Bridget K. Hughes MD

Bridget Hughes

Bridget K. Hughes
MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

General Pediatrics; Pediatrics

Contact Information
Division of General Pediatrics
1001 Main Street
5th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0034
Fax: (716) 323-0292
bkhughes@buffalo.edu


Patient Care

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Professional Summary:

I am a pediatrician specializing in care of children with medical complexity, chronic health conditions and feeding disorders. I see patients in both primary care at the Niagara Street Pediatrics special needs clinic, and for specialty care at the Robert Warner Center.

Education and Training:

  • Residency, Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital (2019)
  • Internship, Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital (2017)
  • MD, Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2016)
  • BA, Psychology, University at Buffalo, Summa Cum Laude (2012)
  • BS, Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Summa Cum Laude (2012)

Employment:

  • Medical Director, Robert Warner Center Leukodystrophy Clinic, Oishei Children's Hospital (2022-present)
  • Attending Physician, Feeding Program, Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center (2019-present)
  • Attending Physician, General Pediatrics, Special Needs Clinic, Oishei Children (2019-present)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2019-present)
  • Hospitalist, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2019–2020)

Awards and Honors:

  • Faculty Teaching Award (2021)
  • University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Siegel Award Honorable Mention (2020)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital: Adolescent Medicine Resident of the Year (2019)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital: Antoinette Eaton Resident Advocacy Award (2019)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital: Advanced Competency in Advocacy (2019)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2015)
  • SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (2012)
  • Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society (2011)



Professional Memberships:

  • Hunter’s Hope leukodystrophy care network (2022–present)
  • American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (2018–present)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (2016–present)

Presentations:

  • "UMDF Mitochondrial Medicine Symposium 2023" Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia mitochondrial medicine virtual conference (2023)
  • "Ergonomics Matter For Children" Media Interview; In Good Health (2021)
  • "Addressing Food Insecurity in Primary Care Clinic: Use of Community Food Resources" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2019)
  • "Addressing Food Insecurity in Primary Care Clinic: Use of Community Food Resources" Pediatric Grand Rounds; Nationwide Children's Hospital (2019)
  • "I Know I Have Cancer…Are We Really Keeping Adolescent and Young Adult Patients in the Loop?" Bioethics Noon Talk; University of Rochester (2016)
  • "Characteristics of Infants Who Receive Bronchodilators in the NICU" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2014)
  • "Efficacy of Bronchodilator Use in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2014)
  • "Indications for and Patterns of Bronchodilator Use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2014)

Service Activities:

  • Leading study to assess parent and caregiver knowledge and comfort level with g-tube care before and after implementation of educational packet; Primary investigator for g-tube education study (2024–present)
  • Worked with endocrinologists, cardiologists, radiologists, and other specialists to help craft a policy statement for thyroid monitoring in children who receive IV contrast for the AAP; AAP general pediatrics representative (2023–present)
  • Led work group to improve g-tube education in our hospital system and to craft a patient education booklet for use with patients who have received a new surgical feeding tube; Leader of g-tube education work group (2023–present)
  • Led small group sessions weekly with third year medical students on pediatric clerkship; Leader for pediatric clerkship small group sessions (2022–2024)
  • JSMBS JEEP educational program; Participant (2021–2022)
  • Advisor for student chapter of the Best Buddies Organization; Faculty Advisor for Best Buddies Medical School Chapter (2021–present)
  • Reeb Avenue Boys and Girls Club of Columbus/Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Through Empowerment Program Resident Leader (2017–2019)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital: Cystic Fibrosis Smoking Cessation Quality Improvement Team; Member (2017–2019)
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Residency Advanced Competency in Advocacy; Participant (2017–2019)
  • University of Rochester: Bioethics Pathway; Participant (2015–2016)
  • Director of the leukodystrophy care center at Oishei Children’s Hospital

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Contact Information

Division of General Pediatrics
1001 Main Street
5th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0034
Fax: (716) 323-0292
bkhughes@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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