalester College in Minnesota, a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, and completed post-doctoral work at Medical College of Freiberg, Germany. Before coming to UB, he was director of research at the Ontario Exercise-Heart Collaborative Study Satellite Center in Windsor, Ontario, and an assistant professor of human kinetics at the University of Windsor.

He has been a UB faculty member since 1976, when he was appointed research assistant professor of pediatrics and associate director of the Children's Lung Center at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. He was named assistant professor in the UB Department of Physical Therapy and Exercise Science in 1985 and was promoted to associate professor in 1991. He also serves as director of the department's doctoral program

Cerny has authored or co-authored numerous articles and abstracts in refereed journals and has contributed chapters to nine books. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.