David Liss, MD

Division Chief, Toxicology

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University and the Division Chief of Medical Toxicology. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and completed EM residency and Medical Toxicology fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. After fellowship, I spent one year as an EM and Tox faculty member at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine before returning to WashU and St. Louis. Upon my return, I completed the ACEP Teaching fellowship and directed the medical student elective, EM resident rotation, and off-service resident and fellow rotations in medical toxicology. I also founded and co-directed a Keystone Integrated Science Course (KISC) in Addiction for the medical school.  I also recently completed 3 years as program director for the medical toxicology fellowship.  After this initial educational focus, I have shifted my interests to organized research, which involved the SAEM Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design (ARMED) course and the ACMT Advancing New Toxicology Investigators in Drug Abuse and Original Translational Research Efforts (ANTIDOTE) Institute, and now the Emergency Care Research Scholars Program within WashU EM. My research interests include substance use disorder screening and urine drug screening in obstetrics and pediatrics.
On a personal note, I am originally from Park Ridge, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. I am married to a WashU physician-scientist in Pediatric Hepatology. We have two children in local grade schools. We enjoy gardening, trying new restaurants, the many outdoor theater, music, and festival offerings in town. We have lived in St. Louis 14 of the last 15 years and love the many outdoor and often free activities available, minimal traffic, ample parking, and easy living.