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Congratulations to the 2009 Fellows of ACMT!
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See a list of previous FACMT Certified members (members only)
Fermin Barrueto Jr., MD, FACMT
Born: Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Emergency Medicine – East Carolina University
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology – New York University-Bellevue
Faculty Positions: Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Adjunct Faculty George Washington Univesity School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Fermin Barrueto Jr. is currently Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Emergency at Upper Chesapeake Health Systems. He is the founder of the University of Maryland Toxicology Consultation service in 2006 providing bedside clinical toxicology consultation on patients at Shock Trauma, University of Maryland and VA Hospital centers. He is director of the toxicology curriculum for the University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Residency coordinating lectures, bedside teaching and research. He also serves as consultant to the Maryland Poison Control Center. He has won the 2007 CORD National Teaching award and for 2007 and 2008, the residents he has mentored in research have won the Best Resident Research project at the University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Resident Research Day.
James David Barry, MD, FACMT
LTC J. Dave Barry is currently the Program Director of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Emergency Medicine Residency in Portsmouth, VA. A California native, he graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a BS in Biophysics. He then joined the US Army Medical Corps to attend the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, earning his medical degree. He completed internship and residency training in Emergency Medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. Upon completing his EM training, Dave trained in Medical Toxicology at UCSD. Over the course of his career, he has served two tours in Iraq and one each in Bosnia and Germany. When not working, he enjoys playing tennis with Megan, his amazing wife of 17 years; surfing with his two sons, Cameron, 14, and Colin, 11; or tinkering with his 1963 split-window VW Bus.
Tareg Bey, MD, FACMT
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, Irvine
UCI Medical Center
Education: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/i.Br
Fellowship: The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine Integrated Program in Emergency
Medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY
and the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, NY
Steven B. Bird, MD, FACMT
Dr. Bird is a graduate of the Fellowship in Toxicology in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is a 2002 graduate of the Residency Program there and served as Chief Resident in 2001-2002. Dr. Bird’s research interests include the CNS toxicity of organophosphate poisoning as well as novel antidotal therapies for OP poisoning. He is the recipient of K08 and R21 awards from the NIH.
Before coming to the UMass Dr. Bird served in the United States Navy Medical Corps as a Flight Surgeon and researcher in neurosurgery from 1996-1999. He is a 1995 AOA graduate of the Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL and graduated Cum Laude from Yale University in 1991. Dr. Bird resides in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts with his wife and two young children.
D. Eric Brush, MD, FACMT
UMass Medical Center, Dept. Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Education: Dartmouth Medical School
Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Sean M. Bryant, MD, FACMT
Dr. Bryant completed the fellowship in Medical Toxicology in 2003 at the Toxikon Consortium in Chicago, IL. Upon completion he spent one year on faculty with the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, and the last five years with the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cook County-Stroger Hospital in Chicago, IL. Toxicology roles have included acting as Associate Medical Director of the Illinois Poison Center and Assistant Fellowship Director with the Toxikon Consortium Medical Toxicology Fellowship. He has had the privilege of participating in multiple ACMT Presymposiums by giving lectures and as a case discussant for the CPC competition. Additionally, he has delivered lectures at the last two Board Review Courses and currently is co-organizing the 2010 ACMT Board Review Course.
Tomas Camacho, MD, PhD, FACMT
I was born in Santiago de Compostela (Spain). I was entered in program in medicine in 1975 and got my M.D. degree from The Medical Sciences School of the University of Santiago de Compostela, in 1981. Then I was accepted in Postgraduate program in toxicology and graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Toxicology from The Medical Sciences School of the University of Santiago de Compostela in 1990.
I then completed an fellowship at the Hospital Xeral-Cies, Vigo (1989-1992). I am currently board certified in Clinical Pathology.
I was an associate professor in the department of analytical chemistry and food chemistry within the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vigo (Spain) (1993-2005).
I am currently the full-time medical director of the Laboratorio Lema-Bandín, Vigo (Spain), an academic group of clinical laboratory scientists and medical technicians, centred specially in clinical medical and occupational toxicology and environmental toxicology.
I am very fortunate to work with a distinguished and esteemed group of medical toxicologists who have taught me how to strive to be a better toxicologist. Their constant input into my professional and academic career is invaluable and they undoubtedly have played a part in my induction to Membership in the College.
Edward Walter Cetaruk, MD, FACMT
Edward (Ted) Cetaruk graduated from the New York University School of Medicine in 1991, completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA in 1994 and completed his Medical Toxicology fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Poison Center in 1996. He is a partner with Toxicology Associates in Denver, CO, is an attending clinical faculty member at the Rocky Mountain Poison Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. His areas of professional interest include emergency response and preparedness for HAZMAT and CBRNE events, occupational toxicology and education in toxicology.
Paul I. Dargan, MD, FACMT
Paul Dargan is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Toxicologist and the Clinical Director for Toxicology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, UK. He has a specialist clinical and research interest in recreational drug toxicity and heavy metal poisoning. He has an active teaching and research programme in Clinical Toxicology and has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles. He is an expert advisor to a number of National and International bodies including the UK Home Office Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs, The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the World Health Organisation.
Christopher R. DeWitt, MD, FACMT
Saint Paul’s Hospital
Vancouver, BC
Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Toxicology Fellowship: Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
Residency: Denver Health Medical Center
José Eric Díaz-Alcalá, MD, FACMT
I am delighted to have reached our rigorous requirements and to have been recognized with the prestigious “fellow status” within our prominent organization – “FACMT”. My interest in toxicology goes way back to my years in Medical School (Universidad Central del Caribe) in Puerto Rico where I independently organized a pharmacology student group study program to help students pass the USMLE exam (1989-1990). This interest continued growing during my Emergency Medicine residency in Lincoln Hospital, Bronx NY where I was chief resident and directly mentored by outstanding EM physicians. I also had the opportunity of a striking Medical Toxicology rotation at the NY City Poison Control Center, which ignited my passion in Toxicology.
In 1994, I joined a well rounded Medical Toxicology fellowship program at MCP/Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. I was taught and guided by thought-leader toxicologists within the program and within the regional Philadelphia - Poison Control Center. My toxicology special interests then were aimed to direct patient care responsibilities in addition to educational activities. In 1996 - 2000, I directed the Medical Toxicology Division at Cooper Hospital, Camden NJ and was able to mentored residents and to contribute academically to the medical toxicology literature.
In July 2000, I relocated back to the “enchanted island” of Puerto Rico where I joined the VA Caribbean Healthcare System as an Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology physician. At that time, I created and subsequently developed a clinical toxicology consulting service for our veterans. In 2001, I joined forces with a toxicology colleague and helped maintain and further develop what is now a well recognized center – The Puerto Rico Poison Control Center. Today, I am the proud medical director of the PR - Poison Control Center who serves Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic at times.
Over the past 14 years, I have embodied and more importantly will continue to stand for the best interest of our patients as a Medical Toxicology physician. Furthermore, I will continue my steady contribution to the Medical Toxicology field as guided by our influential organization – The American College of Medical Toxicology. Thank-you all for honoring my humble contributions! Also, thank you to all those who have mentored me through my career and to induct me with the fellow status!
Howard A. Greller, MD, FACMT
Howard finished his medical toxicology fellowship at the New York City Poison Control Center at the NYU/Bellevue Medical Center in 2004. Howard is currently the Assistant Fellowship Director of the medical toxicology fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is a member of the ACMT Board of Directors and is currently the Chairman of the ACMT Website Committee.
His current primary interest is the creation and propagation of online medical toxicology educational materials for the membership of ACMT and the greater medical community.
Christine A. Haller, MD, FACMT
Christine Haller is currently a Medical Director in Global Safety at Amgen Inc. She provides drug safety leadership for new drug products from early to late stage development, through regulatory filing of new drug applications, and post-marketing. Prior to joining Amgen, Christine spent 7 years on the faculty at U.C. San Francisco in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, with a primary research interest in the clinical pharmacology of stimulant dietary supplements. She also served as the Assistant Medical Director of the California Poison Control Center, San Francisco Division, and was the Associate Chief of the Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital.
Christine has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, and a Master of Science degree and M.D. from the U.C. Berkeley/U.C. San Francisco Joint Medical Program. She completed her residency in Clinical Pathology at UCSF and a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical pharmacology and toxicology at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in San Francisco. She is a past ACMT board member (2005-2007) and prior chairperson of the ACMT Research Committee.
James V. Hillman, MD, FACMT
Dr. James Hillman has more than thirty years of experience in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Medical Toxicology. Awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree from St. Louis University in 1971 he completed a Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron. He served in the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1980 as a Lieutenant Commander from the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.
He is Board Certified in Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Emedicine. Subsequently, he became certified by The American Board of Medical Toxicology. He has been certified by the State of Florida Division of Workers Compensation Health Care Provider and certified as a Medical Review Officer for drug testing programs. Dr. Hillman has served on the Pesticide Review Council of the State of Florida and has written about the effects of pesticides on adults and children. An interest of Dr. Hillman is assessing environmental exposure of children and childhood risks associated with environmental exposure. Children’s health issues have been a focus of his practice for several decades. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. He has been an Instructor of Pediatrics at Chicago Medical School and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northeastern Ohio University, College of Medicine. He is Emeritus Associate Medical Director and Senior Consultant of the Florida Poison Information Center. Dr. Hillman was the founding Medical Director for the Florida Poison Information Center and previously Director of the Poison Control Center of Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron. He has served as the Director of Pediatric Emergency Care and Chief of the Emergency Care Center at Tampa General Hospital. He is a member of the American Association of Poison Control Centers, American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Emergency Physicians, Academy of Pediatrics and has served on the Editorial Board, Pediatric Emergency Care and the Toxicology Standards Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians. He has more than fifty publications and presentations at scientific and medical meetings. He has been certified as an instructor of Hazardous Materials and Biological Agents Advanced Life Support.
Kenneth D. Katz, MD, FACMT
Dr. Katz is an assistant professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is Division Chief in the Division of Medical Toxicology and serves as Medical Director of the Pittsburgh Poison Center.
Additionally, he is back-up Medical Director for the West Virginia Poison Center. He has helped re-establish a medical toxicology fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as its director. Dr. Katz received his doctor of medicine degree from SUNY Stony Brook in 1996. He completed a combined residency in emergency medicine and internal medicine at Christiana Care Health Systems in 2001 and is board-certified in both fields. Dr. Katz finished a medical toxicology fellowship at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in 2003 and is currently board-certified. He has authored several toxicology textbook chapters and has
first-authored original research in the field of emergency medicine and medical toxicology. Additionally, he is a manuscript reviewer for: Journal of Emergency Medicine and Internal and Emergency Medicine.
Binh T. Ly, MD, FACMT
Academic Appointment: Associate Professor - University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Administrative Appointments:
(1) Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship UCSD
(2) Director, Emergency Medicine Residency UCSD
Clinical Appointments:
(1) UCSD Medical Center
(2) California Poison Control System - San Diego Division
(3) Rady Children's Hospital
(4) Scripps Mercy Hospital - San Diego
(5) VA San Diego Healthcare System
(6) Naval Medical Center - San Diego
Medical School: University of California Los Angeles
Residency: Emergency Medicine - University of California San Francisco (Fresno)
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology - University of California San Diego
Michael A. Miller, MD, FACMT
Born: Aberdeen, South Dakota
College: University of Notre Dame
Med School: Uniformed Services University
Internship: Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center/University of Washington
Fellowship: UCSF-San Francisco General Hospital (Medical Toxicology) Current position: Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine 10th Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad (until Oct 2009) Assistant Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.
Brent W. Morgan, MD, FACMT
Dr. Morgan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, GA USA. Dr. Morgan obtained his M.D. degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1991. He completed an Emergency Medicine residency in 1994 at MetroHealth Medical Center and a Medical Toxicology fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in 1996. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. In 2000, Dr. Morgan founded a combined Medical Toxicology fellowship training program with the CDC/Emory University/Georgia Poison Center. He currently serves as the Director of the Medical Toxicology fellowship and is the Chief of the Medical Toxicology section. Dr. Morgan established and directs the Georgia Occupational and Environmental Toxicology clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital. It is the only clinic in Georgia certified by the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics. Dr. Morgan is the Director of the Southeastern United States for Advanced Hazmat Life Support. Through this educational program Dr. Morgan has instructed > 1000 health care providers in the proper care of the hazmat patient.
Stephen W. Munday, MD, MPH, FACMT
Dr. Munday completed his Bachelors Degree at the University of Florida in 1983 followed by his M.D. degree at the University of Florida in 1987. He then did a one year Internal Medicine Internship at the Naval Hospital Oakland, California in 1988. He completed a Public health Residency at the University of California, San Diego in 1995 while concurrently obtaining an MPH in Occupational Health and Epidemiology at San Diego State University. Dr. Munday went on to complete an Occupational & Environmental Medicine residency @ the University of California, Irvine while at the same time obtaining an MS in Environmental Toxicology. From 2000 through 2002 he completed a Medical Toxicology fellowship at UCSD. Dr. Munday has been an active member of ACMT since he joined at the start of his Medical Toxicology fellowship and was involved in teaching the Agents of Opportunity course as well as the Medical Toxicology Board Review course. He recently joined ACMT’s Education committee and is one of the Directors for the 2012 Medical Toxicology Board Review Course. Dr. Munday is board certified in Medical Toxicology, Occupational Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Munday is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UCSD and is also a Consulting Toxicologist for the California Poison Control System, San Diego Division. Dr. Munday is also the Chief of Environmental and Preventive Medicine at the Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group. He has been the Public Health Officer for Imperial County, California since 2004. Dr. Munday’s vision for the future of ACMT: “I want to strengthen the training opportunities in the occupational aspects of Medical Toxicology for fellows and promote our specialty among the Preventive and Occupational Medicine communities. I hope to do this by improving communication with organizations such as the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).”
Steven R. Offerman, MD, FACMT
Steven Offerman graduated from medical school at the University of Southern California, completed residency in emergency medicine at UC Davis Medical Center, and medical toxicology fellowship at UC San Diego Medical Center. He is currently the assistant chief of emergency medicine at Kaiser Permanente’s South Sacramento Medical Center and serves as the medical toxicology lead for Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Since 2003, Dr Offerman has been a staff toxicologist and assistant medical director for the Sacramento Division of the California Poison Control System. Throughout his career, Dr Offerman has remained active in toxicology research. He is currently the research chair for Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento and is a founding member of the CREST emergency medicine research network.
Wes Palatnick, MD, FACMT
Wes Palatnick graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1979. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in Emergency Medicine in 1985, a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 1991 and a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Toxicology in 2006. Dr Palatnick is Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, director of the FRCPC Emergency Medicine residency program and the Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a consultant for the Manitoba Poison Centre and provides toxicology consultation for the province of Manitoba. His primary interest is Acute and Intensive Care Toxicology. Dr Palatnick is involved in Toxicology education to medical students and the toxicology rotation for Emergency Medicine residents at the University of Manitoba. He has lectured at local, national and international conferences on Toxicology and has authored a number of papers and book chapters.
Rama B. Rao, MD, FACMT
Rama Rao attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed residency at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. After a fellowship in medical toxicology at the New York City Poison Control Center, she served as faculty at the Bellevue Hospital Center and the NYU School of Medicine where she designed and coordinated the Advanced Science Seminar in Global Public Health. She served on the governance board and admissions committee for the NYU Masters in Global Public Health Program where she designed and taught graduate courses in Acute Public Health Emergencies and Global Environmental Health. As a medical toxicologist, she provided consultations for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, and served as faculty for the NYCPCC fellowship in medical toxicology. Rama Rao taught regularly at the poison center and was honored to receive The Off-Service-Rotation-of-the-Year Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons at the University of Alberta Emergency Medicine Residency program on behalf of the faculty for the poison center elective. Her international work includes educational collaborations in toxicology in Hong Kong, and the development of Emergency Medicine in India. Rama Rao received numerous teaching awards including Clinical Teacher of the Year in 2004. She serves as a manuscript reviewer and has published in several peer review journals including Clinical Toxicology and the New England Journal of Medicine. She is currently on faculty at the New York Presbyterian Hospital at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center where she supports the emergency medicine residency program and serves on several safety committees. At present, she is developing the institution’s first toxicology consultation service. Rama Rao is grateful to all of her mentors and honored to become a Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology.
William H. Richardson III, MD, FACMT
William Richardson is the medical director of the Palmetto Poison Center and a core faculty EM attending physician at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. He received a B.S. degree in mathematics from Clemson University in 1995 and an M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1999. He completed an emergency medicine residency in 2002 at Palmetto Health Richland and a medical toxicology fellowship in 2004 at the University of California - San Diego Medical Center. He has been the medical director of the Palmetto Poison Center since 2004 and has published on numerous toxicology topics.
Brett Roth, MD, FACMT
Medical Director for the North Texas Poison Center has interests in the use of surrogate markers to determine causes of toxic exposure, poison center management, and education. Currently holds the position of Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery for the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. Enjoys spending time with family, traveling off the beaten path, gardening, music and reading.
CDR Joshua G Schier, MD, FACMT
Dr Josh Schier is a board certified emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist and is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine - Section of Toxicology, in the Emory University School of Medicine. He holds the rank of Commander in the United States Public Health Service and is assigned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Schier's primary roles and responsibilities include: responding to domestic and international outbreaks of chemical-associated illness, leading medical toxicology and environmental health-associated prospective research, conducting national surveillance for chemical-associated illness and mentoring Fellows in the Emory/CDC Medical Toxicology Fellowship.
John B. Sullivan, Jr., MD, MBA, FACMT
Medical Toxicologist, Associate Medical Director, Arizona Poison Center
Clinical practice: Medical toxicology, Toxic Exposures Clinic, University Physicians/University of Arizona Health Sciences Center: Consultation and patient care in medical toxicology and environmental Health.
Medical DirectorUniversity Physicians, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona.
Jerry Daniel Thomas, MD, FACMT
Jerry Thomas is the Senior Medical Officer in the Emergency Response and Air Toxicants Branch of the Division of Laboratory Sciences at the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Section of Toxicology. He received his BS in Zoology from Duke University and his MD from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and received toxicology training at UMMC and Carolinas Medical Center. He has been an Associate Medical Director at the Georgia Poison Center and still serves there as a consulting toxicologist. He helped to found the CDC/Emory/ Georgia Poison Center Toxicology fellowship. He is board certified in emergency medicine and medical toxicology.