Samuel D. Cloud, DO

Biography

Samuel D. Cloud, DO, as Chief Medical Officer and the primary member of the ECMC medical leadership team, brings to this key role his innovation and compassion for the physician staff and patients.  Further, he facilitates interaction among medical staff, hospital administration, and the Corporation’s board of directors to ensure patients receive the very best care. 

Dr. Cloud is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) where he also served as the Associate Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program for UB (2008-2016).  Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Cloud performed his Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at the University at Buffalo.  He earned his Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, and his Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Riverside.  

Dr. Cloud most recently served as Associate Medical Director for ECMC.  He also served two, two-year terms for the ECMC Medical Dental Staff as President (2015-2016) and Immediate Past President (2017-2018).  As an Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Dr. Cloud is a dedicated member of the physician staff at ECMC.  His clinical focus is on providing emergency care as well as oversight and education of residents studying emergency medicine.  With a career steeped in emergency medicine, Dr. Cloud has taken special pride in helping develop this community’s next generation of emergency physicians.  

Dr. Cloud completed seven trips to Vietnam in support of the development of Emergency Medicine as a specialty in Vietnam and in 2010 was named a Visiting Professor of Medicine by the Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy in Hue, Vietnam. 

In 2017, ECMC recognized Dr. Cloud with its Distinguished Physician Award.  UB awards and honors presented to Dr. Cloud include: Visiting Professor (2010); Physician of Excellence (2007); and Teaching Attending of the Year (2006).