Margaret (Meg) Doerzbacher, PhD, RN, NNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor

ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
314 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079

PHONE: 716-829-2048

Working with families experiencing a perinatal loss is heartbreaking – but as a nurse, it has also been my greatest privilege.

Meg Doerzbacher is a neonatal nurse practitioner and her research focuses within the neonatal field. Her specific areas of research include breastfeeding for women treated for substance use disorders and perinatal bereavement. Doerzbacher’s PhD dissertaion focused on breastfeeding support for mothers with opioid use disorder. She strives to advocate for and support these mothers and to educate the health care community that breastfeeding is safe and recommended in this situation.

Doerzbacher received her BS in nursing, MS in nursing and post-master's certificate from the University of Cincinnati. She earned her PhD in nursing from the University at Buffalo.

PhD, University at Buffalo
Post-Master's Certificate - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing and Health
MSN - Parent/Child Health, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing and Health
BS in Nursing, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing and Health
Diploma in Nursing, Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio

Breastfeeding for women treated for substance use disorders
Newborn and infant development

Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice
Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Family Nursing
Interprofessional Education

Doerzbacher, M., Sperlich, M., Hequembourg, A., & Chang, Y.-P. (2022). Scoping review of barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding in women on opioid maintenance therapy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 51(1), 29-40. doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2021.09.004

Doerzbacher, M., & Chang, Y.-P. (2019). Supporting breastfeeding for women on opioid maintenance therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Perinatology, 39(9), 1159-1164.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0411-0

Peer-Reviewed PhD Poster Award (2nd place), Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Scientific Session, 2022
Ellen Volpe Memorial Award, Faculty Posters, School of Nursing Virtual Poster Session, Fall 2020 (Nursing Home Staff Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic)
Peer-Reviewed PhD Paper Award (3rd place), Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Scientific Session, 2018
Presidential Scholar, University at Buffalo School of Nursing PhD Program, 2015-2017

Member, UB School of Nursing Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, 2020-2022
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Member, National Perinatal Association
Member, Academy of Neonatal Nursing and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN)