Samantha Bordonaro MD, FACEP
Samantha Bordonaro
MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor | Assistant Dean for Student & Academic Affairs
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:
As an assistant clinical professor board-certified in emergency medicine, I split my time clinically between Buffalo General Medical Center and the VA of Western New York. I enjoy the wide breadth of clinical presentations and acuity as well caring for a diverse patient population. As an emergency medicine (EM) physician, I have the privilege of caring for any patient that comes to our department, regardless of any internal or external factors that have led them to seek care. I have the honor of meeting them, establishing a rapport, and delivering the highest quality care I possibly can.
When I am not working clinically, I can be found in the Office for Student & Academic Affairs where I joined the team in July 2022 as Assistant Dean. I transitioned to this role after spending just over 4 years as the clerkship director in EM. While I oversaw all of our EM electives at the medical school, I grew to love working with and advising students on their individual paths. Undergraduate medical education has become my passion and I am committed to supporting any student on their journey to find their own passion in medicine.
I serve on the Curriculum and Phase 2 committees focusing on how our curriculum addresses student and community needs, collaborating with faculty to review our courses and create change. As the school embarks on a total redesign of our medical curriculum, I have had the honor of being a part of the core curriculum design team as we strive to give our students the best, most integrated, comprehensive, and modern curriculum possible!
While I am not a native Buffalonian, I have been grateful to become a part of this community and to raise my young family in a city that is so proud and passionate as it strives to grow and affect positive change.
Education and Training:
- Residency, Chief Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2012)
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (2012)
- MD, University of Connecticut (2009)
- BS, Nursing, University of Delaware (2005)
Employment:
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2015-present)
- Attending Staff Physician, Professional Emergency Services (2012–2015)
Awards and Honors:
- AAMC LEAD Fellow (2023)
- Unsung Heroes Award, New York ACEP (2021)
- Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Award for Excellence in Teaching, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Siegel Award Committee (2021)
- Award for Excellence in Education, UBMD Emergency Medicine (2020)
- Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Award for Excellence in Teaching - Honorable Mention, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science Siegel Award Committee (2019)
- UBMD Women in Leadership Award, UBMD Emergency Medicine (2018)
Journal Articles:
- Harding C, Pompei F, Bordonaro SF, McGillicuddy DC, Burmistrov D, Sanchez LD. (2020) Fever Incidence Is Much Lower in the Morning than the Evening: Boston and US National Triage Data. The western journal of emergency medicine (Jun), 21(4): 909-917. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.3.45215
- Harding C, Pompei F, Bordonaro SF, McGillicuddy DC, Burmistrov D, Sanchez LD. (2019) The daily, weekly, and seasonal cycles of body temperature analyzed at large scale. Chronobiology international (Dec), 36(12): 1646-1657.
- Bordonaro SF, McGillicuddy DC, Pompei F, Burmistrov D, Harding C, Sanchez LD. (2016) Human temperatures for syndromic surveillance in the emergency department: data from the autumn wave of the 2009 swine flu (H1N1) pandemic and a seasonal influenza outbreak. BMC emergency medicine (Mar), 16: 16. doi:10.1186/s12873-016-0080-7
Books and Book Chapters:
- S Bordonaro A Crum. (2022) Orbital Tumors. In: Manual of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies. Wolter Kluwer
- Bordonaro SF, Levenson RB. (2011) Appendicitis. In: Essential Emergency Imaging. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins
- Foy, S, Sanchez L. (2011) Gastrointestinal Bleeding. In: Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, 4th ed. Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins
Professional Memberships:
- Member of the Association of American Medical Colleges; The AAMC leads and serves academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere. (2022–present)
- Member, AAMC Northeast Group on Student Affairs; NEGSA is the regional chapter of medical educators in the northeast, working together to address challenges in medical education. (2022–present)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society (2019–present)
- Fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine Physicians; ACEP Fellows status is achieved by demonstrating commitment to the preservation and growth of emergency medicine. (2019–present)
- Member of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section of ACEP (2018–present)
- Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Member; SAEM is dedicated to the improvement of patient care in the emergency department through research and education. (2017–present)
- Academy of Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) Member; CDEM is the national organization of clerkship directors committed to improving undergraduate medical education in EM. (2017–present)
- Member of the New York Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (NY ACEP); State chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (2015–present)
- Association of American Medical Colleges
Service Activities:
- Organize and direct Core Topics, a two week course for M3 students covering topics regarding communication, social justice, clinical care, preparation for 4th year, and career advising.; IDM730: Core Topics Course Director (2022–present)
- Serve as a faculty mentor in DoctHERS, an organization supporting women in medicine in Western New York.; Faculty Mentor (2022–present)
- Scored research posters presented by medical students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Forum; Research Forum Judge (2022–present)
- Mentor M1 and M2 students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in the Faculty Mentor Program; Faculty Mentor (2021–2024)
- Together with others, working to redesign the medical school curriculum at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Core Curriculum Design Team Member (2019–present)
- ; Physician Liaison to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program (2018–present)
- Serve on and previously chaired the Phase 2 Committee which is responsible for the oversight of the clinical curriculum in the 3rd and 4th years at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Phase 2 Committee (2018–present)
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program; Physician Liasion (2018–present)
- Crisis Services is Erie County's 24 hour crisis response service.; Crisis Services Board of Directors and QA Committee Chair (2018–present)
- Members of faculty council are part of the governing body responsible to review, develop, and implement policies for the school of medicine.; Faculty Council Member (2017–present)