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Dan Brooks, MD
Title: Associate Director, Banner Poison Control Center
Undergraduate: State University of New York
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh, Emergency Medicine Residency
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine 2000; Medical Toxicology 2002
Areas of Interest: Substance abuse, Alcohol withdrawal, EMS services

Dr. Brooks' Publications

Publications: 
Pauze D, Brooks DE: Lithium toxicity from an internet dietary supplement. Journal of Medical Toxicology, 3(2):61-62, 2007.

Khandelwal G, Katz KD, Brooks DE et al: Naja kaouthia: a case series of Asiatic cobra envenomations. J Emerg Med, 32(2): 2007.

Routhier D, Katz KD, Brooks DE: QTc prolongation and Torsades de pointes associated with methadone therapy. Submitted for publication, J Emerg Med, 2006.

Bonner M, Brooks DE. EMS Toxicology Chapter. In Critical Care Paramedic, Bledsoe BE, Benner RW Eds. Brady, 2006.

Pizon AT, Brooks DE: Hyperosmolality: another indication for hemodialysis following acute ethylene glycol poisoning. Clinical Toxicology, 44(2):181-183, 2006

Brooks DE: Black Widow Spider Envenomation. In The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 4th Edition, Wolfson AB et al Eds. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Brooks DE, Graeme KA: Gyromitra Mushrooms Chapter. In Critical Care Toxicology; Brent J et al Eds. Elsevier Mosby, 2005.

Wallace KL, Brooks DE: Anxiolytic/Sedative-Hypnotics Chapter: In Critical Care Toxicology; Brent J et al Eds. Elsevier Mosby, 2005.

Brooks DE, Katz KD: Calcium Channel Antagonist Toxicity Chapter. In Textbook of Critical Care, 5th Edition, Fink M et al Eds. Elsevier Saunders, 2005.

Brooks DE: Overdose and Poisoning, In: The Streetmedic's Handbook, 2nd Edition, Traynor OT, et al. Eds. Thompson, 2005.

Mahoney JF, Brooks DE, Akhtar J, Tofovic SP: Toxicology in the medical school curriculum: an innovative longitudinal curriculum theme (abstract). Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology, 42(4):501-502, 2004.

Brooks DE, Yealy DM: Not enough relief from too much acetaminophen. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 44(4):399-400, 2004.

Pizon AT, Brooks DE: Fentanyl patch abuse: naloxone complications and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescue. Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 46(5):256-257, 2004.

Brooks DE, Graeme KA: Airway compromise after first rattlesnake envenomation. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 15(3):188-93, 2004.

Katz, K. Curry SC, Brooks DE, Gerkin R: The Effects of Cyclosporine A on Survival Times in Salicylate Poisoned Rats. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 26(2): February, 2003.

Wax P, Brooks DE: Dry Cleaning. In Occupational, Industrial, and Environmental Toxicology; 2nd Edition, Greenberg MI, Ed. Mosby, 2003.

Brooks DE, Graeme KA, Ruha AM: Airway compromise following rattlesnake envenomation. Journal Of Emergency Medicine, 23(4):329-32, 2002.

Ruha AM, Curry SC, Beuhler M, Katz K, Brooks DE, et al: Initial postmarketing experience with crotalidae polyvalent immune fab for treatment of rattlesnake envenomation. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 39(6):609-615, 2002.

Brooks DE, Wallace KL: Acute propylene glycol ingestion. Journal of Toxicology and Clinical Toxicology, 40(4):513-516, 2002.

Brooks DE, Akhtar J, Lin E: What is cherry red, and who cares? Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22(2):213-214, 2002.

Brooks DE, Roberge RJ, Spear A: Clinical Nuances of Pediatric Methadone Intoxication. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 41(6):388-390, 1999.

Hollander JE, Brooks DE, Valentine SM: Assessment of cocaine use in patients with chest pain syndromes. Archives of Internal Medicine 158(1):62-6, 1998

Katz KD, Brooks DE: Chapter: Organophosphate Toxicity. www.emedicine.com Online reference book. 2006.

Brooks DE: Chapter Plant Poisoning: Hemlock. www.emedicine.com Online reference book. Revised, 2004.

Greene SC, Brooks DE, LoVecchio F. Effect of Activated Charcoal on Citalopram-Induced QT Prolongation.. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 52(1):86-87, 2008.

Whyte A, Kerle T, Katz K, Brooks DE. Safety and Effectiveness of Acetadote for Acetaminophen Toxicity. Accepted for publication; The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008.

Schwartz AR, Pizon AT, Brooks DE: Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. Clinical Toxicology, 46(8):771-773, 2008.

Brooks DE: Propofol induced movement disorders (brief commentary). Annals of Emergency Medicine, 51(1):111-112, 2008.

Hostler D, Roth RN, Kaufman RE, Katz KD, Brooks DE, et al: The incidence of carbon monoxide poisoning during CO alarm investigations. Prehospital Emergency Care, 12:115, 2008.