::::::::: Overview  ::::
Atlanta's premier medical and governmental toxicology institutions have come together to provide an extraordinarily rich and rewarding opportunity for training in Medical Toxicology.

Each year, our ACGME-accredited program offers two new fellows the chance to learn from some of the world's foremost toxicology experts. This two-year program offers fellows affiliations with Emory University Medical School, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and more. Fellows also work with world-class Medical Toxicology experts at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), five Atlanta-area hospitals, and the Georgia Poison Center - one of the busiest poison call centers in the country.

::::::::: Faculty  ::::

• Brent Morgan, MD
• Edwin Kilbourne, MD
• Robert Geller, MD
• Carol Rubin, DVM
• Jerry Thomas, MD
• Manish Patel, MD
• Gaylord Lopez, PharmD
• Martin Belson, MD
• Josh Schier, MD
• Michael Schwartz, MD
• Arthur Chang MD

::::::::: Training  ::::

::::::::: Clinical Training  ::::
Your fellowship will involve both clinical activity and research. Our program's clinical emphasis is designed to help your practice skills grow and mature. And when you finish, you'll be well on your way to becoming an independent investigator. The Emory/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Medical Toxicology Fellowship offers broad training, especially in areas now receiving increased emphasis on the Medical Toxicology board exam. Our mentors come from a wide range of fields including: Computational Toxicology, emergency preparedness and response, Emergency Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology, geographic information systems, health policy, laboratory analysis, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, and public health surveillance.

As a result of this breadth of experience, the program's physicians and scientists in Medical Toxicology offer fellows uniquely well-rounded training in a variety of areas:

• Bedside evaluation and care of poison patients
• Working with a diverse patient population in diverse clinical settings
• Poison center activities and statewide consultation
• Preventive toxicological practice
• Environmental and occupational outpatient consultation
• Environmental public health research
• Toxicant-related problems in international settings
• Toxicological and epidemiologic research

::::::::: Public Health Training  ::::
Fellows are extensively trained in numerous areas of public health importance. The fellows have received training in HAZWOPER, HAZCAT, Handling Radiation Emergencies, Weapons of Mass Destruction Technical Emergency Response, and Advanced Hazmat Life Support. They have hands-on experience in chemical and radiological decontamination, all levels of personal protective equipment including the proper use of a respirator, and use of detection equipment for chemical and radiological agents.

::::::::: Epidemiological Investigations  ::::
The program is unique among ACGME-accredited programs with its emphasis on public health, epidemiology, and preventive toxicology practice in addition to clinical care. Since the start of the program, the Medical Toxicology residents have participated in epidemiological investigations of exposures to hazardous materials and the health effects resulting from those exposures. Fellows, under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) epidemiologists, have also had firsthand experience with outbreak response and public health practice. This is in direct contrast to other fellowships, which are incapable of offering comparable experiences. Examples include:

• The investigation into a ricin-containing envelope at a South Carolina Postal Facility
• First-hand assistance with ongoing efforts in the mass arsenic poisonings in Bangladesh
• Leading and co-leading several epidemiological investigations through the Health Studies Branch
• Investigating ackee fruit poisoning in Haiti
• Assisting in the cancer cluster investigation in Fallon, Nevada
• Studying the epidemiology of rashes among school children in Pennsylvania
• Unexplained illness in the Ukraine
• Evaluation of pesticide exposure in the aftermath of hurricane Isabelle in Virginia
• And numerous others

::::::::: Funding  ::::
As a Medical Toxicology fellow, you will receive a federal government-funded stipend that you can count on being there the full length of your program.

Additionally, our program does not require fellows to work clinical shifts to support base salaries. We want our fellows to have the time to devote to their fellowship training. However, shifts are available - at additional pay - to maintain primary clinical skills.

You'll find that the Emory/CDC Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program is one-of-a-kind. We invite you to join us.

::::::::: Current Fellows  ::::
Current fellows as of July 1, 2006 First Year Fellows

• Jennifer Brown, MD
• Mark Sutter, MD

• Adam Algren, MD
• Damon Dell'Aglio, MD

::::::::: Past Graduates  ::::
Class of 2002

• Martin Belson, MD

• Michael Schwartz, MD
• Scott Whitlow, DO

• Jennifer Audi, MD
• Ziad Kazzi, MD

• Claudia Barthold, MD
• Arthur Chang, MD

::::::::: Contact Us  ::::
If you would like additional information about the Emory/CDC Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program, please contact:

Brent W. Morgan, MD
Fellowship Director
Georgia Poison Center
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-616-4403
bmorg02@emory.edu