Kent Russell Olson MD
Medical Toxicology
Medical Director, San Francisco Division California Poison Control System
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Poison Control CtrUCSF Box 1369San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-502-6002
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Summary
- Dr. Kent Olson is a specialist in Emergency Medicine with a subspecialty in Medical Toxicology. He graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine in 1978 and completed his fellowship in Medical Toxicology in 1982. Before retiring in 2017, he served as the Medical Director of the San Francisco Division at the California Poison Control System and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at UC San Francisco, and was a core faculty member at the UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Medical Program. Dr. Olson has authored multiple publications focusing on toxicology and is the lead editor of the book Poisoning and Drug Overdose.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine), 1982- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Emergency Medicine Medical Toxicology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- In reply.Zlatan Coralic, Kent R Olson, James M Chamberlain, Daniel Overbeek, Robert Silbergleit
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022-12-01 - 3 citationsTreatment of Toxin-Related Status Epilepticus With Levetiracetam, Fosphenytoin, or Valproate in Patients Enrolled in the Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial.Zlatan Coralic, Jaideep Kapur, Kent R Olson, James M Chamberlain, Daniel Overbeek
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022-09-01 - 21 citationsSystematic review on the use of activated charcoal for gastrointestinal decontamination following acute oral overdose.Lotte C. G. Hoegberg, Greene Shepherd, David M. Wood, Jami Johnson, Robert S. Hoffman
Clinical Toxicology. 2021-08-23
Press Mentions
- Toxicology Rounds: To Give or Not to Give Activated Charcoal, That's Not the Real QuestionMarch 23rd, 2018
Toxicology Rounds: To Give or Not to Give Activated Charcoal, That's Not the Real QuestionMarch 1st, 2018
In California, Poisonous Death Cap Mushrooms Are the Forager's BaneMarch 20th, 2016- Join now to see all
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