Andrew Chang, MD

SAEM Finance Committee Chair Albany Health System

Biography

Andrew Chang, MD, holds the Vincent P. Verdile, MD, is the Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine, serves as Vice Chair of Research and Academic Affairs, and is a Professor of Emergency Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education at Stanford University and received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Chang was part of the first cohort of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR), a joint program between Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 

He launched his academic career at the University of California, Irvine, where he spent three years before transitioning to Montefiore Medical Center. During his career at Montefiore, he earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was awarded a K23 Career Development Award from the National Institute on Aging.

Dr. Chang’s research has focused on acute pain management in the emergency department, with a particular emphasis on randomized clinical trials. 

Andrew Chang, MD