Amanda A. Werthman-Ehrenreich MD, FACEP
Amanda A. Werthman-Ehrenreich
MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor | Associate Site Director - VA
Department of Emergency Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Emergency Medicine
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:
Dr. Werthman is a board-certified emergency medicine physician working clinically out of Veterans Health Administration and Buffalo General Hospital. Dr Werthman completed her residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she also was chief resident. She serves as the Assistant Medical Director of the Emergency Department at the VA. She proudly has established the VA as the only Level 2 geriatric accredited Emergency department in Western New York through ACEP. Dr Werthman also is the chair of the UBMD Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider leadership committee. Her primary focus in this role is the hiring, training and general policy making of our APPs.
Education and Training:
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo Department of Emergency Medicine (2010)
- MD, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2007)
- BS, Biology, Cornell University, Cum Laude (2002)
- Certificate, Leadership Accelerator Program, University at Buffalo, Center for Leadership Organizational Effectiveness
Employment:
- Chair of APP Leadership Committee, Emergency Medicine, UBMD (2020-present)
- Physician Credentialing Committee Member, Independent Health (2020-present)
- Associate Director of Emergency Medicine, VA WNY Healthcare System (2018-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, SUNY Buffalo (2012-present)
- Emergency Medicine Attending, University Emergency Medical Services, Inc. (2011-present)
- Emergency Medicine Attending, Professional Emergency Services (2010–2011)
Awards and Honors:
- Excellence in Service Award (2023)
- NYACEP Unsung Heroes of Emergency Medicine Award (2020)
- VA GEM Summit Leadership Award (2019)
- AAMC Early Career Woman Faculty Leadership (2019)
- UBMD Emergency Medicine Women in Leadership Award (2018)
- UBMD Emergency Medicine Leadership Award (2009)
Journal Articles:
- Werthman-Ehrenreich A. (2021) Mucormycosis with orbital compartment syndrome in a patient with COVID-19. The American journal of emergency medicine (Apr), 42: 264.e5-264.e8. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.032
Professional Memberships:
- Member of American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP)
- Member of Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
Service Activities:
- elected by peers to be a voting member of UBMD Emergency Medicine board of directors.; UBMD Emergency Medicine Board of Director's Member (2025–present)
- ED Flow committee- working on improving processes of throughput of patients from ED to inpatient services. (2020–present)
- VA Acute Care Committee; member (2020–2024)
- Leads team of UBMD Emergency Medicine Academic Division Associate Site Directors and APP leaders. Committee leads hiring of all APPs for our group as well as reviewing and instituting policies and procedures related to APPs in the Emergency Department.; Chair of APP Leadership Committee (2020–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Geriatric ED Steering Committee; Member (2020–present)
- Geriatric Emergency Department; Physician Champion (2020–present)
- committee member for VA Western New York Acute Care council. Hospital committee reviewing hospital data analysis of patient safety indicators- mortality and length of stay.; Acute Care Council Committee Member (2020–present)
- Physician leader and administrator in charge of developing program and accreditation for ACEP level 2 geriatric emergency department for Veterans Health Administration- Western New York; Physician Champion for Geriatric Emergency Department (2020–present)
- monthly meeting with all the VA Hospitals within VISN2 (northeast) reviewing emergency department data and process improvement plans; VA Healthcare system- VISN2 Acute Care Council Member (2020–present)
- Emergency Medicine representative . Reviews blood product utilization and transfusion policies for the VA hospital; VA WNY Healthcare System Transfusion Committee Member (2020–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Super Frequent ED User Committee; Member (2019–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Flow Committee; Member (2019–present)
- faculty mentor for resident group designed to develop quality improvement projects for the emergency department.; Faculty Mentor for Emergency Medicine Resident Quality Improvement Program (2018–2020)
- Resident QI Program; Faculty Member Mentor (2018–2020)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Credentialing and Privileging Committee; Member (2018–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Peer Review Committee; Member (2018–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Medical Executive Committee; Member (2018–present)
- VA WNY Healthcare System Transfusion Committee; Member (2018–present)
- UBMD Emergency Medicine APP Leadership Committee; Member (2018–present)
- UBMD Emergency Medicine Site Director Committee; Member (2018–present)
- member of UBMD Emergency Medicine Site Director Committee. Meet monthly to discuss hospital volumes and departmental issues.; UBMD Emergency Medicine Site Director Committee (2018–present)
- represents the emergency department for any cases that are referred to the hospital for review of patient care issues.; VA WNY Health Care System Peer Review Committee Member (2018–present)
- attend monthly credentialing meetings for the VA hospital reviewing new and current providers.; VA WNY Healthcare System Credentialing and Privileging Committee Member (2018–present)
- UBMD Emergency Medicine; Board Member (2014–2016)
- ; UBMD Emergency Medicine Board Member (2014–2016)