Education and Training
7/15/26
Whether you’re a medical student, resident or fellow, we’re committed to furthering your interests and skills in emergency medicine.
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UBMD Patient Care

Rebeka Stephen standing in front of an ambulance.

Our board-certified physicians provide emergency medical care to patients at Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo General Medical Center and the Buffalo VA Medical Center.

Preparing Emergency Physicians for Every Challenge

The Department of Emergency Medicine is built on a foundation of academic excellence, clinical innovation, and a deep commitment to patient care. We develop experts in emergency medicine by recruiting motivated physicians and training them in a diverse, cutting-edge environment that values clinical excellence, research, service to our community, and life balance.

What sets us apart is the strength of our faculty who bring together a broad range of backgrounds, expertise, and perspectives, creating a collaborative learning environment where residents are challenged, supported, and inspired. Combined with an exceptional clinical training experience, nationally recognized specialty programs, and a culture that values compassion, inclusion, and innovation, our department prepares graduates to thrive in any emergency department and become leaders in the specialty.

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Why UB?

“I decided to stay at UB for residency because of how much I loved the program. I saw firsthand on my clinical rotations how supportive, approachable and invested the faculty and residents were in both patient care and education.”
4/30/26

Bryanna Lexus Freitas, MD ’25
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine

“One of the program’s greatest strengths is the diversity of its clinical training sites, as each setting emphasizes a different skill set.”
5/15/26

Claire Conrad, MD ’25
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine

“I think most importantly I wanted to feel like the team I would work so closely with was full of a diverse array of people who wanted their residents to not only succeed but thrive.”
6/8/26

Mitchell Fiorella-Crandall, MD ’24
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine

“UB Emergency Medicine has good vibes all around. The culture is very supportive and though we all come from different backgrounds and experiences, I feel that finding your people and growing your support system is easy to do almost immediately.”
6/8/26

April Domster, MD
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine

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Recent News

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Podcast: Addiction & Emergency Medicine
7/9/26

UB Medicine Podcast host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, welcomes two faculty experts in addiction and emergency medicine to discuss how emergency medicine–led innovations are reshaping access to care at a moment when both national trends and local realities demand urgent, coordinated response. 

Podcast: Combatting the Opioid Crisis
9/9/25

As a young emergency medicine doctor, Joshua Lynch was struck by how unprepared ERs were to help patients with opioid use disorder. After losing family members to overdose, he knew he had to act. In this episode of Driven to Discover, he shares how MATTERS—the treatment program he founded—is becoming a national model in the fight against the opioid epidemic. 

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