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Alumni
- Class of 2008
- Class of 2007
- Class of 2006
- Class of 2005
- Michael Antoniello, MD
- Matthew Beatty, MD
- Eric Carlisle, MD
- Liza Chopra, MD
- Samuel Cloud, DO
- Don Collure, MD
- Cristine Connery, MD
- Andrew Covey, MD
- Brian Kenjarski, MD
- Angela Lee, MD
- Darin Lee, MD
- Lainie Schwartz, MD
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Class of 2005
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Michael Antoniello, MD
Class of 2005
Current
Position: Emergency Medicine Attending - Maine General Hospital, Waterville, Maine
About Residency:
Residency was a great experience. I received training to practice in all different types of emergency medicine, from big cities to small, single coverage community emergency rooms. When I graduated, I was comfortable taking care of patients of all ages and all problems.
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Matthew Beatty, MD
Class of 2005
Current Position: Community Physician in Chico, CA at Enloe Medical Center
About Residency: SUNY at Buffalo's EM Residency was an excellent training program. I currently work alongside attendings trained at some of the most renowned programs in the country. These include UCLA, Harvard, USC, and the list goes on. While their training and research experiences were great, Buffalo simply teaches you to be a stronger clinician than many of these other programs. There is such a great diversity of hospital types, clinicians, and patient populations that you simply cannot find in larger cities that give only the "urban experience." In Buffalo I worked in busy community hospitals, small rural hospitals, as well as downtown county hospitals which made for a very well rounded taste of what was to come. The off-service rotations were quite valuable as well. Kudos should be given to the surgery program in particular. I have had 5 rotations on the surgical service in Buffalo because I attended medical school there as well and had great experiences with some of the more challenging procedures (chest tubes, thoracotomies, trachs, etc...). In particular, as a SUNY Buffalo ER resident you have the opportunity to essentially run the Trauma ICU on nights when you take call for that particular rotation. This experience did wonders for improving my care of the most critical patients possible. The program was also strong in Pediatric ER training with a total of 3 ER months and a PICU month, which is the most I have heard of in any program. In all, Buffalo trained me to be extremely comfortable in almost any situation. I had a great deal of autonomy, and because of this, I was prepared to make the difficult decisions that being an ED attending requires from Day 1 of practice. My thanks to the program and its educators.
About Buffalo: Buffalo is a pretty great city to be a resident in. You can find a great apartment for $500 a month, a good meal for about $15, and spend a night out with friends at a martini bar for $20. This suits a residency lifestyle ideally. Many of my friends were easily able to afford houses for their familiest in some of the safest neighborhoods in the US. Buffalo is also a "foodie Mecca." You can get amazing beef at 3 area steak houses (EB Greenes, Chop House, Prime 490). You can decent sushi at "O," and more classic high end foods at Olivers, Rue Franklin (French), and San Marcos (Italian). So eat up! Compared to other cities like LA and NYC, you'll smile broadly when you see the bill.
The only flip side to Buffalo is the cold weather, so buy skis, a snowboard, & snowshoes, and turn even the tough part of Buffalo into a positive. Ski lift passes for Kissing Bridge Ski Resort are very reasonable for the season and there are several areas for good winter hikes like Allegheny State Park. I miss many of these aspects of Buffalo now that I am away and visit frequently.
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Eric Carlisle, MD
Class of 2005
Current Position: Independent Contractor Emergency Medicine Physician at Encino-Tarzana Medical Center, a private sub-urban hospital just outside of Los Angeles, California
About Residency: The training I received at SUNY Buffalo was unique in that it provided me with the chance to learn how to practice Emergency Medicine in several different hospital-types (inner-city county, sub-urban private, etc.) and with several different patient populations / cultures; this was incredibly useful. A large portion of the patients I treated in Buffalo had poor access to the medical system, so by the time they presented to the ER, they were incredibly sick, which makes for great training cases. The Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo was a great place to get bombarded with sick kids. The ER staff attendings are committed to the program and care greatly about resident training and education.
About Buffalo: Buffalo is a wild town and a great place to live. For a west coast person like myself, it was my only chance to live in the northeast, which I am very greatful for. I met my wife in Buffalo, and we now live in California, but I really love visiting friends and in-laws who are still in Buffalo.
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Don Collure, MD
Class of 2005
Current Position: Attending with FDR medical services, an emergency medicine group comprised of predominately Buffalo graduates, all board eligible / board certified, that serve mostly community-based emergency departments with affiliation to the residency program. I work mostly out of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, ER1. I have been working here since graduation. I am also credentialed and work at Brooks Memorial in Dunkirk, NY and United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, NY.
About Residency: The biggest asset to the Buffalo program is the diverse settings in which we train. One month you may be assisting with a thoracotomy at the regional trauma center and the next month you may be placing an IO line at the local children's hospital. It truly allowed me to cultivate my strengths and skills which made the transition to an attending a very smooth and effortless process.
About Buffalo: It is a fantastic place to live, with virtually all the ammenities of a big city, including great entertainment, nightlife, and fine dining, while fostering small town values. The people are very warm and embracing. Additionally, the cost of living makes Western New York a wonderful place to learn and live!
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Angela Lee, MD
Class of 2005
Current Position: International Emergency Medicine Fellow, Adjunct Clinical Instructor - George Washington University
About Residency: Great variety of clinical practice types and diversity. An incredible opportunity for prehospital and disaster involvement. Lots of great experiences and opportunities available that will prepare you for whatever practice you go into. Easy academic environment with great attendings.
About Buffalo: So many great things about the city - good food, easy commutes, fantastic cost of living. The summer weather is ideal wtih lots of outdoor activities available. There is a lot to do in Buffalo.
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