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, M.D. , FACMT

Associate medical director

Robert G. Hendrickson, M.D.

Department director

Sandra Giffin, R.N., M.S.

Clinical nurse manager

Charisse Pizarro-Osilla, R.N., M.S., CSPI

Medical toxicologists

Annette Lopez, M.D.

Shana Kusin, M.D.

Nathaneal McKeown, D.O.

Robert Norton, M.D.

Matt Noble, M.D.

Rachel Castelli, M.D.

Jen Stephani, M.D.
 

Toxicology fellows

Adam Blumenberg, M.D.

Lauren Murphy, M.D.

Adrianne Hughes, M.D.

Tony Rianprakaisang, M.D.
 

Public educator and web manager

Fiorella Carhuaz, CHES

Administrative coordinator

Beth Williams

Poison Center nurses and pharmacists

Amy, R.N., CSPI

Annie, R.N., CSPI

Bonnie, R.N., CSPI

Faye, Pharm.D., CSPI

Hope, R.N., CSPI

Jami, R.N., CSPI

Kiersten, R.N., SPI

Kim, R.N., SPI

Leslie, R.N., SPI

Lisa, R.N., SPI

Lisbeth, R.N., CSPI

Loren, R.N., CSPI

Mallory, R.N., CSPI

Marc, R.N., CSPI

Mary, R.N., CSPI

Mike S, R.N., CSPI

Mike L, Pharm.D., CSPI

Miguel, R.N., CSPI

Patricia, R.N., SPI

Roberta, R.N., CSPI

Rose, R.N., SPI

Salwa, R.N., SPI

Samantha, R.N., CSPI

Sharon, R.N., SPI

Tonya, R.N., CSPI