Michael R. Cummings MD
Michael R. Cummings
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry
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 UBMDEducation and Training:
- Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2004)
- Residency, General Psychiatry, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2001)
- MD, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Cum Laude (1998)
- BS, Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences (1994)
Employment:
- Psychiatric Consultant, Gateway-Longview Children's Services (2011-present)
- Psychiatric Consultant, Crisis Services (2010-present)
- Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Secure Detention for Youth (2010-present)
- Director of the Division of Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2009-present)
- Psychiatric Consultant, Erie County Holding Center (2009-present)
- Psychiatric Consultant, Family Voices Network of Erie County (2009-present)
- Staff Psychiatrist, University Psychiatric Practice, Inc. (2009-present)
- Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services (2006-present)
- Director of Adolescent Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2002–2009)
- Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center (2006–2008)
Awards and Honors:
- Award for Outstanding Contributions (2011)
- Outstanding Professional of the Year (2011)
- Josie Olympia Award for Overall Contribution (2010)
- Family Voices Network Most Valuable Voice: Community Engagment (2009)
- Physician Excellence Award, Erie County Medical Center (2007)
- Outstanding Contributions to Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Education (2006)
- Child and Adolescent PRITE Award (2003)
- General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2001)
- Outstanding Service to General Psychiatry Residency Program (2001)
- General Psychiatry PRITE Award (2000)
- Farney R. Wurlitzer Award for Academic Excellence in Psychiatry (1998)
- James A. Gibson Anatomical Society (1997)
- Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1996)
- Commedation from the Dean for Scholastic Achievement (1995)
- Merrill Presidential Scholar (1994)
- Beinecke Memorial Scholarship (1993)
Journal Articles:
- Boora K, Cummings MR, Marshall DR. (2010) Generalized seizure in three adolescents with bupropion overdose. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol (Apr), 20(2): 159-160.
- Waxmonsky JG, Pelham WE, Gnagy E, Cummings MR, O‘Connor B, Majumdar A, Verley J, Hoffman MT, Massetti GA, Burrows-MacLean L, Fabiano GA, Waschbusch DA, Chacko A, Arnold FW, Walker KS, Garefino AC, Robb JA. (2008) The efficacy and tolerability of methylphenidate and behavior modification in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and severe mood dysregulation. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol (Dec), 18(6): 573-588.
- Cummings MR, Miller BD. (2004) Pharmacologic management of behavioral instability in medically ill pediatric patients. Curr Opin Pediatr (Oct), 16(5): 516-522.
Presentations:
- "Assessment of Competency in the Court Room" New York State of Family Court Judges Annual Meeting; New York State Association of Family Court Judges (2010)
- "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2009)
- "Recognizing and Responding to Mental Illness: An Introduction for Mental health" New York State Courts and The Center for Court Innovation (2009)
- "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" Families Together in New York State Annual Conference; Families Together in New York State; Resilience a Call to Cross-System Families to Bend but Never Break (2009)
- "Children's Behavioral Health System Change Round Table" New York State Assembly Subcommittee on Autism Retention (2008)
Service Activities:
- Community Corrections Advisory Board; Chair (2011–present)
- UBMD Governing Board; Member (2011–present)
- Update of Community Psychiatry in Buffalo Presentation to Buffalo Chapter of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill; Presentor (2010–present)
- Child Psychiatry 101 Presentation to Families and Professional Staff of Hamburg Middle School; Presentor (2009–present)
- Committee for Autism and Mental Health Advocacy; Co-Chair (2009–present)
- The Police Mental Health Coordination Project Collaboration of local police, courts, hospitals, mobile outreach, and family advocacy groups.; Member (2009–present)
- Themes in Child Psychiatry Presentation to Psychology Students of Lancaster High School; Presentor (2008–present)
- Erie County Sis Sigma Project: Managing CPL 730 Bed Day Use, Clinical Consultant; Consultant (2008)
- University Psychiatric Practice, Inc.; Treasurer (2007–2008)
- Executive Commitee; Member (2007–present)
- Faculty Council; Member (2005–2007)
- Stress in Adolescence Formal Presentation to parents and teachers at Amherst Middle School; Presentor (2005–present)
- Executive Committee Western New York Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association; Committee Member (2003–2006)
- Curriculum Committee; Member (2001–present)
- Depression: Symptoms and Treatment Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.; Presentor (2000–present)
- Admissions Committee; Member (1999–2001)