Medical/Research Interests: Public health, disaster planning, electronic data collection in prehospital care

Personal Interests:

About the Residency:

About Buffalo:

Editors Note: Dr. Billittier has made an unusual transition to the role of Health Commissioner. This makes him a role model for any resident with an interest in administration. He welcomes the chance to mentor residents with similar interests.

Current Research Activity:

Traditional Operating Room vs. Cadaver Lab Experience for Paramedic Intubation Training

Comparison of Transport Time of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services vs. Ground Transport

Recent Publications / Presentations:

Lerner EB, Billittier AJ: Cardiac Arrest Patients Rarely Receive Chest Compressions Prior to Ambulance Arrival Despite the Availability of Pre-Arrival CPR Instructions. Accepted for Publication in Resuscitation.

Billittier AJ, Lerner EB, Blatt A, Viksjo M: Initial Use of an Automatic Collision Notification System to Relate Dynamic Vehicle Data with Occupant Injuries. Journal of Emergency Management (in press)

Lerner EB, Billittier AJ, O’Connor RE, Allswede MP, Blackwell TH, Wang HE, White LJ: Linkages of Acute Care and EMS to State and Local Public Health Programs: Application to Public Health Programs. Journal of Public Health Practice and Management (in press)

Billittier A, Thompson J: Public Health. In Beebe RWO, Myers JW (eds): Professional Paramedic Volume 1: Foundations of Paramedic Care, Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY, 2010

Billittier A, Thompson J: Public Health Emergency Response. In Beebe RWO, Myers JW (eds): Professional Paramedic Volume 3: Trauma Care and EMS Operations, Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY, 2010

Shand D, Myers J, Wander S, Billittier A, Woytash J, Vertes D, Malone J. Effective Catheter Length for Needle Thoracostomy. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008;15(5): Supplement 1, S109.

Lerner EB, Billittier AJ: Cardiac Arrest Patients Rarely Receive Chest Compressions Prior to Ambulance Arrival Despite the Availability of Pre-Arrival CPR Instructions. Resuscitation; 2008; 77(1):51-56.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness. Presented at Joint Workshop on Cyber Security 2008: Information Assurance in Academic, Business and Government Environment, Center for Tomorrow, University of Buffalo, Amherst, NY; May 8, 2008

Blatt A, Jehle D, Billittier A, et al: Time required to notify 9-1-1 with automated collision notification systems. Journal of Emergency Management 2007;5(5):43-49.

"Transfusions" Chapter 57, Billittier A, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, Jones and Bartlett. Aghababian R, Allison EJ, Boyer E, Braen GR, et al., eds., 2006