University at Buffalo (UB)
Andrew D. Baumgartner MD
Andrew D. Baumgartner
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Ageing; Education; Family Medicine; Medication Safety; Primary Care
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:
I am a board certified Family Physician, providing primary care for adults and children. I offer a complete range of primary care services to patients of all ages including preventative care, management of chronic conditions, and sick visits for common illnesses. I also provide inpatient hospital care to UBMD patients admitted to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. While providing clinical care, I place a strong emphasis on patient empowerment through patient education and shared decision making.
I graduated with research honors from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2020, subsequently completing my residency training in Family Medicine at the University at Buffalo in 2023. During my residency, I completed supplemental training in medical education via completion of the academic tract, developing a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for the program. I also held the role of academic chief resident, designing and implementing a year-long grand rounds lecture series.
The elderly often struggle with polypharmacy. My research focus has been primarily asking the question “how do we keep our elderly safe from medication side effects and polypharmacy?". Through the Primary Care Research Institute and "Team Alice", an interdisciplinary working group, I have worked on this question utilizing implementation science, human factors & ergonomics, as well as qualitative research methodologies.
Medical education is a passion of mine, teaching medical trainees of all levels. I prioritize teaching learners how to think through problems systematically using mental maps. Pre-medical students often shadow me in the clinic. For the 1st and 2nd year medical students, I co-direct “Case-Based Inquiry & Learning”, a 18-month long active learning course which teaches clinical reasoning and the merging of basic sciences with clinical skills. For 3rd and 4th year medical students, I provide monthly lectures during family medicine clerkship and sub-internship, while supervising them in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. In the realm of post-graduate medical education, I supervise family medicine resident physicians in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, while directing their point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum.
Education and Training:
- Residency, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2023)
- MD, Medicine, University at Buffalo (2020)
- BA, Psychology, University at Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude (2016)
- BS, Nuclear Medicine Technology, University at Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude (2016)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2023-present)
- Co-Director of Case-Based Inquiry & Learning, Office of Medical Education, University at Buffalo (2023-present)
- Primary Care Physician, UBMD Primary Care (2023-present)
- Academic Co-Chief Resident, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2021–2022)
Awards and Honors:
- Outstanding Service Award (2023)
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2022)
- Resident Outstanding Service Award (2021)
- Excellence in Family Medicine (2020)
- Research Honors (2020)
- Generalist Scholars in Family Medicine (2019)
- Adelaide and Brendan Griswold Scholarship (2018)
Research Expertise:
- Polypharmacy, Medication Safety, Ageing, Human Factors & Ergonomics
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Journal Articles:
- Baumgartner A, Kunkes T, Clark CM, Brady LA, Monte SV, Singh S, Wahler Jr RG, Winnie Chen H-Y. (2020) Opportunities and Recommendations for Improving Medication Safety: Understanding the Medication Management System in Primary Care Through an Abstraction Hierarchy. JMIR Hum Factors (Aug), 7(3): e18103. doi:10.2196/18103
- Stoll J, Ranahan M, Richbart M, Brennan-Taylor M, Taylor J, Brady L, Cal J, Baumgartner A, Wahler R, Singh R. (2021) Development of video animations to encourage patient-driven deprescribing: A Team Alice Study. Patient Educ Couns (Nov), 104(11): 2716-23. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2021.03.041
- Baumgartner AD, Clark CM, LaValley SA, Monte SV, Wahler RG Jr, Singh R. (2020) Interventions to deprescribe potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: Lost in translation?. J Clin Pharm Ther (Jun), 45(3): 453-61. doi:10.1111/jcpt.13103
Abstracts:
- Stoll J, Wahler AM, Brady LA, Baumgartner AD, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2022) Nothing About Us, Without Us: Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Educational Interventions on Medication Safety and Deprescribing. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida (Apr) S211 Poster
- Stoll J, Brady LA, Baumgartner AD, Kamboj R, Wahler AM, Singh R, Wahler RG. (2022) Empowering Patients in Medication Safety: Insights from Elder Voices. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida (Apr) S211 Poster
Evaluative Studies and Case Reports:
- Rodrigue P, Fakhri A, Baumgartner A. (2015) Gallbladder Fossa Abscess Masquerading as Cholecystitis After Cholecystectomy. J Nucl Med Technol (Dec), 43(4): 295-6. doi:10.2967/jnmt.115.155606
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
- North American Primary Care Research Group
- New York State Academy of Family Physicians
Presentations:
- "Empowering Patients in Medication Safety: Insights from Elder Voices." Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society (2022)
- "Nothing About Us, Without Us: Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Educational Interventions on Medication Safety and Deprescribing." Annual Scientific Meeting, American Geriatrics Society (2022)
- "Development of Video Animations to Encourage Patient-Driven prescribing: A Team Alice Study." 48th Annual Meeting (Virtual), North American Primary Care Research Group (2020)
- "Abstraction Hierarchy for Understanding the Primary Care Office to Deprescribe Medications in Older Adults: A Team Alice Study." International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare (2020)
- "A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?" Winter Weekend, New York State Academy of Family Physicians (2019)
- "A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?" 46th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2018)
- "Provider-identified barriers and facilitators to successful clinical pharmacist integration into primary care for deprescribing in older adults." 46th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2018)
- "Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System." 45th Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group (2017)
Service Activities:
- University at Buffalo Office of Graduate Medical Education: Residents Committee; Member (2021)
- University at Buffalo Office of Graduate Medical Education: Program Evaluation Review Committee; Member (2021–2023)
- ComedySportz Buffalo: Board of Directors; President (2021–present)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Hotspotting Scholars; Member (2017–2019)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Outpatient Executive Board; Chair (2017–2018)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Camp Neuro Executive Board; Member (2017–2018)
- Citizen Science Community Resources; Founding Member and Board Member (2012–2019)