Michael A. Manka, Jr.
MD
Professional Summary:
Dr. Manka currently serves as the Chief of Emergency Medicine at Erie County Medical Center and the Executive Vice Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He is a residency trained, board certified Emergency Physician, Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and a member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Along with overseeing the emergency department at Erie County Medical Center, he has been a member of the SUNY at Buffalo medical admissions committee and has served as an oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He is president-elect of the medical staff at Erie County Medical Center where he serves on multiple hospital committees that focus on various hospital quality improvement activities. Dr. Manka’s research interests are focused on the care of trauma patients as well as emergency medicine administrative issues such as quality improvement, patient flow, and patient satisfaction.
Specialties:
Emergency Medicine
Physician Gender:
Male
Hospital Locations (for inpatients only):
- Erie County Medical Center
Board Certifications:
- Board Certification, Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education and Training:
- Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine (2030)
- Residency, Emergency Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo (1999)
- MD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude (1996)
- BS, University of Michigan, Summa Cum Laude (1992)
- Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support
Awards and Honors:
- WNY "Top Doctors" - Emergency Medicine (2024)
- WNY "Top Doctors" - Emergency Medicine (2023)
- WNY "Top Doctors" - Emergency Medicine (2022)
- WNY "Top Doctors" - Emergency Medicine (2021)
- Erie County Medical Center Lifeline Foundation 2013 Springfest Distinguished Physician Honoree (2013)
- Erie County Medical Center Lifeline Foundation 2012 Run for Heroes Physician Honoree (2012)
- Specialty Teaching Award, Family Medicine Residency Program, SUNY at Buffalo (2009)
- Seigel Award for Excellence in Teaching, University at Buffalo (2003)
- Seigel Award for Excellence in Teaching, University at Buffalo (2001)
- Teaching Attending of the Year, SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Emergency Medicine (2000)
- SAEM Medical Student Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine (1996)
Research Profile:
This UBMD physician is also a member of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, teaching the next generation of doctors and researching to advance care in WNY and beyond. Learn more about this physician's research and teaching activities, as well as view credentials, publications, professional involvement and more below.