POTSDAM -- A new doctor practicing at St. Lawrence Health System will spend part of her time in the Massena Memorial Hospital emergency room.

Emergency medicine specialist Dr. Tiffany Bombard has joined the medical staff Canton-Potsdam Hospital. In addition to her primary responsibilities in Potsdam, she will also provide emergency care at MMH.

Board certified in emergency medicine, Bombard earned her medical degree at Albany Medical College, Albany, and conducted her residency at Albany Medical Center.

“My family is from the North Country,” Dr. Bombard said in a news release from SLHS. “It’s great to be here and be able to take care of my family and my neighbors from throughout the area.”

Among the roles Bombard has held are medical director, paramedic firefighter, flight paramedic, and patroller and avalanche control route leader. She has further served as a family medicine residency faculty member at University of Vermont, and has published chapters, review articles, and research information.

She is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Medicine Residents Association, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics, and the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.

Bombard provides treatment of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Conditions such as chest pain, sudden paralysis, seizures, poisoning, choking, severe burns, heavy bleeding, pregnancy-related bleeding, electric shock, unconsciousness, severe allergic reactions, broken bones, loss of limb, head, neck, or spine injuries, and difficult speaking or breathing would be reason to seek emergency medicine.