Michael R. Cummings MD

Michael Cummings

Michael R. Cummings
MD

Vice Chair and Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry

Contact Information
1173 Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: (716) 912-3035
mrc3@buffalo.edu


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Education and Training:

  • Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2004)
  • Residency, General Psychiatry, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2001)
  • MD, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Cum Laude (1998)
  • BS, Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences (1994)

Employment:

  • Medical Director NYSTART/CSIDD Region 2, Yai (2022-present)
  • Medical Director NYSTART/CSIDD Region 1, Arc of Chemung (2019-present)
  • Vice Chair, Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2019-present)
  • Associate Medical Director, Erie County Medical Center (2016-present)
  • Medical Director APIC Program, University Psychiatric Practice, Inc (2014-present)
  • Medical Director NYSTART/CSIDD Region 4, Services for the Underserved (2020-present)
  • Psychiatric Consultant, Crisis Services (2010-present)
  • Medical Director Intensive Treatment Program, OLV Human Services (2018–2022)
  • Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Holding Center (2009–2019)
  • Medical Director NYSTART/CSIDD Region 1, Arc of Chemung (2015–2017)
  • Psychiatric Consultant, Gateway-Longview Children (2011–2017)
  • Program Director Pediatric Behavioral Health, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2014–2016)
  • Executive Director of Behavioral Health, Erie County Medical Center (2013–2016)
  • Director of the Division of Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2009–2015)
  • Medical Director, Family Voices Network of Erie County (2009–2015)
  • Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Secure Detention for Youth (2010–2014)
  • Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services (2006–2014)
  • Director of Adolescent Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2002–2009)
  • Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2006–2008)
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Awards and Honors:

  • What's Great in NYS (2018)
  • Change Maker Finalist (2017)
  • Outstanding Professional of the Year (2015)
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions (2011)
  • Outstanding Professional of the Year (2011)
  • Josie Olympia Award for Overall Contribution (2010)
  • Family Voices Network Most Valuable Voice: Community Engagment (2009)
  • Physician Excellence Award, Erie County Medical Center (2007)
  • Outstanding Contributions to Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Education (2006)
  • Child and Adolescent PRITE Award (2003)
  • General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2001)
  • Outstanding Service to General Psychiatry Residency Program (2001)
  • General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2000)
  • Farney R. Wurlitzer Award for Academic Excellence in Psychiatry (1998)
  • James A. Gibson Anatomical Society (1997)
  • Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1996)
  • Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1995)
  • Merrill Presidential Scholar (1994)
  • Beinecke Memorial Scholarship (1993)

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • September 2014–December 2019
    Access to Psychiatry through Intermediate Care (APIC)
    Tower, Wendt, Patrick Lee, and Oishiei Foundations
    Role: Principal Investigator

Journal Articles:

Books and Book Chapters:

  • Bartimole, CR; Cummings, MR; Lawrence, J. (2014) Teens who Attempt Suicide: Profile of Survivors. Scholar's Press.

Presentations:

  • "Creating a Sustainable Family-Driven Support System for the Autistic Child" SUNY - UWI Health Research Consortium Conference (2023)
  • "Diabetes and its Implications in the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "The Culture of Poverty" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 4 (2023)
  • "Epilepsy" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Huntington's Disease and its Implications for the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
  • "Treatment Interventions for ADHD and Autism" New York State Office of Mental Health's Project TEACH (2023)
  • "Cultural Considerations in the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Poly-pharmacology in the ID/DD/ASD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
  • "Depression and the NDD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 2 (2023)
  • "Thyroid Disorders and Mental Health Considerations" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Teams Region 2 (2023)
  • "Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) and Executive Function" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 4 (2023)
  • "Trichotillomania and Excoriation in the NDD Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Positive Psychology" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Autism" SUNY-UWI Health Research Consortium meeting and launch of the UWI Global Health Institute (2023)
  • "Borderline Personality Disorder and the Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Population" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "A Guide to OPWDD Services" New York State Office of Mental Health's Project TEACH (2023)
  • "Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) and Executive Functioning" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Team Region 1 (2023)
  • "Biopsychosocial Misinformation in the Media" Community Education Team (CET) OPWDD NYSTART/CSIDD Crisis Response Teams Region 1 (2023)
  • "The Parent, Provider, Practitioner, and Payor..." Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) annual conference (2022)
  • "Guidance in the Gray: Coordinating Care in Times of Crisis" Association of Professional Behavior Analysts annual conference (2022)
  • "Assessment of Competency in the Court Room" New York State of Family Court Judges Annual Meeting; New York State Association of Family Court Judges (2010)
  • "An Update of Community Psychiatry in Buffalo" National Alliance of the Mentally Ill; Buffalo Chapter (2010)
  • "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2009)
  • "Child Psychiatry 101" Hamburg Middle School Mental Health Awareness Night (2009)
  • "Recognizing and Responding to Mental Illness: An Introduction for Mental health" New York State Courts and The Center for Court Innovation (2009)
  • "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" Families Together in New York State Annual Conference; Families Together in New York State; Resilience a Call to Cross-System Families to Bend but Never Break (2009)
  • "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2008)
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Service Activities:

  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Chair of Quality Executive Committee (2023–present)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff First Past President (2023–present)
  • 5/14 Survivor Fund Steering Committee; Member (2022–2023)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Chair of Leadership Council (Peer Review) (2021–2022)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff President (2021–2022)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Present Elect (2019–2020)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Treasurer (2017–2018)
  • New York Medicaid Reform Initiative; Millennium Care Collaboration PPS board member and chair of the quality subcommittee (2016–2018)
  • Erie County Medical Center Medical Staff; Medical Staff Secretary (2016–2017)
  • Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board; Chair (2011–2012)
  • UBMD Governing Board; Member (2011)
  • Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy; Co-Chair (2009–2015)
  • The Police Mental Health Coordination Project Collaboration of local police, courts, hospitals, mobile outreach, and family advocacy groups.; Member (2009–2016)
  • Erie County Sis Sigma Project: Managing CPL 730 Bed Day Use, Clinical Consultant; Consultant (2008)
  • UPP, Inc Executive Committee; Member (2007–present)
  • University Psychiatric Practice, Inc.; Treasurer (2007–2008)
  • Faculty Council; Member (2005–2007)
  • Executive Committee Western New York Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association; Committee Member (2003–2006)

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Contact Information

1173 Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: (716) 912-3035
mrc3@buffalo.edu

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

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