Located in downtown Syracuse, the Central New York Eye and Tissue Bank (CNYETB) began in 1955 as the Eye Bank of Central New York, providing ocular tissue donation and recovery services throughout Central New York. In 2001, the Eye Bank became a division of Buffalo-based Unyts, one of the leading organ, eye and tissue procurement organizations in the country.
In 2005, the Eye Bank became licensed to provide eye and tissue (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, skin) donation and recovery services for transplant and research and updated its name to the Central New York Eye and Tissue Bank.
In addition to our organization’s comprehensive donation and recovery services, CNYETB is committed to increasing awareness of transplantation and the need for donation, and how vital it is to saving, reclaiming and improving lives.
Contact
Mark Kenville
CNYETB Director
mkenville@cnyetb.com
Administration
Mark Simon
President/CEO
msimon@unyts.org
Jason Bridge
Vice President, Eye and Tissue Services
jbridge@unyts.org
Ephraim Singh Atwal, MD
Medical Director, Eye and Tissue Services
eatwal@unyts.org
Michael Geiss III, MD
Co-Medical Director, Eye and Tissue Services
mgeiss@unyts.org
CNYETB Credentials
Licensed by the NY State Dept. of Health, FDA-Registered
Accredited by the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
CNYETB Contracts
Eye and Tissue Recovery: Chenango Memorial Hospital, Cortland Regional Medical Center, Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, Oswego Hospital, Syracuse Veteran’s Administration Hospital, UHS Binghamton General Hospital and UHS Wilson Medical Center
Eye Recovery: Upstate University Hospital, Upstate University Hospital –Community Campus, Crouse Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital, Carthage Area Hospital, Clifton-Fine Hospital, and Massena Memorial Hospital
Birth Tissue Donation: Cortland Regional Medical Center, Oswego Health Maternity Center and UHS Wilson Medical Center
CNYETB Community Support
Hospital Foundation
Hospice of Central New York
Francis House
Syracuse University Athletics
Syracuse Crunch Hockey
Syracuse Sky Chiefs Baseball
CNY Jazz Central
Professional and Public Education programs
CNYETB Affiliations
Donor Family Network
CNY Transplant Awareness Group
Hospital Donation Councils
CNY Lions Clubs
Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Central New York Eye and Tissue Bank
517 East Washington Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
315-476-0199
315-470-6060 fax