PRESS RELEASE Buffalo, NY

March 15, 2023

BryLin’s Dr. Kulwant Buttar Receives Distinguished Fellow Award

BUFFALO, N.Y. – BryLin Congratulates Dr. Kulwant Buttar for receiving the 2023 American Psychiatric Association’s Distinguished Fellow Award. This award recognizes outstanding psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession in at least five of the following areas: administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications, volunteering in mental health and medical activities of social significance, community involvement and clinical excellence. Each year the APA recognizes preeminent members for their contributions to the community over their careers.

With over five decades of experience, Dr. Buttar is a board-certified psychiatrist who is affiliated with Buffalo Psychiatric Center and BryLin Hospital.

With a passion for the field of psychiatry and her unwavering commitment to her specialty, Dr. Buttar excels at changing the lives of her patients for the better. “Dr. Buttar is a prime example of a true leader in health care. As a leader and an expert in her field, she is incredibly passionate about enhancing the quality of life for her patients”, says Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Officer at BryLin. “Dr. Buttar is a true asset to the field of psychiatry and to BryLin Hospital.”

Founded in 1955, and still family owned, BryLin Hospital is Upstate New York’s only private provider of comprehensive behavioral health care. At BryLin Hospital in Buffalo, specialized crisis mental health care is offered for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults struggling with mental illness like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, thoughts of suicide. On the fourth floor of the Hospital, BryLin also operates the only inpatient and ambulatory Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Center in Western New York. ECT is widely considered the most effective and rapidly acting, FDA approved, treatment for severe depression.

For more information, please contact: Mark Nowak, mnowak@brylin.com, Director of Marketing, BryLin Behavioral Health System, at 716.604.2893

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