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Matthew T. Spencer, M.D.

Matthew T. Spencer, M.D.

Emergency Medicine

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About Me

Dr. Spencer is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He received an undergraduate degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University and his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Spencer completed his residency at SUNY Downstate/Kings Co...
Dr. Spencer is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He received an undergraduate degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University and his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Spencer completed his residency at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital in 2000, and served as Chief Resident from 1999-2000. He has been actively involved in resident education at the University of Rochester throughout his academic career.

Certified Specialties

Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2006 - 2008

Residency, Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center-GME. 1996 - 2000

Residency, Emergency Medicine, State University of NY Health Science Center/Brooklyn. 1996 - 2000

Education

MD | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine. 1996

Awards

Strong Star Bronze Star. 2017

Lawrence E. Young Dean's Teaching Fellowship. 2006 - 2008

Faculty Clinical Teaching Award. 2004

Faculty Clinical Teaching Award. 2001

Administrative Chief Resident. 1999 - 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Does the National Resident Match Program Rank List Predict Success in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs?

Van Meter M; Williams M; Banuelos R; Carlson P; Schneider JI; Shy BD; Babcock C; Spencer M; Chathampally Y.

Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017; 52(1): 77-82.

Effectiveness of glucagon in relieving esophageal foreign body impaction: a multicenter study.

Bodkin RP, Weant KA, Baker Justice S, Spencer MT, Acquisto NM

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2016 June 34 (6):1049-52. Epub 03/09/2016.

Dangerous Rashes

Spencer, MT; Spillane, LL.

Emergency Medicine Reports. 2007; 28(2): 13-24.

Etomidate and midazolam for procedural sedation: prospective, randomized trial.

Hunt GS, Spencer MT, Hays DP

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2005 May 23 (3):299-303. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Are corticosteroids effective in traumatic spinal cord injury?

Spencer MT, Bazarian JJ

Annals of emergency medicine.. 2003 March 41 (3):410-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Necessity of hospital admission for pediatric minor head injury.

Spencer MT, Baron BJ, Sinert R, Mahmoud G, Punzalan C, Tintinalli A

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2003 March 21 (2):111-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effect of hypertension on uncontrolled hemorrhage in a rodent model.

Sinert R, Spencer MT, Wilson R, Silverberg M, Patel M, Doty CI, Sapan A, Baron BJ

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2002 August 9 (8):767-74. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinicopathological conference: a simple case of abdominal pain.

Spencer MT, Wright JL

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2002 July 9 (7):703-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia meningitis - a rare cause of headache in the ED.

Spencer MT, Baron BJ

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2001 October 19 (6):532-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2014)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer MT, Spillane LL

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014

5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2011)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer, MT, Spillane LL

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2011

5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2007)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer MT, Spillane LL

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Authors: Spencer MT. Author and Assistant Editor

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Epiglottitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Sinusitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Anterior Epistaxis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Posterior Epistaxis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Zygomatic Arch Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Orbital Wall Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Nasal Septal Hematoma

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Parotitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Acute Mastoiditis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Perichondritis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Cauliflower Ear

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Otitis Externa

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Malignant Otitis Externa

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Otitis Media

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Serous Otitis Media

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Bullous Myringitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Cholesteatoma

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Tympanosclerosis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Tympanic Membrane Rupture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Mandibular Dislocation

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Mandible Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Sialolithiasis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Exudative Pharyngitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Viral Pharyngitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Peritonsillar Abscess

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Uvulitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Retropharyngeal Abscess

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Herpes Gingivostomatitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Herpangina

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Leukoplakia

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Geographic Tongue

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Aphthous Ulcer

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Black Hairy Tongue

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Branchial Cleft Cyst

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Lymphadenitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Thyroid Mass

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Cleft Lip and Palate

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivostomatitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Dental Abscess

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Dental Caries

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Post-Extraction Bleeding

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Alveolar Osteitis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Dental Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Luxation Injuries (Avulsion)

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Alveolar Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Tooth Wear from Bruxism

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Gingival Hyperplasia

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Tooth Discoloration

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Hutchinson's Teeth

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Rhabdomyolysis

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Nasal Bone Fracture

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Airbag Injuries

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Wringer or Mechanical Roller Injury

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

Greenberg's Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine (2005)

Chapter: Digital Ring Injury

Authors: Spencer, MT

Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins 2005

5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (2003)

Chapter: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Authors: Spencer MT, Spillane LL

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2003

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