Medical Toxicology Fellowship Faculty

Cathleen Clancy, MD, FACMT, FACEP
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Medical Director of the National Capital Poison Center.  Board certified in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine and Medical Toxicology.  For the past decade teaching has been the program director’s major focus.  She has also written chapters in major textbooks in the discipline of medical toxicology including Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies.  Dr. Clancy also practices Emergency Medicine on a regular basis.  For more than a decade she has been the primary medical toxicology backup, 24/7, for the Specialists in Poison Information at the National Capital Poison Center.  She also participates in regional emergency response planning coalitions and preparedness exercises for the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  She will direct the Medical Toxicology Fellowship and teach at bedside and case-based teaching rounds.

Louis R. Cantilena, Jr., MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Will perform clinical teaching with fellows. Will coordinate and participate in toxicology laboratory training; teach critical evaluation of pharmacokinetic laboratory data; teach uses and interpretation of forensic laboratory data; integrate toxicology fellows into existing pharmacokinetic seminar series. Will participate in toxicology rounds and other conferences according to subject matter being addressed.

Toby L. Litovitz, MD
Executive and Medical Director, National Capital Poison Center. Tenured Professor, Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University. Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Previously, Executive Director of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Coordinated, analyzed and published the only nationwide data collection system of poison exposures for more than 20 years. Has conducted and published research changing evaluation and treatment of battery ingestions. Will be resource for poison center operations, participate in daily case conferences, and weekly journal club. Available for consultation on research and preparation of scientific publications and epidemiology of poison exposures. Will coordinate weekly Fellows Conferences and participate in other conferences. Will serve as back-up for Program Director.

Mary E. Palmer, MD
Assistant Professor, The George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine. Prior experience as attending in (US) multicultural and European departments of emergency medicine. Prior professional experience as a botanist. Conducted NIH-funded study of adverse events associated with dietary supplements. Will conduct weekly conferences about basic science and pathophysiology as they relate to medical toxicology. Available for consultation on cases involving dietary supplements, medicinal plants, botanical medicines and traditional remedies in Hispanic communities. Will participate in monthly toxicology rounds and other conferences according to subject matter being addressed.

Diane A. Sauter, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Georgetown University Department of Emergency Medicine. Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Experience as attending physician or ED director in academic medical centers, inner-city hospitals in two large cities, suburban hospitals and health care facilities, and a major children’s hospital. Available for clinical consultation. Will participate in Fellows conferences plus monthly toxicology rounds and other conferences according to subject matter being addressed; will contribute special expertise in treating patients from underserved communities.

Jack W. Snyder, MD, JD, PhD, MFS, MPH
National Library of Medicine: Associate Director; Director, Public Health and Specialized Information Services. Board certified in Medical Toxicology; Toxicology; Pathology (Anatomic, Clinical/Laboratory, Chemical); Preventive Medicine; Legal Medicine; and others. Wide-ranging experience as physician, lawyer, health care information services, director of clinical laboratories, and medical examiner. Available for consultation on issues related to forensic toxicology, legal ramifications of patient care and follow-up, and specialized information gathering for unusual or complicated cases. Fellows may audit Dr. Snyder’s courses in Forensic Science and Toxic Tort Litigation at The George Washington University School of Law. Will run weekly Basic Science toxicology rounds and other conferences according to subject matter being addressed.

John Van den Anker, MD, PhD
Executive Director, Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit and Director of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Children’s National Medical Center. Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology and Physiology at The George Washington University Medical Center. Previously, Director of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH and Director of Neonatology, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Board-certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Pharmacology. Will participate in toxicology rounds and other conferences according to subject matter being addressed. Will facilitate knowledge of, and possible involvement with adverse drug reactions and current pediatric pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics/proteomics clinical trials. He will discuss ethical issues related to participation of pediatric patients in studies.  He will be available for teaching and consultation in areas related to developmental, neonatal and pediatric pharmacology and toxicology.