Bridget K. Hughes MD
Bridget K. Hughes
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
General Pediatrics; Pediatrics
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)
- BS, Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, summa cum laude (2012)
- BA, Psychology, University at Buffalo, summa cum laude (2012)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (2019-present)
- Attending Physician, General Pediatrics, UBMD Pediatrics, Oishei Children's Hospital (2019-present)
- Hospitalist, UBMD Pediatrics, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2019-present)
Awards and Honors:
- 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)
- Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research: Student Summer Research Award (2014)
- SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (2012)
- Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society (2011)
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (2018–present)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2016–present)
Presentations:
- "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:
- 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)
- Reeb Avenue Boys and Girls Club of Columbus/Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Through Empowerment Program; Resident Leader (2017–2019)
- University of Rochester: Bioethics Pathway; Participant (2015–2016)