2022 AACT Award Recipients
Career Achievement Award Recipient
Kristin Engebresten, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Karen Simone, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Northern New England Poison Center
Research Award Recipient
William Eggleston, PharmD
The Research Foundation for SUNY at Binghamton University
“Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcomes of Buprenorphine Micro-dosing”
Junior Investigator Award
Nicklaus Brandehoff, MD
University of Colorado
“The Application of High Throughput Thermal Shift Assays for the Development of Novel Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Global Snakebite Envenomations”
Knowledge Translation Award Recipient
Farshad M. Shirazi, MD
Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
“Scorpion Envenomation Diagnosis in Pediatric Population”
Gary S. Wasserman Memorial Pediatric Abstract Award Recipient
Matilda Francis, BA, MPH
Eastern Virginia Medical School
"Antidepressant Exposures Associated with Exploratory Behavior Among Young Children Reported to United States Poison Control Centers, 2000-2020"
Student and Trainee Travel Award Recipients
Raina Abraham
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
"Assessment of time delays of intravenous Nacetylcysteine doses for the treatment of
presumed acetaminophen toxicity in a multicenter
health-system"
James D. Whitledge, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
"United States Shortages of Agents Used to Treat Poisonings Over the Last Ten Years (2012-2021)"
Lynne M. Rosenberg, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
"Pediatric Toxicology Patients and Appropriateness of Initial Disposition"
Melissa S. Zhou, MD
Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
"Carbon Monoxide Exposures in Public Indoor Ice Arenas as Reported to Pennsylvania and Delaware Poison Control Centers, 2012-2021"
2021 Kennon Heard, MD, FAACT
2019 Rutherfoord Rose, PharmD, DABAT
2018 Kenneth McMartin, PhD
2017 Michael I. Greenberg, MD, MPH
2016 E. Martin Caravati, MD, MPH
2015 Carol Angle, MD
2014 Anthony Scalzo, MD
2013 Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD
2012 Elizabeth Scharman, PharmD, DABAT
2011 Mary Ann Howland, PharmD, DABAT
2010 G. Randall Bond, MD
2009 Donna Seger, MD
2008 Michael McGuigan, MD
2007 James Mowry, PharmD, DABAT
2006 Greg Gaar, MD
2005 Frank Walter, MD
2021 Robert Hoffman, MD, FAACT
2019 Mary Ann Howland, PharmD, DABAT
2018 Alan Woolf, MD, MPH
2017 Richard C. Dart, MD, PhD
2016 Donna Seger, MD
2015 Lewis Goldfrank, MD
2014 William Banner, MD, PhD
2013 John Doull, MD
2012 Frederick Lovejoy, MD
2011 Barry Rumack, MD
2010 Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD
2009 Ed Krenzelok, PharmD, DABAT
2008 Allister Vale, MD
2007 none awarded
2006 Milton Tenenbein, MD
2005 Mark Thoman, MD
2004 William Robertson, MD
Jennifer Ross, MD, MPH
2020 Recipient
University of Virginia Health System
"Pediatric Opioid Exposures Reported to Poison Centers"
Celeste Black, MD
2019 Recipient
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Total Bilirubin: Not a Total Waste of Time in Naproxen Toxicity”
Emily Winograd, PharmD
2018 Recipient
Florida Poison Information Center – Jacksonville
“Pediatric guanfacine exposures reported to the National Poison Data System, 2000 – 2016”
Christopher Gaw, MD, MBE
2017 Recipient
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Evaluation of Dose and Outcomes from Pediatric Vilazodone Ingestions”
Stephanie Weiss, MD, PhD
2020 Recipient
Wake Forest University
“False Negatives from Urine Drug Screening in Trauma Patients Study”
Patrick C. Ng, MD
2018 Recipient
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
“Novel Oral Countermeasures for Acute Oral Cyanide Poisoning“
George Sam Wang, MD
2016 Recipient
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
“Physostigmine vs. Lorazepam for Treatment of Adolescent Antimuscarinic (Anticholinergic) Toxidrome”
Jon B. Cole, MD
2013 Recipient
Hennepin County Medical Center
“A randomized double blind controlled study comparing haloperidol to ketamine as a chemical restraint for “severe agitation“
David H. Jang, MD
2011 Recipient
New York University School of Medicine
“Methylene blue in an experimental model of severe shock from calcium channel blocker poisoning“
Stephanie Weiss, MD, PhD
2020 Recipient
Wake Forest School of Medicine
“Opioid Overdose REACT Program (Resuscitation Education for Addiction Counselors and Trainees)”
Matthew Zuckerman, MD
2019 Recipient
University of Colorado School of Medicine
“Barriers to buprenorphine initiation in the Emergency Department”
Gerald O’Malley, DO
2020 Recipient
Grand Strand Medical Center
“Efficacy of Tranexamic acid (TXA) on Crotalidae Venom Induced Consumptive Coagulopathy”
Kim Aldy, DO, MS, MBA
2019 Recipient
UT Southwestern
“Bedside Ultrasound Evaluation and Indicators of Progression in Crotalid Snakebites”
Morgan Riggan, MD
2017 Recipient
New York University and Bellevue Hospital, New York City Poison Control Center
“The effects of activated charcoal and polyethylene glycol with electrolyte solution on bupropion XL concentration in vitro”
Hilary Gray
2020 Recipient
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
"Phencyclidine (PCP) Exposure Cases Among Young Children Reported to Five U.S. Statewide Poison Control Center Systems, 2009-2018"
Sarah Huber
2020 Recipient
Indiana University School of Medicine
“Physostigmine Use to Treat Anticholinergic Toxidrome in Pediatric Patients as Reported to the National Poison Data System”
Courtney Jamison
2020 Recipient
LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
“Neurotoxic effects of the nephrotoxic compound diethylene glycol”
Nolan Lassiter
2020 Recipient
Touro University – College of Osteopathic Medicine
“Silica Gel Products: Not Always Benign”
Kristen Lee, PharmD
2020 Recipient
Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville
"Pediatric vortioxetine exposures reported to the national poison data system, 2013 - 2019"
Faisal Minhaj, PharmD
2020 Recipient
University of Maryland
"Should we be concerned about acute unintentional exposures of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in children?"
Kim Aldy, DO, MS, MBA
2019 Recipient
UT Southwestern
“Seniors and SUDS (Single-Use Detergent Sacs): A review of the National Poison Center Database”
Khameinei Ali, MD, MBA
2019 Recipient
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
“Is that really the level? On the analytical precision of commonly ordered toxicologic assays”
Christian M. Garcia, MD
2019 Recipient
University of New Mexico
“A systematic review and meta-analysis of alternative dosing to the FDA approved 3-bag regimen”
Susan Hammerman, BS
2019 Recipient
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
“Antiemetics Effectiveness for Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Emergency Department (ED) Encounters"
Jada (Yu) Zhang, MD, PhD
2019 Recipient
San Francisco General Hospital
“Assessment of microRNA‑122 for Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Patients with Muscle Injury”
Eric McGillis, MD, BSc
2018 Recipient
Regions Hospital
“Rapid-onset hyperthermia and hypercapnea preceding rigor mortis and cardiopulmonary arrest in a DNP overdose” and “Lack of seizures in patients presenting to the ED with suspected benzodiazepine toxicity”
Paulius Mui
2018 Recipient
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
“Impact of healthcare resources on intentional and unintentional toxic exposures in urban and rural communities”
Daniel Nogee, MD
2018 Recipient
Yale New Haven Hospital
“Development of a prototype software tool to assist with toxidrome recognition”
Faisal Minhaj, PharmD
2020 Recipient
University of Maryland
"In vitro analysis of the interference of N-acetylcysteine on INR values"
Justin Corcoran, MD
2019 Recipient
HealthPartners Institute
“Pharmacokinetics of Insulin During High Dose Insulin Therapy”
Bryan Stierman MD, MPH
2018 Recipient
Boston Children’s Hospital
“Neurodevelopmental Effects of Prenatal Manganese Exposure”
Sean Boley, MD
2016 Recipient
Hennepin County Medical Cente
“A prospective analysis of physostigmine use versus standard care in the treatment of anticholinergic toxicity”
JoAn R. Laes, MD
2014 Recipient
HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research
“Toxicology Education in Emergency Medicine: A Formal Needs Assessment and Pilot Study”
2005 Award Winners
Study Title: Mycotoxins and Toxigenic Fungi in the Outdoor Environment
PI: Daniel Sudakin, M.D.
Institution: Oregon State University
Grant Amount: $2,250
Study Title: Assessment of Charcoal Adsorption of Botulinum Toxin
PI: Robert Hoffman, M.D.
Institution: Beth Israel Medical Center
Grant Amount: $1827
2007 Award Winner
Study Title: Cross-reactivity of False Hellebore Steroid Alkaloid Compounds with a Digoxin Clinical Chemistry Assay
PI: Laura K. Bechtel, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Virginia
Grant Amount: $1,500
2012 Award Winner
Study Title: Lily of the Valley Ingestion: Epidemiology, Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment of Convallaria Toxicity
PI: Asim Tarabar, MD and Thomas Robey, MD
Institution: Yale School of Medicine
Grant Amount: $3,750
2014 Award Winner
Study Title: Ginkgo Biloba and Panax Ginseng’s effects on driving compared to placebo: a pilot study
PI: Michael Greenberg, MD
Institution: Drexel University
Grant Amount: $3,750
2016 Award Winner
Study Title: Physostigmine vs. lorazepam for treatment of adolescent antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) toxidrome
PI: George Sam Wang, MD
Institution: University of Colorado Denver
Grant Amount: $44,894