Renoj Varughese MD

Renoj Varughese

Renoj Varughese
MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Specialty/Research Focus

Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medicine; Substance Use Disorder; Technology

Contact Information
UBMD Emergency Medicine
77 Goodell Street
Suite 340
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 7166459700
renojvar@buffalo.edu
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Professional Summary:

Dr. Renoj Varughese is an attending physician in the emergency department at BGH, ECMC and the VA. He also serves as an assistant medical director of American Medical Response WNY.

Dr. Varughese is very involved in developing telemedicine solutions. He helped launch Kaleida's and ECMC’s Virtual ER. Dr. Varughese is also the Telemedicine Director of Buffalo MATTERS. He manages telemedicine projects that help initiate medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder to those unable to get to such services.

Education and Training:
  • Fellowship, Emergency Medical Services (2020)
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, University at Buffalo (2019)
  • MD, Thomas Jefferson University (2016)
  • BS, Premedicine, Penn State University (2011)

Employment:
  • Director of Telehealth, Emergency Medicine, University at Buffalo (2023-present)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University at Buffalo (2021-present)
  • Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Buffalo General Medical Center (2020-present)
  • Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (2020-present)
  • Telemedicine Director, NY Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals (MATTERS) Network (2020-present)
  • Assistant Medical Director, American Medical Response WNY (2019-present)
  • Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Buffalo General Medical Center (2019-present)
  • Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Erie County Medical Center (2019-present)
  • Attending Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (2019-present)
  • Associate Director of Telehealth, Department of Emergency Medicine, University at Buffalo (2019–2023)

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Professional Memberships:
  • National Association of EMS Physicians (2019–present)

Presentations:
  • "The Effect of Emergency Medical Services Facilitated Telemedicine on Time on Task" National Association of EMS Physicians Conference (2023)
  • "The Relationship Between Provider Impression and Transport Avoidance in an EMS Telemedicine Program" National Association of EMS Physicians Conference (2023)
  • "Changes to albuterol administration by EMS clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic." National Association of EMS Physicians Conference (2022)
  • "EMS providers’ management of cardiac arrest: A qualitative approach to understanding educational applications." National Association of EMS Physicians Conference (2022)
  • "EMS witnessed cardiac arrests: EMS providers’ experiences in recognition and treatment." National Association of EMS Physicians Conference (2022)

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Contact Information

UBMD Emergency Medicine
77 Goodell Street
Suite 340
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 7166459700
renojvar@buffalo.edu
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