Kent R. Olson, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Joint Medical Program
Clinical Professor of Medicine & Pharmacy, UCSF
Medical Director, San Francisco Division
California Poison Control System
PHONE: (415) 502-6002
PAGER: (415) 719-9331
LOCATION: UCSF Box 1369, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369
E-MAIL: olson@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Diagnosis and management of acute poisoning
- Cost-effectiveness of poison control centers
- Case development in the JMP case-based curriculum
Selected Publications
Hung YM, Hung SY, Olson KR, Chou KJ, Lin SL, Chung HM, Tung CN, Chang JC (2007, February). Yam bean seed poisoning mimicking cyanide intoxication. Intern Med J. 37(2):130-2.
Thudiyil JG, Kearney TE, Olson KR (2007). Evolving epidemiology of drug-induced seizures reported to a poison control center system. J Med Toxicol. 3(1):15-19.
Dart RC, Erdman AR, Olson KR, Christianson G, Manoguerra AS, Chyka PA, Caravati EM, Wax PM, Keyes DC, Woolf AD, Scharman EJ, Booze LL, Troutman WG (2006). Acetaminophen poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management. American Association of Poison Control Centers. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 44(1):1-18.
Kearney TE, Van Bebber SL, Hiatt PH, Olson KR (2006, April). Protocols for pediatric poisonings from nontoxic substances: are they valid? Pediatr Emerg Care. 22(4):215-21.
Olson KR (Editor). (2006). Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Olson KR (2006). Poisoning. In Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2004. McGraw-Hill.
Olson KR (Editorial). (2005). Hyperbaric Oxygen or Normobaric Oxygen? Toxicology Reviews. 24(3):1.
Profile updated: February 5, 2007