01 Nov Elizabeth Hendricks, MD: A 2024 Unsung Hero

Dr. Hendricks is exactly the physician you hope you are working with!  Working primarily night shifts, she holds the department together with an admirable approach of “quiet confidence”.  You’ll never find her raising her voice to oversee a resuscitation because she naturally leads the team throughout her shifts.  She frequently spends extra time with patients and their families explaining treatment approaches and diagnoses.  She is certainly a favorite amongst our patients.  While doing all of this, she is committed to ED throughput and efficiency ensuring patients are seen and dispositioned very quickly!

Dr. Hendricks is not your typical night physician.  She really pulls the department together while maintaining a calmness in the nurses station.  She is quick to deescalate situations where her peers may often struggle.  She is able to apply this skill to patient care as well.

Recipient Bio:
Dr. Hendricks completed her undergraduate training at the University of Notre Dame and attended medical school at the University at Buffalo (UB) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biological Sciences.  Following graduation she completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at UB as well.  She then went on to work clinically in Rochester and currently works clinically in Buffalo.  She is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UB.  She has won several awards including the UB Academic Honors award.

– Joshua Lynch, DO FACEP