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Rose, S. Rutherfoord

Emergency Medicine

Samuel Rutherfoord (Ruddy) Rose, PharmD, director of the Virginia Poison Center and associate professor of emergency medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, can discuss exposure and treatment involving a myriad of poisons, toxins and corrosives. He can also discuss statistics and the effects of using new and emerging drugs such as 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana.

The Virginia Poison Center is an emergency telephone resource of poisoning information available to the public and health care professionals.

Expertise

  • Poisons
  • Emergency medicine
  • Health implications of contaminated water
  • New and emerging drugs such as 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana

University Public Affairs contact

Peters, Eric
University Public Affairs
804-828-0563
petersem@vcu.edu