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

B. Zane Horowitz, MD, FACMT | View Article >

Associate Medical Director

Robert G. Hendrickson, MD

Department Director

Sandra Giffin, RN, MS

Medical Toxicologists

Keith French, MD

Nathaneal McKeown, DO

Robert Norton, MD

Daniel Sudakin, MD

Patrick West MD

Toxicology Fellow

Ben Hatten, MD

Shana Kusin, MD

Education Coordinator

Tonya Drayden, RN, MSN, CSPI | View Article >

Public Educator

Lisbeth Ward-Fowler, RN, CSPI

Comprehensive Nursing Staff

Administrative Coordinator & Web Manager

Terri Welsh

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