Michelle Ruha, MD, FACMT Past President (2021-2023)
Biography
Dr. Ruha is Chief of the Department of Medical Toxicology at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. She is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine, with her clinical practice focused on the care of patients with medication or venom toxicity as well as substance use disorders. She is a Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix. She served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Medical Toxicology from 2009 to 2023 and served as President from 2019-2021.
Education
Dr. Ruha received her medical degree from UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School and then completed an Emergency Medicine residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. Her fellowship training brought her to Phoenix, Arizona, where she served as Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center from 2005 to 2017.
Med Tox Areas of Focus
Dr. Ruha's primary research interests include North American snake and scorpion envenomations, and she is the Principal Investigator for the ACMT North American Snakebite Registry.