Residents

• PGY-3
• PGY-2

• PGY-1
  
  • Guleid Adam, MD
  • Alejandro Casillas, MD
  • Jonathan Coolidge, MD
  • S. Justin DeLuca, MD
  • Matt Hoertkorn, DO
  • Melissa Kohn, MD
  • Joshua Lynch, DO
  • Heather O'Gavaghan, MD
  • Snehal Patel, MD
  • Rajinder (Ruby) Sekhon, MD
  • Lane Smith, MD
  • Stephanie Wodowski, DO

Birthplace: Burlington, Vermont
College: College of the Holy Cross
Medical School: Albany Medical College
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Personal Interests: Anything outdoors
How did you hear about our residency program? End of the I-90 corridor
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Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida
College: University of Florida...Go Gators!
Medical School: University of Florida
Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound, High Altitude & Wilderness Medicine, Sports Medicine
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Personal Interests: Outdoor activities, skiing, flying, skydiving, college football, watching sunsets along the beach, former hand model
How did you hear about our residency program? FRIEDA
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About Buffalo: Great city with low cost of living. Some of the best food I have ever eaten.

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Birthplace: Bremerton, Washington
College: University of Washington
Medical School: Des Moines University
Medical/Research Interests: Ultrasound, EMS
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Personal Interests: Working on old cars, photography
How did you hear about our residency program? The internet
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Birthplace: Hollywood, Florida
College: University of Delaware (Go Blue Hens!)
Medical School: University of Illinois-Rockford
Medical/Research Interests: Toxicology, EMS, Amateur Athletic Events Medical Services
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Personal Interests: Dogs, running, sewing, outdoor activities, travel
How did you hear about our residency program? Hasn't everyone??
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About Buffalo: THe rent is very affordable and the people are very friendly. The weather is fine, just bring a good coat and warm boots!

Additional Comments: I've lived up and down the east coast but consider Philadelphia my home.

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Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
College: University at Buffalo
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical/Research Interests: EMS, Tactical Medicine
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Personal Interests: Skiing, biking, music, reading, cooking, spending time with my family and friends
How did you hear about our residency program? Current faculty
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About Buffalo: A great place to live! Everyone knows everyone so it is very easy to meet people. The summers are beautiful here and the snow isn't so bad!

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Birthplace: Syracuse, New York
College: SUNY at Buffalo
Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo
Medical/Research Interests: I'm still exploring...there's so much!
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Personal Interests: Cooking; baking; anything outdoors; spending time with family, friends and my Maltese (Sabre)
How did you hear about our residency program? I had the opportunity to shadow emergency medicine physicians from this program as an undergraduate and did a few rotations in Emergency Medicine as a medical student (clinical and research)
About the Residency: The faculty members are so excited to teach, and even as a medical student I had one-on-one contact with almost all of the attending physicians. I was given constant feedback and important lessons on each case. There is so much variety within the program itself. We train at five different emergency departments with unique experiences and patient populations. I'll be ready for anything! Ultrasound is VERY strong here, but there are so many opportunities to learn about other aspects of emergency medicine (EMS, public health, administration, telemedicine, etc.). Overall, it's a great program!
About Buffalo: Known as the "City of Good Neighbors", the people are amazingly friendly and there is a strong sense of community. I remeber we had a terrible snowstorm during the Superbowl a few years ago and had NO food in the house (we planned on ordering out that day). As we paced around the house, wondering how we could survive the game without food, we heard a knock on the door and there was our neighbor with a pot full of hot, homemade buffalo chicken wing soup just in time for kickoff! Buffalo has a ton of events all summer long that really brings the community together (Thursday in the Square, Canalfest, Polish Fest, Italian Fest, Irish Fest, etc.). It's a great place for family and single life. During the busiest hours of the day, I've never come to a complete stop on the highway and you can get anywhere in 20 minutes. We have awesome family-owned restaurants that serve every appetite and taste! I didn't grow up here, but I call this home and I plan to stay!

Research Project: Can the Use of Capnography in the Emergency Department Predict the Need for Hospitalization in Adults Presenting with Respiratory Distress?

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Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey
College: University of Rochester
Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo
Medical/Research Interests: EMS, Ultrasound, Academic Emergency Medicine, International Emergency Medicine, Flight Medicine
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Personal Interests: Travel, photography
How did you hear about our residency program? Medical School
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About Buffalo: A great city with a "small town" feel. You can find almost anything to do or see if you look hard enough. Great summers and winters (if you like the snow). Really friendly people!

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Birthplace: Fresno, California
College: UC San Diego
Medical School: UC San Diego
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How did you hear about our residency program? SAEM
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Birthplace: Columbus, Indiana
College: Walsh University
Medical School: University of Toledo
Medical/Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Forensics
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Personal Interests: Football, track, tennis, racquetball, fishing, movies, music
How did you hear about our residency program? SAEM, studentdoctor.net
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About Buffalo: A nice place to live; the people are very friendly

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Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
College: Providence College
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical/Research Interests: Women's Health, International Medicine
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Personal Interests: Anything outdoors or sports-related, travel, music - singing / playing piano
How did you hear about our residency program? Rotated here as a 4th year visiting student
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About Buffalo: I'm from Buffalo, left after high school and was not sure that I'd ever reside here again. Now that I'm back, I'm thrilled to be here! The food, the things to do, and the people (particularly all the jolly Polish) make this a great location....AND Syracuse gets more snow than we do.

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