Medical/Research Interests: Trauma/Ultrasound

Personal Interests: Golf, fishing, cooking, travel

About the Residency: The EM residency program at Buffalo prepares residents very well for emergency medicine practice after residency.  The combination of urban, rural, and suburban emergency departments allows residents to experience the different types of emergency medicine practice and helps to prepare them for the 'real world'.  As a graduate of our residency program, I can confidently say that the training was exceptional.

About Buffalo: The thing that I like the best about Buffalo is that it has so much to offer, without the hassles of living in a larger metropolitan area.  There are great arts, theater, restaurants, bars, as well as an unlimited number of outdoor activities that can be enjoyed year-round.

Current Research Activity:

Manka M, Moscati R, Raghavendran K, Priya A: A Simple Scoring System Derived from FAST Findings and Vital Signs Predicts the Need for Urgent Laparotomy in Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Abstract, Acad Emerg Med 2007;14:S141-S142. Click here to view

A Simple Scoring System Derived from FAST Findings and Vital Signs Predicts the Need for Urgent Laparotomy in Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Annual Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, Chicago, IL - May 16-19, 2007.

Miller K, Manka M, Moscati R: Comparing Health Care Physicians and Lay Persons Perceptions of DNR Orders. Abstract, Acad Emerg Med 2007;14:S171. Click here to view

Patient and Health Care Proxy's Understanding of DNR Orders Following DNR Order Decision-Making in the ED

Multicenter Validation of Ultrasound Score with FAST

Retrospective Chart Review to Compare the Frequency of Diagnosed Ruptured and Unruptured Aneurysms Before and After the Availability of 64-Slice CT Angiography in the Emergency Department

Recent Publications:

Mutty CE, Jensen EJ, Manka M, Anders MJ, Bone LB: Femoral Nerve Block for Diaphyseal and Distal Femoral Fractures in the Emergency Department. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:2599-2603.