Regional Center For Poison Control And Prevention
The Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention, based at Boston Children's Hospital, provides 24-hour treatment and advice to health care professionals and the public on all types of poisoning.
Our expertise
Our center handles on average 50,000 calls a year, providing information and assistance on a broad range of topics. In addition, we offer presentations on toxicology and poisoning prevention.
Our center at Boston Children's Hospital provides:
- Emergency care and treatment
- Follow-up services
- Educational resources and materials
- Expert consultations for complex poisoning cases
- Patient referral resources
- Assistance with the location of regional antidotes and unusual lab assays.
The center also manages the Harvard Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program. For more information, please visit the Clinician Resources page.
When to call 1-800-222-1222
Call our department at Boston Children's if your child may have swallowed poisonous material, taken medication incorrectly, ingested household products, been exposed to biologic and chemical substances or suffered a bug bite or sting.
Our staff
Medical Director: Michele M. Burns, MD, MPH
Clinical Fellows
Takuyo Chiba, MD
Alexander Barbuto, MD
Michael Chary, MD, MPH
Toxicologists
Edward Boyer, MD, PHD
Katie Boyle, MD
Melissa Lai Becker, MD
Steven Salhanick, MD
Michael Ganetsky, MD
Katherine O’Donnell, MD
Peter Chai, MD
Certified Specialists
Joel Myers, FNP
Adina Sheroff, RN
Iris Sheinhait, PharmD
Sneha Nair, PharmD
Yuka Yotsumoto, PharmD
Jessica Shi, PharmD
Carol Martinelli, RN
Specialists
Olivia DeFilippo, RN
Michelle Preston, PharmD
Administrative Staff
Program Coordinator: Waqaas Bhutta, MBA, MPH
Administrative Coordinator: Michael Iocco, BS
Education Coordinator: Cheryl Lang, MPH
Contact Us
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Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention – MA & RI
Mailstop 3025
Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA, 02115
