Residents

PGY-3

PGY-3

	Veronica Bonales, MD
	Birthplace: Southern California College: San Diego State University Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Medical/Research Interests: Disaster planning, teaching skills, critical care Scholarly Research Track: EMS Personal Interests: Hockey, snowboarding, travel How did you hear about our residency program? SAEM website About the Residency: It has been a great experience so far. Everyone is friendly, and the attendings seem to enjoy teaching. There is a good patient base with a variety of experiences at the different hospitals. About Buffalo: Very friendly, midwest feel - not as cold as Minneapolis, but definitely windier than Chicago. Research Project: Outpatient Care Manual - Office of Prehospital Care Top of Page
	Keith Cartmill, MD
	Birthplace: Mankato, Minnesota College: SUNY at Albany Medical School: New York Medical College Medical/Research Interests: Emergency Medicine Scholarly Research Track: Public Health Personal Interests: Sports, movies, music How did you hear about our residency program? About the Residency: About Buffalo: Research Project: Assessing Sexually Transmitted Diseases Care in Emergency Departments: Understanding Health Care Seeking Behavior to Improve Health Care Resources Utilization Top of Page
	Laura Correa, DO
	Birthplace: Chicago, IL College: College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical/Research Interests: I spent several years working in transplant research prior to medical school. Scholarly Research Track: Academic Personal Interests: Music, art, movies, gardening and decorating my house, golf, and spending time with friends, family and my dog! How did you hear about our residency program? I have friends from the Buffalo area and from various websites. About the Residency: Opportunities to train in several ED settings, while working with enthusiastic attendings and friendly and supportive residents. About Buffalo: Having grown up in a large city, I have been very pleasantly surprised by Buffalo! I chose to live in Buffalo itself and love it. My neighborhood is friendly, filled with great restaurants, bars, venues for live music and art- all within walking distance. Also, my commute to the hospitals is minimal. Research Project: An Observational Comparison of of Side Effects by Route of Dilaudid Administration Top of Page
	Diana DaBell, MD
	Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado College: Brigham Young University Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine Medical/Research Interests: Critical care, EMS, aeromedical Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Camping, basketball, dogs, guitar, biking, swimming, hiking, backpacking, traveling, emergency medicine How did you hear about our residency program? A friend About the Residency: About Buffalo: Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter Top of Page
	Jeffrey Hardin, DO
	Chief Resident Birthplace: Tustin, California College: University of Utah Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical/Research Interests: Emergency medicine, wilderness medicine, travel medicine Scholarly Research Track: Academic Personal Interests: Mountaineering, back country skiing, traveling How did you hear about our residency program? Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) About the Residency: This residency program gives you all the opportunity to succeed in Emergency Medicine. Rotating through many different clinical sites such as ECMC (Level I Trauma), BGH (Inner City population), WCHOB (busy pediatric ED with a lot of very sick kids), and Suburban (classic community ED) provide you all of the tools you need to build your skills. I feel absolutely prepared to face any challenge in my future career. Seeing as much pathology as possible is great, but it makes for a miserable 3 years if you don't get along with the people you work with. All of our attendings are extremely intelligent, but more importantly are kind and never condescending. We all get along great as residents; everyone is out to help each other succeed. In the end, it's been a tough 3 years but I am so glad I was able to train at SUNY Buffalo. I wouldn't have changed it for anything! About Buffalo: Buffalo is an interesting place. It's the second most populous city in New York, and the third poorest city in America. This might seem like a negative thing but in reality the people of Buffalo are in desperate need of healthcare and as an Emergency Medicine Resident you are many of their main source of healthcare. As a result they are very grateful to have you take care of them as a resident. Buffalo's winters get a bad rap, but in reality I have found them to be fairly mild. Yes it is windy and snowy often in the winter, but the temps are fairly mild. Having grown up in Southern California, living in Salt Lake City and Phoenix, I can honestly say that Buffalo has the most beautiful summers of anywhere I have lived. Pleasant temps, never much more than 80, with a constant, cool lake breeze. I am going to miss the summers here for sure. Research Project: The Use of Practice Sessions to Improve Quality of Resident Education and Proficiency in Pediatric Emergency Care Top of Page
	Tae Kim, DO
	Birthplace: Seoul, Korea College: University of Massachusetts-Boston, Brandeis University Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound, emergency medicine, EMS Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Sleeping, home networking How did you hear about our residency program? EMRA, Studentdoctor.net, AAEM About the Residency: Great training at multiple sites that expose you to different practice environments - academic, rural, and county. The faculty are approachable; good pathology. About Buffalo: Great cost of living here. Syracuse gets more snow. You can be anywhere in 20 minutes! We have Wegmans. Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter Top of Page
	Jordan Kross, MD
	Birthplace: Buffalo, New York College: D'Youville College Medical School: SABA University Medical/Research Interests: EMS, trauma, sports medicine Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Ice hockey, backpacking, traveling, exercising, golf How did you hear about our residency program? Took visiting student elective in emergency medicine rotation last year About the Residency: The emergency medicine program gives you great clinical teaching along with superb preparation for EM practice as well as for the boards. It provides a very comprehensive experience in all aspects of EM with a wide variety of work settings - urban, suburban, and rural. Training at multiple hospitals provides us with a wealth of learning opportunities, patients, and hospital systems. About Buffalo: From the four seasons to the Bills and Sabres, Buffalo is a wonderful city to live in. Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter - The Eye Top of Page
	Beatrice Loui, MD
	Birthplace: Los Angeles, California College: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: Loma Linda University Medical/Research Interests: Community emergency medicine Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: How did you hear about our residency program? SAEM website About the Residency: All of the fellow residents are very eager to help each other out and give advice about ED management, off-service rotations, and the general Buffalo area. From the attendings, I almost always have gotten a good "mini-lecture" on my ED shifts. About Buffalo: As a native Californian, I appreciate the absence of traffic in Buffalo. The city and surrounding suburbs are full of things to do. Coming to Buffalo at the beginning of summer was great because of the warm weather and festivals - it was a nice way to start residency. Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter Top of Page
	Peter Riga, DO
	Birthplace: Napa, California College: SUNY at Buffalo Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical/Research Interests: EMS, disaster preparedness Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Family, golf, american military history, current events How did you hear about our residency program? I am a Buffalonian! About the Residency: Outstanding training at multiple specialty institutions. The variety of clinical training sites will both diversify your education and optimize your adaptability - high yield principles for ANY Emergency Physician! About Buffalo: Great environment for young families, like mine. Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter - Ectopic Pregnancy Top of Page
	Ryan Shapin, MD
	Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan College: Michigan State University Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine / Tel Aviv University, Israel Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: World travel, working out, biking How did you hear about our residency program? Online forums About the Residency: About Buffalo: Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter - Pneumothorax Top of Page
	Nicholas Shawnik, DO
	Birthplace: Berwyn, Illinois College: Old Dominion University Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound, EMS Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Skiing, running, surfing, traveling How did you hear about our residency program? Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) About the Residency: About Buffalo: Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter - Bedside Cardiac Ultrasound Top of Page
	Amanda Werthman-Ehrenreich, MD
	Chief Resident Birthplace: Buffalo, New York College: Cornell University Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound, teaching medical students, residency recruitment Scholarly Research Track: Ultrasound Personal Interests: Equestrian, busy building a home, cooking, spending time with family and my many pets, tennis How did you hear about our residency program? I went to medical school here About the Residency: This program gives us a wide variety of experiences in different emergency department settings. It makes you a well rounded physician that can take care of anything that rolls through your ED doors. You definitely will know what setting you will want to work in when you're done. The EM residency program is also very responsive to its residents' needs/wants/suggestions. We definitely are well cared for! About Buffalo: I'm a lifer! Born, raised, plan to stay in Buffalo to practice. I'm very active in the residency recruitment process because I want to spread my enthusiasm towards the area, and in particular this emergency medicine residency program. I think the area has something to offer everyone. Whether you are like me and enjoy the outdoors and country setting (I live 40 minutes south of the city on a small farm), or city living, you can find it here. Your paycheck will go a lot farther here than just about anywhere else. 20 minutes or less to just about anywhere in the city...theater, dining, professional sports (NHL hockey, NFL football, AAA baseball), shopping, skiing, the list goes on and on. Research Project: Ultrasound Handbook Chapter - Evaluating the Pregnant Pelvis Top of Page

Contact Info: Dee McCarthy, Program Coordinator, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 100 High St., Buffalo, NY 14203
Tel: 716-859-1499, Fax: 716-859-1555, Email: dmccarthy@kaleidahealth.org