University at Buffalo

History

Buffalo offers a clinical environment with diverse pathology, critical illness and the full range of socioeconomic communities. Their alumni are all over the US and work in every imaginable type of Emergency Department.

Their academic/didactic program is robust. Grand Rounds are interactive with lots of resident and attending input. They bring in speakers from all over the country to keep the program fun, energized and educational.

Leadership

  • Department Chair: Robert McCormack, MD, MBA
  • Program Director: Christian DeFazio, MD
  • Associate Program Directors: Jeanne Basior MD, Jeffrey Thompson MD, Carolyn Wiech MD
  • Research Director: Heather Lindstrom, PhD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

  • Buffalo General Medical Center
  • Erie County Medical Center
  • Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Secondary Hospital

  • Buffalo VA Medical Center
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
  • DeGraff Memorial Hospital

Curriculum

PGY1

  • Orientation - 1 month
  • Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, DMH, VA) - 6 months
  • Anesthesia (WHOCB) - 1 month
  • Medical ICU (BGMC) - 1 month
  • Cardiac Care Unit (BGMC) - 1 month
  • Obstetrics (WCHOB) - 1 month
  • Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
  • Ultrasound - 1 month

PGY2

  • Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB, MFSH, VA) - 7 months
  • Pediatric ICU (WCHOB) - 1 month
  • Trauma ICU (ECMC) - 1 month
  • Orthopedics (ECMC) - 1 month
  • EMS/Toxicology - 1 month
  • Radiology/Stroke - 1 month
  • Elective - 1 month

PGY3

  • Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, WCHOB) - 9 months
  • Emergency Medicine (Buffalo VA - acting junior attending) - 1 month
  • Trauma (ECMC) - 1 month
  • Elective - 1 month

Vacation: 4 weeks per year

Clinical Rotation Sites

  • Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, Buffalo, NY
  • Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
  • Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Williamsville, NY
  • Buffalo VA Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
  • DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, NY

Fellowships

  • Emergency Medical Services (Program Director: Brian Clemency, DO, MBA)
  • Emergency Ultrasonography (Program Director: Penelope Lema, MD, RDMS)

Contact Information

Diane (Dee) McCarthy, Residency Coordinator

Department of Emergency Medicine (D-6)
Buffalo General Medical Center
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 859-1499
dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org

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