Cook County Health and Hospitals System Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine)

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by Cook County Health and Hospitals System · Directors Michael Nelson and Sean McCann

Michael Nelson, MD
Fellowship Program Director, Medical Toxicology
Addiction medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Sean McCann, MD
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Director, UIC
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
botanical and marine toxins, acute care toxicology, socioeconomic and racial disparities in pediatric lead poisoning
Sean Bryant, MD
Associate Program Director, Toxikon Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
Emergency physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute poisonings, natural toxins, education, Acute poisonings, critical care toxicology, natural poisons, toxicology education and research
Jenna Nikolaides, MD, MA
Director of Medical Toxicology at RUMC
Addiction medicine physician, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center
Mark Mycyk, MD
Director of Research, Toxikon Consortium
Emergency physician, Chair at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute Poisoning, New Drugs of Abuse, Innovative Scholarship
Neeraj Chhabra, MD
Medical Toxicology Director, UIC · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Acute care toxicology, opioid poisoning outbreaks, toxicological mysteries, resident education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush Medical College, Cook County Health
Steven Aks, DO
Director, Toxikon Consortium
Emergency physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Toxicology education, street drugs, acute care toxicology, mushrooms and exotic toxicology, Emergency Toxicology, Drugs of Abuse, Toxicology Education, Opioid Epidemic
Alexia Armenta, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency physician, Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Antonia Nemanich, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Addiction medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Brian Bush, MD
Substance Use Intervention Team, RUMC
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center
Carol DesLauriers
Assistant Vice President, Illinois Poison Center
Physical therapist at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Carolyn Fox, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Toxicology
Pediatric medicine physician at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chanell Davis, MD
Senior Fellow, 2025–2027
Emergency physician, Visiting Clinical Instructor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Jenny Lu, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency physician, Attending Physician at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute Care Toxicology, Resident and Student Education, Acute care toxicology, toxicological mysteries, resident and student education
Michael Wahl, MD
Medical Director, Illinois Poison Center
Emergency physician, Clinical Instructor at University of Chicago
Poison Center issues, drugs of abuse, emerging trends in toxicology, public health
Michele Kanter
Toxicologist Emeritus; Assistant Professor of Medical Toxicology
Toxikon Consortium Coordinator at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Mitchell D'Aloia, DO
Medical Toxicology Fellowship · Toxicology Fellowship
Medical Toxicology (emergency Medicine) fellow, Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Timothy Meehan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Emergency physician, Adjunct Associate Professor at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Critical care toxicology, pharmaceutical diversion, education through novel techniques
Trevonne Thompson, MD
Associate Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
Emergency physician, Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Novel concepts in antidotal therapy, acute care toxicology, poison management in underserved international populations
Bernard Weigel
Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Emergency Medicine

Michael Nelson, MD
Fellowship Program Director, Medical Toxicology
Addiction medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Sean McCann, MD
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Director, UIC
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
botanical and marine toxins, acute care toxicology, socioeconomic and racial disparities in pediatric lead poisoning
Sean Bryant, MD
Associate Program Director, Toxikon Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
Emergency physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute poisonings, natural toxins, education, Acute poisonings, critical care toxicology, natural poisons, toxicology education and research
Jenna Nikolaides, MD, MA
Director of Medical Toxicology at RUMC
Addiction medicine physician, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Rush University Medical Center
Mark Mycyk, MD
Director of Research, Toxikon Consortium
Emergency physician, Chair at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute Poisoning, New Drugs of Abuse, Innovative Scholarship
Neeraj Chhabra, MD
Medical Toxicology Director, UIC · Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Acute care toxicology, opioid poisoning outbreaks, toxicological mysteries, resident education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush Medical College, Cook County Health
Steven Aks, DO
Director, Toxikon Consortium
Emergency physician, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Toxicology education, street drugs, acute care toxicology, mushrooms and exotic toxicology, Emergency Toxicology, Drugs of Abuse, Toxicology Education, Opioid Epidemic
Alexia Armenta, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency physician, Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Antonia Nemanich, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Addiction medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Brian Bush, MD
Substance Use Intervention Team, RUMC
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center
Carol DesLauriers
Assistant Vice President, Illinois Poison Center
Physical therapist at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Carolyn Fox, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Toxicology
Pediatric medicine physician at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chanell Davis, MD
Senior Fellow, 2025–2027
Emergency physician, Visiting Clinical Instructor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Jenny Lu, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency physician, Attending Physician at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Acute Care Toxicology, Resident and Student Education, Acute care toxicology, toxicological mysteries, resident and student education
Michael Wahl, MD
Medical Director, Illinois Poison Center
Emergency physician, Clinical Instructor at University of Chicago
Poison Center issues, drugs of abuse, emerging trends in toxicology, public health
Michele Kanter
Toxicologist Emeritus; Assistant Professor of Medical Toxicology
Toxikon Consortium Coordinator at Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Mitchell D'Aloia, DO
Medical Toxicology Fellowship · Toxicology Fellowship
Medical Toxicology (emergency Medicine) fellow, Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Timothy Meehan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Emergency physician, Adjunct Associate Professor at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Critical care toxicology, pharmaceutical diversion, education through novel techniques
Trevonne Thompson, MD
Associate Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
Emergency physician, Professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Novel concepts in antidotal therapy, acute care toxicology, poison management in underserved international populations
Bernard Weigel
Papers with 2 fellows since 2023
Emergency Medicine