John G. Benitez, M.D., M.P.H.
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Contact
Tennessee Poison Center
501 Oxford House
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-4632
Office: 585 273-4155
Fax: 585 244-1677
Current Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD)
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| MPH Public Health | Univ of Pittsburgh | 1995 |
| MD Medicine | Southern Illinois Univ Sch Med | 1981 |
| BA Chemistry | Southern Illinois Univ | 1978 |
| Post-Doctoral Training & Residency | |
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| Teaching Fellowship M. Whiteside, Ph.D. EMF/Southwestern Medical Center University of Texas | 1990 - 1991 |
| Clinical Toxicology Fellowship D. Seger, M.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee | 1989 - 1991 |
| Hyperbaric Medicine Mini-Fellowship R. Goldman, M.D. St. Luke's Hospital Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1988 |
| Surgery Resident R. Schloemer, M.D. Southwestern Michigan Area Health Education Center Kalamazoo, Michigan | 1981 - 1982 |
| Board Certifications | |
|---|---|
| American Board of Emergency Medicine -- recertified as Diplomate | 1999 - 2009 |
| American Board of Preventive Medicine Special Qualifications in Medical Toxicology -- Diplomate | 1998 - 2008 |
| American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine) --Diplomate | 1997 - Present |
| American Board of Medical Toxicology -- Diplomate | 1992 - 2002 |
| American Board of Emergency Medicine -- Diplomate | 1989 - 1999 |
| Recent Journal Articles |
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| Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. (18 available) |
| Syrett JI; Benitez JG; Livingston WH; Davis EA. "Will emergency health care providers respond to mass casualty incidents?" Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors. 2007; 11(1):49-54. |
| Benitez, JG; Allison, LG; Sanford, B. "Radio X: Guaranteed to not contain any poisonous drugs!". Mithridata (Toxicology Historical Society Newsletter 29 (2005). |
| Barker, MJ; Benitez, JG; Ternullo, S; Juhl, GA. "Acute oxcarbazepine and atomoxetine overdose with quetiapine". Vet Human Toxicol 46 (2004): 130-132. |
| Juhl, GA; Kim, EH; Benitez, JG; Mangione, S. "A Community Exposure to 2-Chloro-6-fluorophenol". Vet Human Toxicol 45 (2003): 41-42. |
| Juhl, GA; Benitez, JG; McFarland, S. "Acute Quetiapine Overdose in an 11 Year-old Girl". Vet Human Toxicol 44 (2002): 163-164. |
