Associate Professor
Medical Director, Alabama Poison Information Center
Director, Office of Medical Toxicology
Research and Clinical Interests
- Medical education
- Emerging drugs of abuse
- Management of envenomations
- Cardiovascular toxins
Biography
William Rushton is an Associate Professor and practices emergency medicine and medical toxicology. After finishing medical school at Georgetown University, he pursued residency (Emergency Medicine), chief residency, and fellowship (Medical Toxicology) at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He moved to UAB in summer 2015 to found the medical toxicology program. He has published on trends in toxicology including changing patterns of drug abuse, limits in testing, novel approaches to snake envenomation, and emerging drugs of abuse.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Education
Medical School
Georgetown University
Residency
University of Virginia - Emergency Medicine
Fellowship
University of Virginia - Medical Toxicology