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Joseph Howton, MD, Emergency Medicine, Portland, OR, Providence Portland Medical Center

JosephHowtonMD

Emergency Medicine Portland, OR

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Emergency Physician at Providence Portland Medical Center

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Summary

  • Dr. Joseph Howton is an emergency medicine physician in Portland, OR and is affiliated with Providence Portland Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in Emergency Medicine, with advanced training in hyperbaric medicine.

Education & Training

  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1985 - 1987
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1984
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterBA, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2005 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2017 - 2018
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1994 - 2003
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Probenecid with oseltamivir for human influenza A (H5N1) virus infection  
    Howton, J. C, New England Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2006
  • Boerhaave's Syndrome in a Healthy Adolescent Male Presenting with Pneumomediastinum  
    Howton, J. C, Ann Emerg Med, 6/1/2004
  • A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Ketamine in Acute Asthma  
    Howton J.C., Rose J., Duffy D.S., Zoltanski T., Levitt M.A., Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1996
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Lectures

  • How to Stay Safe in a Compressed Air Environment 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
  • The Great Avian Flu Pandemic of the 21st Century: Alarmist Hogwash or the Real Thing? 
    1/1/2007
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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 6/28/2005
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