Amanda B. Hassinger
MD, MS
Amanda B. Hassinger MD, MS
Specialties
Clinical Research; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Pediatrics; Sleep Disorders; Sleep Medicine
Accepting new patients
Professional Summary:
After working almost over a decade in pediatric critical care, I recently went back into training and completed a Sleep Medicine Fellowship. The goal was to add to my clinical knowledge and provide a much needed service to the children of our community, pediatric sleep medicine. Since graduation in July 2020, I have been working tirelessly with UBMD Pediatrics to develop the only pediatric-dedicated Sleep Medicine Center in Western New York. We opened the UBMD Pediatrics Sleep Lab on July 9th, 2020 and have doubled our volume and expanded our services. We provide both inpatient and outpatient pediatric sleep medicine consultations on all variety of sleep problems in children. This can include bedtime refusal, nightmares, sleep walking, frequent awakenings, bedwetting, poor sleep, snoring, insomnia, daytime sleepiness or any other concerns. We see patients 0 to 25 years old 4 days per week in two clinics in two locations as well as via telehealth. We have developed referral protocols for high risk pediatric populations (e.g. those with Autism, obesity or premature birth) and are planning to expand to in-patient sleep studies to screen patients before discharge.
In addition, I have been able to continue my portfolio of research in both critical care and have extended this into pediatric sleep medicine. While still working on several multi-center NIH-funded trials in the PICU, I have developed several local trials in sleep medicine including two related to how the pandemic has affected our sleep (one focused on health care workers and another in school-aged children). The intention is to use the information we obtain to inform public health initiatives to prepare our children and our workforce to enter into the "new normal" with better sleep habits.
Our center is dedicated to the education and welfare of all of the children in our area using clinical support, diagnostics, research and training of physicians in the area. We have begun partnerships with community providers for neuro-diverse children to develop a multi-faceted program to improve the sleep and CPAP use in children with special needs in Western New York.
Specialties:
Clinical Research, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Medicine
Patients Treated:
Children, Adolescents
Physician Gender:
Female
Appointments:
UBMD Pediatrics Outpatient Center
UBMD Pediatrics Sleep Center
Conventus
1001 Main Street
4th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0370
Fax: (716) 323-0296
Insurance Accepted:
UBMD Pediatrics Outpatient Center
University Commons
1404 Sweet Home Road
Suite 5
Amherst, New York 14228
Phone: (716) 323-0370
Fax: (716) 323-0296
Insurance Accepted:
UBMD Pediatrics Sleep Center
Conventus
1001 Main Street
4th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0370
Fax: (716) 323-0296
Accepting new patients
Insurance Accepted:
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc
- CIGNA HealthCare
- Community Blue (HMO)
- Community Blue Advantage
- Coventry
- Empire
- Fidelis
- Independent Health Association (HMO)
- Independent Health Medisource
- Lifetime Benefit Solutions / RMSCO
- MVP Healthcare
- Magnacare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Nofault
- North American Administrators
- Nova
- POMCO
- Preferred Care
- Railroad Medicare
- TriCare/Champus
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Univera Health Care (HMO)
- Veterans Administration
- WellCare
- Workers Comp
UBMD Pediatrics Outpatient Center
University Commons
1404 Sweet Home Road
Suite 5
Amherst, New York 14228
Phone: (716) 323-0370
Fax: (716) 323-0296
Accepting new patients
Insurance Accepted:
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc
- CIGNA HealthCare
- Community Blue (HMO)
- Community Blue Advantage
- Coventry
- Empire
- Fidelis
- Independent Health Association (HMO)
- Independent Health Medisource
- Lifetime Benefit Solutions / RMSCO
- MVP Healthcare
- Magnacare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Nofault
- North American Administrators
- Nova
- POMCO
- Preferred Care
- Railroad Medicare
- TriCare/Champus
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Univera Health Care (HMO)
- Veterans Administration
- WellCare
- Workers Comp
Board Certifications:
- Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics
- Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-board in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Certification, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, University at Buffalo (2020)
- MS, Epidemiology - Clinical Research Track, University at Buffalo (2015)
- Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital (2011)
- Residency, Pediatrics, Northwestern University/Children‘s Memorial Hospital (2008)
- Internship, Pediatrics, Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital (2006)
- MD, Medicine, University at Buffalo (2005)
- BS, Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Magna Cum Laude (2001)
Awards and Honors:
- Top Doctors in WNY (2023)
- Top Doctors of Western New York: Pediatric Sleep Medicine (2021)
- University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions: Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (2015)
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2015)
- International Symposium on Acute Kidney Injury in Children: Poster Award (2012)
- Children's Memorial Hospital: 1st Place Poster at Research Scholars Day (2011)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Dean‘s Letter of Commendation for 3rd Year Clerkships (2004)
- Duke University: Robert C. Cox Scholarship for Academic Achievement (1998)
- Who‘s Who in America (2014-2015)
- Buffalo Spree Magazine: Top Doctors in Western New York (2019-2022)
- Duke University: Dean's List (1997-2001)
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.