About our Department Faculty Jennifer Oakes, MD

Jennifer Oakes, MD

DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIAL

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess /Harvard Affiliated, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Emory University & CDC/ATSDR, Atlanta, GA–Medical Toxicology

Founding Program Director (2017-23)

New York native but am deeply nomadic. California transplant since 2016. Mother of human children and rescue dogs. Founding program director for the EM program and original paper sorter, box checker, and pencil pusher in GME. Spends free time on the sidelines of a soccer pitch; hanging out with family; cooking/baking, knitting, or trying to reach inner peace and not hurt myself in Agnistambhasana.