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Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program at Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine

Welcome to the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). As the flagship academic medical center of Hackensack Meridian Health, our program offers rigorous clinical training, strong academic mentorship, and exposure to complex toxicologic disease in a high-acuity tertiary care environment. Our ACGME-accredited fellowship trains physicians to become leaders in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of toxicologic disease. We are committed to training the next generation of medical toxicologists who will lead in clinical care, education, research, and public health.

Daria Falkowitz, D.O.
Program Director

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Program Overview

The Medical Toxicology Fellowship at HUMC is a two-year, ACGME-accredited program designed to provide comprehensive training in:

  • Acute and chronic poisoning

  • Substance use and withdrawal syndromes

  • Complex polypharmacy cases

  • Environmental and occupational exposures

  • Envenomations

  • Toxicologic critical care

  • Medication safety and adverse drug reactions
     

Fellows are eligible for subspecialty board certification through the American Board of Emergency Medicine and training aligns with the educational standards of the American College of Medical Toxicology.

Our fellowship offers:

  • High-volume clinical exposure

  • Wide range of consults from Pediatrics through Geriatrics

  • Inpatient floor and intensive care toxicology consult services

  • Robust research mentorship

  • Academic career development

  • Collaboration on quality improvement and research with the Department of Pharmacy

  • Robust clinical education rotations for medical students, residents and other fellows

  • Wide breadth of Addiction Medicine clinical consults

Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine or Preventative Medicine

Meet The Team

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Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology at North Shore University Hospital/ Northwell Health

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Medical School: Albany Medical College
Residency: Emergency Medicine at North Shore/LIJ, Northwell Health
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology at North Shore University Hospital/ Northwell Health

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Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Jacobi Montefiore
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Carl Levy, D.O.

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at Geisinger Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology at Lehigh Valley Health Network

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Katherine Tang, M.D.

Medical School: Stonybrook School of Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology at Harvard Combined Program

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