
Our Staff
Our Specialists in Poison Information are experienced nurses with backgrounds in mother-child care, emergency, critical care, as well as intensive care nursing. Many of our specialists have completed a certification program created by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Our center also has six board-certified medical toxicologists on call 24-hours a day as additional medical backup.
The Oregon Poison Center staff uses their experience, training, an extensive library of medical toxicology literature, as well as computerized resources including: POISINDEX®, Tomes®, Tomes Plus® and Identidex®.
Oregon Poison Center Staff:
Medical Director
Associate Medical Director
Department Director
Sandra Giffin, RN, MS
Medical Toxicologists
Nathaneal McKeown, DO
Laura Spivak, MD
Toxicology Fellow
Patrick West MD
Education Coordinator
Web Manager
Tonya Drayden, RN, MSN, CSPI | View Article >
Public Educator
Lisbeth Ward-Fowler, RN, CSPI
Nursing Staff
Administrative Assistant
Martha Kirmaz
