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Training Programs for Medical Toxicology


The following programs are listed alphabetically by state.

Arizona

Ann-Michelle Ruha, MD
Maricopa Medical Center/Good Samaritan Regional Med. Ctr.
925 E. McDowell Rd., Second Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone: 602-239-2342
Fax: 602-239-4138
Number: 4
Application Deadline: N/A
Email:Michelle.Ruha@bannerhealth.com

Peter Chase, MD, PhD
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Section of Emergency Medicine
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Box 245057
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: 520-626-6312
Fax: 520-626-2480
Number: 1
Application Deadline: November
Email: pchase@aemrc.arizona.edu

California


Binh T. Ly, MD
University of California, San Diego
California Poison Control System
200 W. Arbor Drive, Mail Code 8925
San Diego, CA 92103-8676
Phone: 858-715-6317
Fax: 858-715-6361
Number: 4
Application Deadline: March 1
Email: bly@ucsd.edu

Kent R. Olson, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Box 1369
San Francisco, CA 94143-1369
Phone: 415-502-6002
Length: 2 years
Number: Variable
Application Deadline: N/A
Email: olson@calpoison.org

Timothy E. Albertson, MD
University of California (Davis) Health System
4150 V Street, Suite 3400
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-3564
Fax: 916-734-7924
Length: 2 years
Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Pediatrics residency acceptable
Number: 1
Application Deadline: March 31
Email: tealbertson@ucdavis.edu

Colorado


Kennon Heard, MD
c/o Greg Bogdan, PhD
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center-Denver Health
777 Bannock Street, Mail Code 0180
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-739-1239
Fax: 303-739-1454
Number: 2
Application Deadline: September 1
www.rmpdc.org

Connecticut


Charles McKay, MD
Hartford Hospital/Univ. of CT School of Med.
Department of Emergency Medicine
80 Seymour St.
Hartford, CT 06102-5037
Phone: 860-545-5411
Fax: 860-545-5132
Number: 2
Application Deadline: N/A
Website: resprog.uchc.edu/md/emergency

District of  Columbia


Cathleen Clancy, MD
George Washington University
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Ave., Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-362-3867
Fax: 202-362-8377
Application Deadline: N/A
Email: cat@poison.org

Georgia


Brent W. Morgan, MD
Emory University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Georgia Poison Center
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
PO Box 26066
Atlanta, GA 30303-3050
Phone: 404-616-4403
Fax: 404-616-6657
E-Mail: bmorg02@emory.edu
Number: 2 per year
Application Deadline: When positions filled


Illinois


Steven Aks, DO
Stroger-Cook County Hospital/Toxikon Consortium
Section of Toxicology
1900 West Polk St., Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-864-0196
Fax: 312-864-9656
Number: 2 per year
Application Deadline: November 1
Website: www.uic.edu/com/er/toxikon

Indiana


Daniel Rusyniak, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
1050 Wishard Blvd, Room 2200
Indianapolis, IN 46206-2859
Phone: 317-630-7276
Fax: 317-656-4216
Length: 2 years
Number: 2
Application Deadline: None

Massachusetts


Edward W. Boyer, MD, PhD
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
55 Lake Ave. North
Worcester, MA 01655-0228
Phone: 508-856-4101
Fax: 508-856-6902
Number: 1-2 per year
Application Deadline: Until positions filled

Michele Burns-Ewald, MD
Children's Hospital Boston
IC Smith Building
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115-5737
Phone: 617-355-6609
Fax: 617-730-0521
Number: 1
Application Deadline: November 15
Website: www.childrenshospital.org/training/toc.html

Michigan


Cynthia K. Aaron, MD, FACMT, FACEP
Children's Hospital of MIchigan Regional Poison Control Center
4160 John R, Suite 616
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-993-8791
Number: 2 per year
Application Deadline: N/A


 Minnesota


Andrew Topliff, MD
Regions Hospital
640 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 65101
Phone: 612-873-3141or
651-254-5208
Number: 1 per year
Application Deadline: N/A

New York


Lewis Nelson, MD
New York City Poison Control Center
455 First Avenue, Room 123
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-447-8150
Fax: 212-447-8223
Number: 1 to 2
Application Deadline: November 30

Heather Long, MD
North Shore University Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
300 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030
Tel: 516-562-3090
Fax: 516-562-3680
Number: 1 per year
Application deadline: when position is filled

North Carolina


William "Russ" Kerns, II, MD, FACEP
Carolinas Medical Center, Division of Toxicology Department of Emergency Medicine
PO Box 32861 Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Phone: 704-355-5297
Fax: 704-355-8356
E-Mail: rkerns@carolinashealthcare.org
Number: 1 per year, total of 2 fellows at any given time
Application Deadline: N/A

Ohio


Edward Otten, MD
University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 231 Albert Sabin Way Cincinnati,
OH 45267-0769
Phone: 513-558-8094
Fax: 513-558-5791
E-mail: edward.otten@uc.edu
Number: 2
Application Deadline: N/A

Oregon


B. Zane Horowitz, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
MC CSB-550 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97201-3098
Phone: 503-494-4833
Fax: 503-494-4980
Number: 2
Application Deadline: Until positions are filled

Pennsylvania


Michael I. Greenberg, MD, MPH
Drexel University College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad and Vine Streets Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-762-2368
Fax: 215-762-1307
E-mail: mg43@drexel.edu
Number: 2
Application Deadline: March 1

Kevin Osterhoudt, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Emergency Medicine
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-3335
Number: 1
Application Deadline: September 30 (linked to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship)

Daniel Brooks, MD
Medical Toxicology Service University of Pittsburgh 200 Lothrop Street
Suite DL45 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-647-9922
Fax: 412-647-5053
E-mail: brooksde@upmc.edu Number: 1
Application Deadline: N/A
Website: TBA

Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD
Pinnacle Health Toxicology Center P.O. Box 8700 Harrisburg , PA 17105
Office: (717) 782-5185
ajgeib@hotmail.com
Number: 1 each year
Application Deadline: N/A

Tennessee Saralyn Williams, MD
Vanderbilt University 1313 21st Ave. South 501 Oxford House Nashville, TN 37232-7610
Phone: 615-936-0760
Fax: 615-936-0756
Number: 1
Application Deadline: N/A

Texas


Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center Section of Toxicology 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390-8579
Phone: 214-590-1354
Fax: 214-590-5008
Number: 2
Application Deadline: Until position filled
Website: www.swmed.edu/toxicology

(Inactive) Wayne Snodgrass, MD
University of Texas Medical Center 301 University Blvd Galveston, TX 77555-1031
Phone: 409-772-9612
Fax: 409-772-9642
Number: 2
Application Deadline: N/A

Toronto


Margaret Thompson, MD
Email: Margaret.Thompson@sickkids.ca

Virginia


Mark A Kirk, MD
University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine PO Box 800699 Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: 434-924-0347
Fax: 434-971-8657
Number: 1 per year
Application Deadline: N/A
email: mak4z@virginia.edu

Washington


Thomas G. Martin, MD, MPH
University of Washington Medical Center EMS/UW-TOX Box 356123 1959 NE Pacific Street Seattle, WA 98195-6123
Phone: 206-598-4219