Ziad Kazzi, MD, FACMT Vice President (2023-2025)
Biography
Dr. Ziad Kazzi is a Professor at the department of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the International Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program at Emory University. He is also the Assistant Medical Director of the Georgia Poison Center and a Guest Researcher at the CDC National Center of Environmental Health. As an emergency physician and toxicologist, Dr. Kazzi specializes in the recognition, triage and management of poisonings and holds a deep interest in the areas of Radiation and International Toxicology. He is also currently serving as the Past-President of the Middle East & North Africa Clinical Toxicology Association whose mission is to advance the care of poisoned patients and prevent poisonings in the MENA region. As an internationally renowned expert in radiation emergencies, he serves on the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, the Executive Committee of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network, and Associate Medical Director of the Southern Regional Disaster Response System.
Education
Dr. Kazzi trained in Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta. He served as a Chief Resident before completing a subspecialty fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology.