Dori R. Marshall MD

Dori Marshall

Dori R. Marshall
MD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry

Contact Information
Oishei Children's Hospital
818 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: 716-323-2407
Fax: 716-323-1350
orm@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

I worked for over a decade with teenagers needing acute inpatient hospitalization. My primary interest is in caring for adolescents and young adults as they begin their exciting, but sometimes challenging, transition into adulthood. To truly understand my young patients and give them the best possible care, I suspend assumptions based on my first impressions until I understand my patients’ whole story, including their family structure, economic, sociocultural and educational backgrounds, personal struggles and achievements and life goals. I take the time to get to know my patients and their families; without a full understanding of their concerns and complex histories, I cannot identify the best treatment for my patients, including whether to prescribe psychotropic medications if I think they will help.

I have held teaching and mentoring positions both in the Department of Psychiatry and in the medical school. For over 13 years, I taught an ethics seminar every six weeks to third-year medical students during their psychiatry clerkship. In teaching and mentoring medical students, my overall goal is to impart a holistic view of patients, so that regardless of the medical field my students choose—e.g., psychiatry, primary care, surgery--they will remember that, until they have asked about the “whole story,” they should guard against making assumptions about their patients or their patients’ families. My students learn from me that they cannot render the best care for a patient until they know that patient.

My support of medical students includes mentoring approximately 20 first and 20 second year medical students each year, meeting with these students twice a year and being available in-between to meet and offer guidance. My support extends to the student-run Human Rights Initiative, in which I collaborate with medical student scribes to provide forensic interviews for victims of torture who seek asylum in the United States. My partnership with the medical students demonstrates my commitment to them and to their altruism, which I think should be a hallmark of every physician.

I also teach residents and fellows, both in clinical (inpatient) and didactic settings. I interact with nearly all our residents when they are on call with me multiple times each month. I address their questions, and we discuss at length their patients’ care. I foster a supportive environment for them, and I provide career advice and one-on-one mentoring when they ask me for help. Additionally, I nurture and mentor residents, fellows and junior faculty as they pursue their academic and research interests within our department.

And, a member of the Admissions Committee since 2011, I remain involved in this important committee and with the students we matriculate into the Jacobs School.

Education and Training:

  • MD, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo (2006)
  • Internship, University at Buffalo (1998)
  • MD, University at Buffalo (1997)
  • BA, University at Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude (1992)

Employment:

  • Chief Medical Officer, Psychiatry, Oishei Children's Hospital (2023-present)
  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine (2019-present)
  • Attending Psychiatrist, Erie County Medical Center (2006-present)
  • Staff Psychiatrist, University Psychiatric Practice, Inc. (2006-present)
  • Director and Associate Dean Jacobs School of Medicine, Office of Admissions, Jacobs School of Medicine. (2017–2023)
  • Director of Medical School Admissions and Associate Dean, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2017–2023)
  • Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2016–2023)
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine (2006–2019)
  • Medical Director of the Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Erie County Medical Center (2009–2017)
  • Staff Psychiatrist, Buffalo State College (2007–2010)
  • Resident Supervisor, Buffalo State College (2008–2009)
  • Assistant Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2002–2006)
  • Assistant Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1997–1998)
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Awards and Honors:

  • Josie Olympia Service to the Department Award (2022)
  • 2022 Faculty Award of Excellence for Promoting Inclusion and Cultural Diversity (2022)
  • Leonard Tow 2018 Humanism in Medicine Award (2018)
  • Induction into Gold Humanism Honor Society (2018)
  • Dr. Josie Olympia Award (2013)
  • Outstanding Clinician Award (2013)
  • Educator (2011)
  • Service Award (2009)
  • Siegel Teaching Commendation (2008)
  • Resident Service Award (2004)


Journal Articles:

Books and Book Chapters:

  • Dubovski, SL Marshall, D. (1900) Chapter: Barbiturates and Similarly Acting Substances. In: D. Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.
  • Dubovski, SL Marshall, D. (1900) Calcium Channel Inhibitors, in press. In: Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.
  • Dubovsky SL, Marshall D. (2022) Benzodiazepines, in press. In: Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.

Professional Memberships:

  • AAMC; NEGSA (2018–2023)
  • American Psychiatric Association (2005–present)

Service Activities:

  • Common Ground: The State of Mental Health in Western New York. Presentation and panel discussion at Calvary Episcopal Church's speaker series (with Mark O’Brien, mental health commissioner; Mike Billioni; Baby Joe Mesi); Invited Speaker and Panelist (2023)
  • Screen candidates, assign files to other screeners, choose applicants to interview weekly, assist in day to day office decisions in transition; Participate in weekly Office of Admissions activities, assist in turnover to new Dean of Admissions for Jacobs School of Medicine (2023)
  • Faculty Advisor to White Coats for Black Lives; Faculty Advisor (2023)
  • Meet with leader of club and plan supportive events and outreach; Faculty Advisor to Parent and Spouse Support Club (PASS) (2023)
  • Led and directed the admissions committee and the office of admissions for Jacobs School of Medicine; Assoc. Dean and Director of Admissions (2023)
  • Elected to alternate member of Governing Board for 2023; Alternate representative to FPMP Governing Board for psychiatry dept (2023–present)
  • Working group to review submissions for presentations to Spring Meeting and otherwise organize the meeting; AAMC - NEGSA (2022–2023)
  • Meeting with representatives from UME and GME to review data and develop best practices for interviews (in person vs virtual vs hybrid); Member AAMC UME/GME Interview Working Group (2022–present)
  • Continue to lead these two sections of the school's Strategic Plan; Lead for Jacobs School's Strategic Plan for Community Engagement and Pathways Programs for Workforce Development/Recruitment (2022–present)
  • ; Co-Chair Psychiatry Department Diversity Committee (2021–present)
  • Call together the appeals committee when a dismissed student appeals. Meet with the student to prepare them. Collect and disseminate all relevant paperwork for review by the committee; Dean's Liaison to Faculty Council Student Appeals Committee (2018–present)
  • Jacobs School; Chair of Jacobs School Faculty Council Committee on Admissions Policy (2016–present)
  • Admissions Committee; Member of screening, interview, and selection subcommittees. (2011–2023)

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Contact Information

Oishei Children's Hospital
818 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: 716-323-2407
Fax: 716-323-1350
orm@buffalo.edu

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

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