Michael E Mullins, MD, FACEP is an author or co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications in toxicology and emergency medicine. He has presented both research and didactic lectures in both the national and international setting. He was recently named as Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Dr. Mullins is the Editor-in-Chief of Toxicology Communications and is the review editor for Clinical Toxicology. Dr. Mullins continues in his 8th year as an Associate Editor for Clinical Toxicology (another journal in the Taylor & Francis portfolio) and has recently served as Associate Editor for Internal and Emergency Medicine.


David Liss, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist.  He returned to the Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Medical Toxicology as an Assistant Professor after spending a year at the University of Massachusetts.  Dr. Liss was the inaugural fellow of the Washington University Medical Toxicology Fellowship.  He is the course director for the medical student elective in medical toxicology and directs the emergency medicine resident, off-service resident, and pediatric emergency medicine fellow rotations in medical toxicology.  He is interested in drug screening and medication assisted opioid addiction treatment. Dr. Liss was accepted into ACMT’s ANTIDOTE Class of 2022.


Kevin Baumgartner, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist. He trained in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology at Washington University School of Medicine and now joins the Division of Medical Toxicology as an Assistant Professor. He is the co-director of the Introduction to Addiction Medicine medical student elective and a member of the editorial board of Clinical Toxicology. Dr. Baumgartner’s research and clinical interests include sedation, addiction medicine, quality improvement, psychopharmacology, and snake envenomation.


Sarah Berg, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist.


Collaboration includes work with:

Craig McCammon- PharmD, BJC-Director of Pharmacy, Emergency Department at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Julianne Yeary- PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist for the Emergency Department at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

S. Eliza Dunn, MD-  Former Asst Professor WUSM EM and Toxicology. Now the Medical Sciences and Outreach Lead at Bayer


Collaborating faculty includes:

Stephen Fishburn, Associate Medical Director – Poison Center (and former Wash U medical toxicology fellow)
Justin Elden,  Zoological Manager, Herpetology – Saint Louis Zoo
Sarah Riley, PhD, DABCC, FACB – Associate Professor of Pathology.  Director of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory in the SLU Department of Pathology
Jeffrey Ettling, Curator – Herpetarium – St. Louis Zoo
Anthony Scalzo, MD, Director of Medical Toxicology – Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Julie Weber, RPh, CSPI, Director – Missouri Poison Center


Interested applicants should contact:

David Liss, MD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

em-toxfellows@email.wustl.edu