
Christopher Meaden MD MS, FACEP
Medical Toxicology
Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine
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150 Bergen StNewark, NJ 07103
Phone+1 973-972-9438
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Summary
- Dr. Christopher Meaden is a medical toxicologist, emergency medicine physician, and addiction medicine specialist in Newark, NJ. He is an assistant professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and is affiliated with University Hospital. He received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and has been in practice more than 5 years. He specializes in medical toxicology, emergency medicine, and addiction medicine with vast experience in these areas. He has more than 40 abstracts and peer reviewed publications, book chapters and over 50 citations.
Education & Training
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolFellowship, Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine), 2019 - 2021
- St Joseph's University Medical CenterChief Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2018 - 2019
- St Joseph's University Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2015 - 2019
- St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2015, MD, Magna Cum Laude
- University of Massachusetts AmherstM.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2009 - 2010
- University of Massachusetts AmherstB.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2005 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Medical Toxicology
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ACMT Education Committee Service Award American College of Medical Toxicology, 2025
- Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians American College of Emergency Physicians, 2025
- Teaching Attending of the Year Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Benzodiazepine Co-Exposure Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With a Confirmed Opioid Overdose.Adrienne Hughes, Hannah Spungen, Rachel Culbreth, Kim Aldy, Alex Krotulski
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2025-07-15 - Disparities in Treatment and Referral After an Opioid Overdose Among Emergency Department Patients.Siri Shastry, Joseph Carpenter, Alex Krotulski, Jeffrey Brent, Paul Wax
JAMA Network Open. 2025-07-01 - Emergency Department Patients with Para-Fluorofentanyl Overdose.Kim Aldy, Alex Krotulski, Jeffrey Brent, Sharan Campleman, Rachel Culbreth
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-05-01
Journal Articles
- Bismuth Subsalicylate PoisoningChristopher W. Meaden & Diane P. Calello, New England Journal of Medicine, 12/1/2022
- The Poison Center as a pandemic response: establishment and characteristics of a COVID-19 hotline through the New Jersey Poison CenterChristopher W. Meaden, Christine Ramdin, Bruce Ruck, Lewis S. Nelson, Chloe Soukas, Mitchell Hirsch, Peter Alsharif, David Beckford & Diane P. Calello, Clinical Toxicology, 3/31/2021
- A Review of the Existing Literature on Buprenorphine Pharmacogenomics.1. Meaden CW, Mozeika A, Asri R, Santos CS, Pharmacogenomics, 10/2020
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Poison Center as Pandemic Response: Establishment and Characteristics of a COVID19 Hotline through the New Jersey Poison CenterCalello DP, Ruck B, Meaden CW, Nelson LS, North American Congress for Clinical Toxicology, Virtual Annual Symposium [Poster Presentation], 9/2020
- Addiction Consultation and Medication-Assisted Treatment Hotline Support Through the Poison Center; Oral Platform PresentationCalello DP, Zerbo E, Haroz R, Ruck B, Nelson LS, Meaden CW, North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Virtual, 9/2020
- A Review of the Existing Literature on Buprenorphine PharmacogenomicsMeaden C, Calello D, Nelson L, Santos C, American College of Medical Toxicology Annual Scientific Symposium, New York, NY, 3/2020
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Lectures
- Naphthalene Case Discussion PanelistPhiladelphia Poison Control Center Grand Rounds - 10/2020
- "A Growing Public Health Concern: EVALI"CentraState Family Medicine Residency Program Invited Speaker - 12/2019
- Naloxone: Clinical Practice and Ethical ImplicationsNorthern New Jersey Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association - Invited Speaker - 10/2019
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Press Mentions
- “E-Cig Flavor Ban”November 4th, 2020
- Vaccinated individuals with substance use disorders at higher risk of breakthrough infection, Rutgers professors sayJanuary 3rd, 2022
- How to Help Someone Who's Having a Heart AttackJanuary 3rd, 2022
Professional Memberships
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- American College of Medical ToxicologyMember
- American Academy of Clinical ToxicologyMember
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