Toxikon Consortium

The Toxikon Consortium is an educational partnership between The Cook County Bureau of Health, The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and The Illinois Poison Center. Its mission is to provide excellence in clinical care, training, education, and research related to the poisoned patient.

Clinical Care: Toxikon medical toxicologists provide 24/7/365 medical back up to the Illinois Poison Center. They provide sub-specialty consultation services to healthcare providers across the state for the most seriously ill patients in their care.  

Training and Education: Emergency medicine residents, medical students, and pharmacy students and residents can attend monthly rotations and receive in-depth education on the treatment of the poisoned patient. Activities include conference, lectures, journal club, case group discussion on common overdose treatment, and daily rounds on patients in the care of the Toxikon consortium. 

Research: The Toxikon Consortium faculty and fellows are engaged in clinical and bench research to further advance knowledge in the field of toxicology. 

Toxikon Consortium Core Faculty:

• Steven Aks, DO, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County 
• Sean Bryant, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• Timothy Erickson, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• Michelle Kanter, PharmD, DABAT
• Jerrold Leikin, MD, Northshore University Health Systems
• Jenny Lu, MD, Attending Physician, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• Tim Meehan, MD, MPH,University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• Frank Paloucek, PharmD, DABAT, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• Trevonne Thompson, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• Mark Mycyk, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• Leon Gusson, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• Michael Wahl, MD Illinois Poison Center
• Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT

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