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Comment: Wikipedia doesn't support the posting of personal autobiographies - clearly WP:SELFPROMOTION. Dan arndt (talk) 03:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Joshua Lynch (born June 24, 1982) is an American emergency physician, medical researcher, and substance use disorder advocate (particularly opioid use disorder). Lynch serves as an Associate Professor of Emergency and Addiction Medicine at The State University of New York University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, New York. He also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals (MATTERS) network based in Buffalo, New York. He works clinically in a variety of hospitals including Kaleida Health and others in Western New York as a senior physician at UBMD Emergency Medicine[1]. He also serves as a medical director and previously as a flight physician at Mercy Flight of Western New York.
Lynch is known for his advocacy on health-related issues, especially on emergency medicine and the opioid epidemic. He has contributed to numerous media outlets on a variety of medical topics including the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, access to treatment for opioid use disorder, public education on the use of Narcan (naloxone), the dangers of contaminants in the US drug supply, and others.
Education
[edit]Lynch graduated from Williamsville North High School in 2000 and was named to the Williamsville Central School District Wall of Fame in 2024. He later attended The State University of New York University at Buffalo where he graduated cum laude with a bachelors of science in psychology in 2004. Following his undergraduate studies he moved to Florida to join the inaugural class of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Bradenton, Florida and graduated in 2008. While attending LECOM he was active in legislative advocacy work with the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) and the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP). Lynch then relocated back to Buffalo, New York to pursue emergency medicine residency training where he served as chief resident his final year (2011).
Career
[edit]Lynch is an associate professor in the departments of emergency and addiction medicine and works clinically at several hospitals in Western New York including Kaleida Health. He has previously worked at Erie County Medical Center[2], United Memorial Medical Center, Wyoming County Community Hospital, Oishei Children's Hospital, and many others. He briefly worked at Florida Hospital Flagler, Flagler, FL.
- ^ "Physician Profile". www.ubmd.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Dr. Joshua J. Lynch, DO - Emergency Medicine". providers.ecmc.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-03.