Distinguished Fellows of the American College of Medical Toxicology (DFACMT)
Quick Info:
Application Deadline for 2026 Cohort:
September 1st, 2025
Announcement and Recognition
Applicants will be notified of their status in late 2025. DFACMT inductees will be recognized at the ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston in March of 2026. It is expected that inductees will attend the live meeting for the induction ceremony.
Questions?
Contact membership@acmt.net
Distinguished Fellows of the College (DFACMT)
The DFACMT designation recognizes Fellows of the College who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to medical toxicology and distinguished service to the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT). This esteemed membership affiliation signifies a higher threshold of achievement beyond the criteria for FACMT.
Candidates for DFACMT are evaluated by the Membership Committee based on their exemplary involvement in the field of medical toxicology and their exceptional service to ACMT. Upon meeting these elevated standards, the Membership Committee recommends qualified candidates to the Board of Directors for approval.
This distinguished category provides recognition to those who surpass the rigorous standards of fellowship and reflect the highest ideals of the College.
Eligibility for consideration to apply:
- The applicant must be a current active Full, International, or Emeritus ACMT member in good standing and have held the FACMT designation for at least 10 years and
- The applicant for DFACMT must meet 1 of the following Service to the College criteria:
- Have served as a member of the ACMT Board of Directors for a minimum of 3 years (1 term) or
- Lead or co-lead organizer for the ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting or equivalent ACMT course or
- Served as Chair or an active member of an ACMT committee or section for at least 3 years, with a demonstrated record of substantial contributions—such as leading a key initiative, driving impactful projects, or significantly advancing the committee’s work or mission.
The applicant for DFACMT must meet 3 out of the 5 of the following criteria (Each of the bullet points below counts as one of the three but they must be from three different numbered categories, i.e. 1. Education, 2. Research, and 3. Public Service):
- Education
- Speaker at 3 or more National or International Toxicology Conferences or ACMT Board Review Courses or
- Formal teaching of medical toxicology to healthcare professionals for a minimum of 8 years in one of the following roles: fellowship director, assistant fellowship director, residency rotation director, medical student rotation director, and or other major teaching responsibility
- Research
- Editorial board member of JMT for a minimum of 3 years or
- Author on at least 10 reports of original research (not counting case reports or textbook chapters) or
- Lead author or senior author on at least 5 reports of original research in medical toxicology (not counting case reports or textbook chapters)
- Clinical Practice
- Position of Medical Toxicology Section or Division Chief for at least 6 years or
- Leadership role in the hospital including serving on the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics committee, patient safety committee, IRB, peer review (QI) committee
- Public Service
- Role of Poison Center Medical Director or Assistant Medical Director for at least 8 years or
- Government or public committee role addressing medical toxicology for at least 6 years or
- Significant volunteerism
- Other
- Completed one term as an officer or board member of another professional organization or
- Other activities or high honors that distinguish the physician as preeminent in the field of medical toxicology
The application process for DFACMT does not require a nomination and is initiated by the member. Steps include:
- Submit Application: Complete the application by the posted deadline.
- Provide Documentation: Detail contributions that demonstrate exceptional service to the College and other areas of distinction.
- Letters of Recommendation: Submit two letters of recommendation from ACMT members. At least one letter from a current FACMT member is encouraged but not required. Letters should be emailed to membership@acmt.net. These letters should be on letterhead and sent as PDF.
- Committee Review: Applications will be reviewed by the Membership Committee. Approval requires a two-thirds majority vote of the Committee members present.
- Board Approval: Upon Committee recommendation, the Board of Directors will review and provide final approval.
The application deadline has now closed for 2026. Please check back in June of 2026 to apply for the class of 2027.
William “Bill” Banner, MD, PhD, DFACMT
Dr. William Banner is a founding member and officer of the American College of Medical Toxicology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, completed residency at the University of Arizona, and a fellowship culminating in a PhD.
Dr. Banner currently serves as Medical Director of the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information and holds an academic appointment as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. He also practices as a Pediatric Critical Care Physician and has over 35 years of experience in the field. Dr. Banner has served as President and Chair of both the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT), contributing significantly to the national leadership and development of medical toxicology.
Carl Baum, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Carl Baum joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2003. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He subsequently completed a combined fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Baum is a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. He has served extensively in national leadership roles, including 18 years on various executive committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has also served multiple terms as a member of the Medical Toxicology Subboard, totaling 13 years of service.
In addition, Dr. Baum served as Medical Director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) Program from 2014 to 2022, contributing significantly to national efforts in pediatric environmental health and medical toxicology.
Jeffrey Brent, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Jeffrey Brent was an inaugural member of the American College of Medical Toxicology in 1993. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed a fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center.
Dr. Brent currently serves as Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Distinguished Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Section of Medical Toxicology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has had a long-standing influence on both clinical toxicology practice and medical education.
Keith Burkhart, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Keith Burkhart is a founding member of ACMT (1993). He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati, and a Medical Toxicology fellowship at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Burkhart currently serves as Senior Advisor for Medical Toxicology at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, MD, and has been a dedicated participant and supporter of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC).
Michele Burns, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Michele Burns joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2002. She earned her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed a Pediatric Residency at UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, followed by a Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Burns currently serves as Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Toxicology Attending Physician at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she is also the Chief of the Toxicology Section and Director of the Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship. She serves as Medical Director for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Poison Center. Dr. Burns has served on the ACMT Board of Directors (2010–2016) and was honored with the ACMT Outstanding Educator Award in 2025. She is in the process of promotion to Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School (expected March 2026).
Diane P. Calello, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Diane Calello joined ACMT in 2010. She earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School) and completed her residency and fellowship in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Medical Toxicology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Calello currently serves as Professor of Emergency Medicine, Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and Executive and Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES). She has contributed extensively to clinical care, education, and poison control initiatives.
Shaun Carstairs, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Shaun Carstairs joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2008. He earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA, and completed a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Carstairs currently serves as an Emergency Physician and Medical Toxicologist at both Scripps Health and Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. He holds an academic appointment as Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University.
Leslie Dye, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Leslie Dye is a founding member of the American College of Medical Toxicology. She earned her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed both her Emergency Medicine residency and Medical Toxicology and Hyperbaric Medicine fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Dye currently serves as Medical Director of Next Life Recovery in Cincinnati, OH, and as Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She is a past President of ACMT and former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Toxicology. She also serves as Addiction Medicine Section Editor for the Journal of Medical Toxicology and the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and has contributed as Chair of the ACMT Education Committee and Chair of the ACMT Addiction Toxicology Committee. Dr. Dye is the lead editor of the toxicology textbook Case Studies in Medical Toxicology (Springer, 2017) and has served as Principal Investigator for an $800,000 grant from the China Medical Board to establish a Poison Control Center in China. She has also contributed to national guidelines and expert review panels focused on substance use, opioid risk management, and medical toxicology certification.
Timothy Erickson, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Timothy Erickson has been an ACMT member since 1993. He earned his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Cook County Hospital/Toxikon.
Dr. Erickson is Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Mass General Brigham in Boston, MA, and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has contributed extensively to medical education, research, and the clinical advancement of medical toxicology.
Richard J. Hamilton, MD, MBA, FAAEM, FACMT, FACEP, DFACMT
Dr. Richard Hamilton joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 1999 and has been an active contributor to the College’s mission ever since. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine. He completed a Transitional Internship at Naval Hospital San Diego and served as a U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon before completing his Residency in Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. He then completed a Fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU/Bellevue Hospital.
Dr. Hamilton practices as an Emergency Physician and Medical Toxicologist at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Crozer Chester Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine and has held leadership roles as Chief Academic Officer and Designated Institutional Official at Crozer Health. In addition, he has provided medical toxicology consulting for over two decades, including long-term advisory roles with the Philadelphia Poison Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Hamilton has contributed extensively to ACMT, serving on the Public Affairs Committee (2010–2015), Quality Metrics Committee (2007–2011), Potassium Iodide Advisory Group (2002), and the Position Statements and Guidelines Committee (2022–present). He has presented at ACMT Annual Scientific Assemblies and published extensively in medical toxicology and emergency medicine. His career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing the field through education, research, policy, and mentorship.
Christina Hantsch, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Christina Hantsch joined ACMT in 1996. She earned her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI, and a Medical Toxicology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
Dr. Hantsch currently practices as a Medical Toxicologist and Emergency Medicine physician, contributing to both clinical care and toxicology education.
David Juurlink, MD, DFACMT
Dr. David Juurlink joined ACMT in 2000. He earned his medical degree from Dalhousie University, completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Juurlink is Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and Head of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is recognized internationally for his work in medication safety, pharmacovigilance, and toxicology research.
Louise Kao, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Louise Kao joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2000. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, her medical degree from Rush Medical College, and completed both her residency and fellowship in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at Indiana University.
Dr. Kao currently serves as Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN, where she is involved in teaching, clinical care, and mentorship in medical toxicology.
Mark Kirk, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Mark Kirk joined ACMT in 1993 and became FACMT in 1997. He completed a Medical Toxicology fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center (1988–1990), an Emergency Medicine residency at Indiana University School of Medicine (1985–1988), and earned his MD from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1985.
Dr. Kirk currently serves as a Consultant for Chemical Threat Solutions and has contributed to the development of medical toxicology services for chemical and hazardous exposures.
Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD, DFACMT, FASAM
Dr. Kurt Kleinschmidt joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2004. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, followed by a residency in Emergency Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, WA. He later completed a fellowship in Clinical Toxicology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.
Dr. Kleinschmidt is a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Division of Medical Toxicology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He also serves as Medical Director of the Perinatal Intervention Program at Parkland Health and Hospital System. Over the course of his career, Dr. Kleinschmidt has been deeply involved in medical education and mentorship, with extensive contributions to toxicology and addiction medicine education at the regional and national levels.
Michael Kosnett, MD, MPH, DFACMT
Dr. Michael Kosnett was a founding member of the American College of Medical Toxicology in 1993. He earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed an M.P.H. in Environmental Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Washington and an Occupational Medicine residency at UCSF, followed by a fellowship in Environmental Medicine at ATSDR/UCSF.
Dr. Kosnett is Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. He practices as an Attending Physician at Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety. Dr. Kosnett served as ACMT President from 2002–2004 and was the recipient of the 2016 ACMT Matthew J. Ellenhorn Award for career achievement in medical toxicology.
Eric Lavonas, MD, MS, DFACMT
Dr. Eric Lavonas has been an active member of the American College of Medical Toxicology since 1999. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1992, completed his Emergency Medicine residency in Indianapolis, IN, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology in Charlotte, NC.
Dr. Lavonas currently serves as an Attending Medical Toxicologist at Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety and as an Emergency Physician at Denver Health Medical Center. He is also a Professor of Emergency Medicine with tenure criteria at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Lavonas is recognized for his contributions to envenomation research and the development of resuscitation guidelines.
Jerrold Leikin, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Jerrold Leikin joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 1994. He earned his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School and completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at Evanston Hospital. He subsequently completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, followed by a preceptorship and fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of Illinois Hospital and Cook County Hospital.
Dr. Leikin currently serves as an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. From 2001 to 2020, he operated a solo medical toxicology consultation service serving five suburban Chicago hospitals, providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, critical care, and forensic toxicology services.
Dr. Leikin has been a longstanding contributor to the field of medical toxicology, presenting at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology since 1985. He served as a member of the Illinois State Board of Health from 2016 to 2019 and received the ACMT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Toxicology Research in 2016.
Erica Liebelt, MD, FACMT, FAAP, DFACMT
Dr. Erica Liebelt has been an active member of ACMT since completing her fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Poison Control Center (1991–1994). She previously served as Chief Resident and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow at Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Dr. Liebelt currently practices as a Pediatrician at Blue Ridge Community Health Center in Hendersonville, NC. Over the past decades, she has held numerous academic and leadership roles, including Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Medical and Research Director at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Executive and Medical Director of the Washington Poison Center, and Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington.
Dr. Liebelt has been a leader within ACMT, serving on the Board of Directors for 13 years, as the first female President in 2012, and receiving multiple honors including the ACMT Award for Outstanding Service to the College and Medical Toxicology (2020) and the Matthew J. Ellenhorn Award (2017). She currently serves as President of the Medical Toxicology Foundation Board of Directors.
Sarah Eliza Lockwood, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Sarah Eliza Lockwood joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2006. She earned her medical degree from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at New York University/Bellevue Hospital.
Dr. Lockwood currently serves as Medical Affairs Lead and Senior Science Fellow at Bayer Crop Science in Chesterfield, Missouri, where she applies her expertise in clinical toxicology and pharmacology to regulatory and safety initiatives.
Lewis S. Nelson, MD, MBA, DFACMT
Dr. Lewis Nelson joined ACMT in 1993 and has been a long-standing leader in medical toxicology. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate, completed an integrated Emergency Medicine residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU/New York City Poison Center.
Dr. Nelson currently serves as Dean and Chief of Health Affairs and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Previously, he was Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine and serves as a long-standing consultant to CDC, DHS, and FDA. Dr. Nelson is a past president of both the Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine and the American College of Medical Toxicology, and has served on the boards of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is an editor of Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies and has contributed extensively to education, policy, and clinical toxicology scholarship.
Ayrn O’Connor, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Ayrn O’Connor completed his Medical Toxicology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine/Indiana Poison Center (2003–2005) and his Emergency Medicine residency at Indiana University School of Medicine (2000–2003). He earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine (1996–2000).
Dr. O’Connor is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix. He has held leadership roles at Mayo Clinic–Phoenix Campus, Renibus Therapeutics, and in his own consulting practice, Medical Toxicology Consulting, PLLC. He has over 20 years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience spanning emergency medicine, medical toxicology, healthcare delivery, and drug development.
Kevin C. Osterhoudt, MD, MS, DFACMT
Dr. Kevin Osterhoudt joined the American College of Medical Toxicology as a member in 2013. He earned his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed a Pediatrics internship and residency at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), followed by fellowships in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Clinical Toxicology at CHOP. He also holds an MS in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Osterhoudt is Attending Physician in the Division of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of the Poison Control Center at CHOP. He is Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He serves as Associate Fellow for the Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Associate Scholar in the Center for Global Health, and faculty member in the Community Outreach and Education Core of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at Penn.
Dr. Osterhoudt has co-authored over 100 journal articles and textbook chapters, serves on multiple editorial boards including Pediatric Emergency Care and Clinical Toxicology, and has contributed nationally to ACMT, the American Board of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. His academic interests include pediatric poisoning epidemiology, risk assessment, and methemoglobinemia disorders in infancy.
He has received numerous awards for teaching and clinical excellence, including the ACMT Award for Significant Contributions to the Educational Pursuits of Medical Toxicology (2009), the Alan R. Cohen Master Clinician Award (2016), induction into the Penn Medicine Academy of Master Clinicians (2020), and multiple honors for peer-reviewed research and educational contributions. Dr. Osterhoudt is recognized as a leader in pediatric toxicology, clinical education, and poison control initiatives, with decades of sustained contributions to the field.
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT, DFACMT
Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone has been an ACMT member since 1985. She earned her BS in Microbiology, cum laude, from the University of Maryland and her MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where she also served as Chief Resident, and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU/Bellevue/New York City Poison Center.
Dr. Perrone is Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine and Initiatives Director at the Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania. She has contributed extensively to clinical toxicology, addiction medicine, and policy initiatives and remains actively involved in ACMT education and scholarship.
Anne-Michelle Ruha, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Anne-Michelle Ruha has been an active member of the American College of Medical Toxicology since 1999. She earned her medical degree from New Jersey Medical School, completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Morristown Medical Center, and completed a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ.
Dr. Ruha currently serves as Chief of the Department of Medical Toxicology at Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix. She holds academic appointments as Professor of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and serves as Medical Director of Pharmacy Services for Banner Health. She is also Principal Investigator for ACMT’s Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) North American Snakebite Registry.
Silas Smith, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Silas Smith joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 2008. He earned his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed an internship in Basic Surgery at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, and completed the Naval Flight Surgeon Course in Aerospace Medicine. He then completed an Emergency Medicine residency at NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine/New York City Poison Control Center.
Dr. Smith serves as JoAnn G. and Kenneth Wellner Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and as an Affiliate Faculty Member at the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education. Clinically, he is an Attending Physician at NYU Langone Health and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. He is Chief of the Division of Quality, Safety, and Practice Innovation and Director of multiple fellowship programs, including the Wellner Fellowship in Emergency Department Safety and Quality and the Patient Safety Module for the Healthcare Leadership and Operations Fellowship. Dr. Smith also serves as a Toxicology Consultant for the New York City Poison Control Center.
Curtis Snook, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Curtis Snook joined the American College of Medical Toxicology in 1993. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed both his residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Dr. Snook currently serves as an Attending Emergency Physician at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. He also holds an academic appointment as Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH.
Paul Wax, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Paul Wax was a founding member of ACMT in 1993. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at UCLA and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU.
Dr. Wax currently serves as Executive Director of the American College of Medical Toxicology and as Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine (Medical Toxicology) at UT Southwestern Medical School.
Timothy Wiegand, MD, DFACMT
Dr. Timothy Wiegand joined the American College of Medical Toxicology as a Fellow-in-Training in 2005 and has been an active member since completing his fellowship in 2006. He earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN, followed by an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of California, San Francisco, in partnership with the California Poison Control System. He subsequently completed a postgraduate fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology at UCSF, supported by a National Institutes of Health training award.
Dr. Wiegand is board certified in Medical Toxicology and board eligible in Clinical Pharmacology. He currently serves as Director of Addiction Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He previously served as Director of Toxicology and founder of the Toxicology Consult Service at the University of Rochester Medical Center from 2010 to 2021. He also serves as Volunteer Adjunct Faculty with the SUNY Upstate Poison Center and Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program.
Dr. Wiegand has held multiple leadership roles in graduate medical education, including Fellowship Director for both the Medical Toxicology Fellowship and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship, as well as Associate Program Director for the Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He is the founder and moderator of the Monthly Addiction Toxicology Case Conference, jointly sponsored by ACMT and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. In 2022, he was awarded the ACMT Outstanding Service to the College Award. He is currently enrolled in a part-time MBA program at the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester.