Dr. Poreda has been involved in prehospital care for over 20 years, beginning in the volunteer fire service and as a professional EMT. This experience changed his career; he completed his Computer Science degree and immediately began his pre-med training at Univ Buffalo. During this time, Dr. Poreda continued his firefighting education at the NYS Fire Academy in Montour Falls NY, becoming a Nationally Certified Firefighter II; he is certified in various special operations disciplines as well, including TECC, HazMat, Swift Water, Ice, Confined Space, and High Angle Rope Rescue.
Dr. Poreda completed medical school at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, NY. He stayed in Syracuse where he completed his residency in Emergency Medicine. While in residency, Dr. Poreda authored a textbook chapter for physicians on Fireground Operations and Rehab.
After finishing residency, Dr. Poreda moved back to Buffalo and began his career in private practice as an Attending Physician with Professional Emergency Services PLLC. During this time, he worked at multiple hospitals across WNY, including Millard Suburban, Buffalo General, Lake Shore, Brooks Memorial, and Medina.
In 2016, Dr. Poreda joined UBMD as full-time faculty with the Dept of Emergency Medicine, and has been working at Buffalo General since. In 2020, Dr. Poreda went back to school and completed an EMS fellowship, and is now dual-boarded in EM and EMS. Throughout this time, he's maintained close contact with the fire service & EMS, and continues to be an active member to this day. Since completing his EMS fellowship, he now regularly lectures on various fire and EMS topics at the regional and state level, he has begun accumulating various fire and EMS agencies as a medical director, overseeing over 200 EMS providers across 8 different agencies totaling about 10,000 EMS calls annually, and began his career in fire and EMS research.
Education and Training:
Certificate, NYS DEC Wildland SAR Green Card, NYS DEC (2023)
Certificate, NYS HazMat Technician, NYS Fire Academy (2022)
Fellowship, Emergency Medical Services, SUNY Buffalo (2021)
Certificate, NYS Ice Rescue Technician, NYS Fire Academy (2020)
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine (FACEP) (2016)
Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM) (2013)
Medical Student Teaching Award (2012)
Research Expertise:
Firefighter health & safety
Soft tissue infections
Grants and Sponsored Research:
October 2022–December 2022 Cold Weather Firefighting Pilot Study UB Department of Emergency Medicine Chair’s Fund. Role: Principal Investigator $25,000
Poreda A, Cooney D. (2015) Chapter 65: Fire Ground Operations and Rehab. McGraw-Hill Education
Abstracts:
Delaney CM, Poreda AR, Kelleran KJ, DeMott CP, Clemency BM, Hostler D. (2023) Active Rewarming is Not Necessary During Cold Weather Firefighting Operations. Prehospital Emergency Care, EMS World EXPO. New Orleans, Louisiana (Dec) S118–S134, (15) Poster; Oral
Poreda AR, Kelleran KJ, Delaney CM, DeMott CP, Clemency BM, Hostler D. (2023) Firefighters Experience Lower Levels of Heat Stress in Cold Environments When Compared to Neutral Environment. Academic Emergency Medicine, SAEM 2023. Austin, Texas (May) 384, (831) Poster
DeMott CP, Poreda AR, Kelleran KJ, Delaney CM, Clemency BM, Hostler D. (2023) Firefighters Experience Lower Levels of Heat Stress in Cold Environments When Compared to Neutral Environments. Jacobs School of Medicine - Medical Student Research Forum. BUFFALO, New York (Feb) Poster
Poreda A, et al. (2011) Do Blood Culture Results Affect Treatment in Immunosuppressed or Vascularly Insufficient Patients with Cellulitis?. NY ACEP. Bolton Landing, New York (Jul) Poster
Professional Memberships:
National Association of EMS Physicians (2020–present)
American College of Emergency Physicians (2009–present)
American Academy of Emergency Medicine (2005–present)
Presentations:
"Patient Refusals" NY Vital Signs NAEMSP Preconference (2024)
"Medical Care of Hazmat Victims" NYS Vital Signs EMS Academy (2024)
"Intro to Medical Complaints at Tech Rescue" NYS Technical Rescue Conference (2024)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Erie County DHSES - Firefighter Series (2024)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Chaffee-Sardinia Fire Co (2024)
"Medical Care of Hazmat Victims" Erie County DHSES - Firefighter Series (2024)
"Medical Care of Hazmat Victims" NYS Hazmat Seminar (2024)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Allegany County Fire/EMS (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Lackawanna Fire Training (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Lancaster Town-wide Drill (2023)
"Medical Care of Victims" NYS Technical Rescue Conference (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Springbrook Fire Dept (2023)
"Medical Care of HazMat Victims" NYS HazMat Seminar (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Snyder Fire Dept (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Erie County DHSES - Firefighter Series (2023)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" Olcott Fire Co (2022)
"Firefighter Health and Safety" South Lockport Fire Dept (2022)
"Medical Care of Rescuers and Victims" NYS Technical Rescue Conference (2022)