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: G. Richard Braen, MD
- Program Director: Christian DeFazio, MD
- Associate/Assistant Program Director:
- Research Director: Ron Moscati, MD
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
Buffalo General Medical Center
Secondary Hospital
Erie Cty. Med Ctr
Tertiary Hospital
Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Curriculum
PGY1
- ORIENTATION
PGY2
- ADULT EM 1
PGY3
- ADULT EM 1
- Emergency Medicine (BGMC, ECMC, and WCHOB) - 9 months
- Emergency Medicine (Buffalo VA - PGY3 functions as junior attending) - 4 weeks
- Elective - 1 month
- Vacation - 4 weeks
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
- Veterans Affairs Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, NY
Contact Information
Residency Coordinator: Diane McCarthy Phone: +1 716 859 1499 Fax: +1 716 859 1555 Department of Emergency Medicine (D-6) Buffalo General Medical Center 100 High Street Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 859-1499 dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org