American Association of Poison Control Centers
Alexandria,
VA
USA
22302
Email:
al.bronstein@rmpdc.org
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Bronstein is the Medical Director of the Rocky Mountain Poison Center (RMPC). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO. As medical director, he actively participates in the RMPC’s medical toxicology training program and oversees the toxicology training for the Center’s poison information specialists and providers. He is the lead physician in the RMPC surveillance effort. Dr. Bronstein has authored a number of articles and book chapters in the field of medical toxicology and written several textbooks on hazardous materials. His research interests include creating new methods to deliver poison information. He is the principal investigator of a novel approach to providing drug identification using interactive voice response technology (IVR).
He is the chairman of the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) National Poison Data System (NPDS) Steering Committee in charge of system development. He is board certified in medical toxicology, emergency medicine, and family medicine.
Born in Paducah, KY, he received an AB degree from Washington University in St. Louis and attended Medical School at the University of Kentucky. He completed a family medical residency at the University of Alabama and completed a medical toxicology fellowship at the RMPC and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.