Emergency Medicine

Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program Director

Robert Hendrickson is the Program Director for the fellowship in Medical Toxicology. Dr. Hendrickson is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. He practices Emergency Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), and is a Medical Toxicology inpatient consultant at OHSU and the Doernbecher Children's Hospital (DCH).

Dr. Hendrickson completed medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center / Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia, PA. He joined the OHSU Emergency Department and the Oregon Poison Center in 2002.

Dr. Hendrickson has received numerous teaching awards.  He was the recipient of the American College of Medical Toxicology(ACMT) Outstanding Contribution to Medical Toxicology Education Award in 2020.  He was awarded the Faculty Clinician of the Year Award in 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 by the graduating OHSU Emergency Medicine residency classes, the Acknowledging Clinical Excellence (ACE) Award awarded by the 2003 OHSU EM residency, and the Best Attending Teacher Award awarded by the 2001 EM class at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hendrickson's research interests are in the fields of illicit drug use, methamphetamine, and acetaminophen. He has twice been awarded the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine's Most Newsworthy Abstracts for his work on methamphetamine-related Emergency Department visits.

Dr. Hendrickson is a Professor of Emergency Medicine, the Medical Director for the Oregon Poison Center, and the Program Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship.

Dr. Hendrickson's outside interests include running, cycling, mountain-biking and skiing.