
Kavita M. Babu MD
Medical Toxicology
Professor, Emergency Medicine. Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology. Umass Chan Medical School.
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55 Lake Ave NDepartment Of Emergency MedicineWorcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-421-1400
Fax+1 508-421-1490
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Education & Training
- UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine), 2004 - 2006
- Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2000 - 2004
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2004 - 2027
- RI State Medical License 2001 - 2014
- FL State Medical License 2007 - 2010
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Medical Toxicology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Identifying the Local Emergence of Medetomidine Through Prehospital Collaborations.Brian Rettger, Brittany P Chapman, Alex Krotulski, Ronald Gigliotti, Jyothi Polackal
Prehospital Emergency Care. 2025-04-21 - Creating Opioid Response Specialists: A Harm Reduction Initiative.John P Broach, Brian Rettger, Ronald Gigliotti, Brittany P Chapman, Jillian Joseph
Prehospital Emergency Care. 2025-04-03 - Detection of ethanol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, and opioids in older adults evaluated for serious injuries from falls.Kavita M Babu, Yara K Haddad, Shakiera T Causey, Carmen C Vargas-Torres, Patricia Mae Martinez
Clinical Toxicology. 2024-10-01
Other
- Strychnine poisoningBabu KM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/strychnine-poisoning
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-02 - Emergency department evaluation of acute onset psychosis in childrenBabu KM, Boyer EW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/emergency-department-evaluation-of-acute-onset-psychosis-in-childre
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-24
Press Mentions
- Mass. City Officials See Increase in Overdoses Containing Veterinary SedativeAugust 18th, 2024
- What Is Fentanyl and Why Is It Behind the Fatal Surge in US Drug Overdose? A Medical Toxicologist ExplainsMay 31st, 2022
- UMass Memorial Providers Receive First COVID Shots at UMMSDecember 17th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Sentanyl II: A Multi-State Analysis of Fentanyl/Analogs, Naloxone, and Clinical Features of Non-Fatal Opioid OverdoseICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2022–2024
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