Bridget K. Hughes MD
Bridget K. Hughes
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
General Pediatrics; Pediatrics
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional 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:
- Program Lead, Developmental Pediatrics, Robert Warner Center Medical Complex Care Program (2023-present)
- Medical Director, Developmental Pediatrics, Robert Warner Center Leukodystrophy Care Center (2022-present)
- Medical Director, Robert Warner Center Leukodystrophy Clinic, Oishei Children's Hospital (2022-present)
- Program Co-Lead, Developmental Pediatrics, Robert Warner Center Feeding Program
- 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:
- Buffalo Spree WNY Top Doctors 2025 (2024)
- 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:
- Working 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. Helping design and publish educational booklet; 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)