Ziad Kazzi
- Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor
- (404) 702-1507
- zkazzi@emory.edu
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Emory University Hospital
Emergency Medicine
49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr
Overview
Born in 1975 and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Kazzi trained in Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta (2000-03) where he served as a chief resident before completing a subspecialty fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Emory University, Georgia Poison Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Dr. Kazzi joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) between 2005 and 2008 where he served as a Medical Toxicologist for the Regional Poison Control Center in Birmingham and the Alabama Poison Center. Currently, he is an associate professor at the department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the director of the International Toxicology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Emory University. He is also the assistant medical director of the Georgia Poison Center and a medical toxicologist at the Radiation Studies Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health at the CDC where he participates in emergency preparedness and response activities in radiation.
As an emergency physician and toxicologist, Dr. Kazzi specializes in the recognition, triage, and management of poisonings and holds a deep interest in the areas of Radiation and International Toxicology. He co-founded and co-chairs the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology Radiation Interest Group since 2009 and chairs the Abstract Review Committee for the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology. In October 2014, he will start his service as a board member of the American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Kazzi has extensively lectured at National and International conferences and developed several curricula and training programs in emergency preparedness and response. He is an active and founding board member of the Middle East North Africa Toxicology Association and currently serves as its treasurer.
Education BS and MD, American University of Beirut Specialty Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Emory University
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
- Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Emory University
- Associate Faculty, Emory Injury Research Center, Emory University
- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Education
Degrees
- MD from AUB
- Bachelor of Sciences from American University of Beirut
Research
Publications
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Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among School-Aged Children in the Country of Georgia: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2022.
BMC Nutr Volume: 11 Page(s): 9
01/13/2025 Authors: Kakutia N; Caudle WM; Kazzi ZN; Sturua L; Davit Zarnadze S; Mebonia N -
Challenges, progress, and opportunities in clinical toxicology in Nepal: a narrative review
Toxicology Communications Volume: 9
01/01/2025 Authors: Ghimire R; Sharma R; Bajracharya SR; Yadav M; Kazzi Z; Acharya B; Eddleston M; Kharel R -
Assessment of Clinical Toxicological Resources in Countries Belonging to the World Health Organization's Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Volume: 21 Page(s): 42 - 50
01/01/2025 Authors: Kristensen K; Alhatali B; Zahran TE; Kazzi Z -
Establishment of the First Institution-Based Poison Information Center in Nepal Through a Multilateral International Partnership.
Glob Health Sci Pract Volume: 12
10/29/2024 Authors: Kharel R; Ghimire R; Sharma R; Maleku K; Aluisio AR; Kazzi Z -
Sex differences among patients with intentional poisoning presenting to the emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Centre in Beirut, Lebanon.
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol Volume: 135 Page(s): 353 - 363
09/01/2024 Authors: El Zahran T; Hammoud L; Salam R; Salam Y; Kazzi Z; Tamim H; Hitti E -
Pediatric Medical Countermeasures: Antidotes and Cytokines for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents and Terrorism.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 18 Page(s): e76
04/23/2024 Authors: Maciulewicz TS; Kazzi Z; Navis IL; Nelsen GJ; Cieslak TJ; Newton C; Lin A; West DJ; Walter FG -
Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Oman Emergency Physicians and Residents Regarding Radiation Emergencies - CORRIGENDUM.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 18 Page(s): e14
01/31/2024 Authors: Al-Sulaimani SK; Al-Balushi H; Al-Balushi A; Panchatcharam SM; Al-Shamsi M; Kazzi Z; Alhatali B -
Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Oman Emergency Physicians and Residents Regarding Radiation Emergencies.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep Volume: 18 Page(s): e7
01/19/2024 Authors: Al-Sulaimani SK; Al-Balushi H; Al-Balushi A; Panchatcharam SM; Al-Shamsi M; Kazzi Z; Al-Hatali B -
Succesful Resusication with Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiac Arrest After Metformin Overdose: A Case Report and Current Literature Review
Haseki Tip Bulteni Volume: 62 Page(s): 47 - 50
01/01/2024 Authors: Altundag I; Cete R; Toksul IH; Kazzi Z; Korkut S; Sahin A -
Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of emergency physicians and residents regarding radiological emergencies
Volume: 7
12/31/2023 Authors: Alsulaimani S; Kazzi Z; Alhatali B; AlShamsi M