Sangrok Oh DO
Sangrok Oh
DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
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 practice full-spectrum family medicine, which means that I care for patients ranging from newborns to the elderly. I take care of obstetric patients, and I deliver babies. I perform minor dermatological, gynecologic and orthopedic procedures in the UBMD Family Medicine office on Sheridan Dr. I also care for patients in the intensive care unit and on hospital floors at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
I believe that the major role of a physician is to educate. I educate, guide and empower patients to make the best informed health decisions for themselves and their families. I practice medicine as a supportive partner, helping my patients prevent serious illness by coaching them to live healthy lifestyles. I am also a constant companion to my patients in regard to their immunizations and their efforts at weight loss and smoking cessation. My care for patients and their loved ones includes supporting them in end-of-life decisions that will help lead to a dignified death.
As a family physician in an academic setting, I help trainees navigate the complex health care world. As the chief resident in UB’s family medicine residency, I had extensive experience teaching and organizing teaching; I bring this expertise to the residents I now teach as a faculty member. I am one of the seminar leaders for the Clinical Practice of Medicine (CPM) curriculum for first-year medical students. I am committed to empowering health care teams—students, residents, experienced physicians, nurses and nursing aides—by sharing my knowledge and fostering the best possible care of patients.
I am an American born in South Korea and educated in England. My interests in family medicine grew from volunteering in rural Ghana and Haiti as a medical student, where I learned that fostering strong physician-patient relationships and health education is crucial to improving the overall health of a community. My medical practice and my teaching and mentoring of students and residents reflect the lessons I have learned throughout my international experience.
Education and Training:
- Certificate, Educator Program, Royal College of Physicians/University at Buffalo (2016)
- Residency, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2016)
- DO, Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (2013)
- MS, Natural Sciences/Neuroscience, University at Buffalo (2009)
- BS, Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo (2006)
Employment:
- Clerkship Director, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2023-present)
- Associate Medical Director, UBMD Family Medicine (2020-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2016-present)
- Primary Care Physician, UBMD Primary Care (2016-present)
- Medical Director of UBMD Primary Care at Sheridan, UBMD Primary Care
- Associate Clerkship Director, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2018–2023)
- Chief Resident, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (2015–2016)
Awards and Honors:
- Top Doctors in Western New York (2024)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society (2019)
- PGY-1 Outstanding Service Award (2014)
- Resident Teacher Award (2014)
- Council of Osteopathic Student Government President's Award for Community Service (2013)
Research Expertise:
- Family Medicine: Full spectrum Family Medicine
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- August 2017–December 2022
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Clinician Educator Career Development Award
Health Resources and Services Administration
Role: Principal Investigator
$1,000,000
Journal Articles:
- Oh S, Servoss T, Wilkins D. (2021) Using the Objective Structured Teaching Encounter to Assess Resident Teaching Skills. Fam Med (Jun), 53(6): 453-6. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2021.980882
- Chanda S, Oh S, Xu-Friedman MA. (2011) Calcium imaging of auditory nerve fiber terminals in the cochlear nucleus. J Neurosci Methods (Jan), 195(1): 24-9. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.11.008
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Family Physicians (2016–present)
- American College of Physicians (2016–present)
- American Osteopathic Association (2013–present)
Presentations:
- "Development of a HCC Coding Curriculum for Family Medicine Residents." 1st Annual Community Research Day, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2023)
- "Assessing Primary Care Team Perceptions of an Interprofessional Diabetes Intervention in an Academic Family Medicine Setting: A Mixed-Methods Study." Annual Meeting, American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2021)
- "Analysis of Student Interventions in an Interprofessional Hotspotting Pilot Program for Super-utilizers." Annual Meeting, Family Medicine Education Consortium (2019)
- "Assessment on the Attitudes and Perceptions of Students on High Utilizers After Participation in an Interprofessional Hotspotting Team." Annual Meeting, Family Medicine Education Consortium (2019)
- "Interprofessional Hotspotting: Preliminary Evaluation." Annual Meeting, Family Medicine Education Consortium (2019)
- "So you think you can teach?" Annual Meeting, Family Medicine Education Consortium (2019)
- "Incorporating Student Hotspotting into Graduate Medical Education." Inaugural Conference, National Collaborative for Educators to Address the Social Determinants of Health (2019)
Service Activities:
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Antiracism Curriculum Committee; Member (2022–present)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Social Determinants of Health; Thread Leader (2021–present)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: Telemedicine Task Force; Chair (2021–2022)
- UBMD Family Medicine: Executive Committee; Member (2021–present)
- UBMD Family Medicine: Compensation Committee; Member (2020–present)
- UBMD Family Medicine: Quality Team Committee; Member (2020–present)
- UBMD Family Medicine: Finance Committee; Member (2020–present)
- University at Buffalo (School of Public Health and Health Professions, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, and Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences); Course Director of Hotspotting Program (2017–2021)
- UBMD Family Medicine: Primary Care Team Committee; Member (2016–present)
- Buffalo Marathon; First Aid Volunteer (2015)
- Peredo Community Hospital, Peredo, Sud-Est, Haiti; Medical Fieldwork Volunteer (2013)
- Oworobong Clinic & Tafo Clinic, Ghana, West Africa; Medical Fieldwork Volunteer (2010)