Lewis Nelson MD MBA
Medical Toxicology
Professor & Chair, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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777 Glades Rd# BC-71Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone+1 561-297-0133
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Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore (New Rochelle)Internship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
CT State Medical License 1995 - 1996
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine- American Board of Emergency Medicine Medical Toxicology
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Factors Associated with Benzodiazepine Misuse Among Those Who Misused Opioids Within the Past Year: A U.S. National Analysis.Christine Ramdin, Kalee Mishra, Lewis Nelson, Christopher Meaden
Substance Use & Misuse. 2025-04-20 - An Outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid-Adulterated Tianeptine Products in New Jersey - Case Series.Christopher J Counts, Anthony V Spadaro, Trevor A Cerbini, Alex J Krotulski, Sara E Walton
Journal of Medical Toxicology. 2025-04-01 - Cannabis and Cocaine, Heroin, or Methamphetamine Use and Factors Associated with Multiple Drug Use and Drug Treatment in a Nationally Representative Sample.Ellen T Kurtzman, Christine Ramdin, Lewis S Nelson
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2025-03-27
Lectures
- Medication Management - A Niche in Patient Safety for Emergency PhysiciansNew York University School of Medicine, NY - 5/15/2014
- Opioid Prescribing from Our EDs: Where Do We Go from Here?New York University School of Medicine, NY - 5/16/2014
Other
- Cocaine: Acute intoxicationNelson L, Odujebe O
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/cocaine-acute-intoxication
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-08 - Internal concealment of drugs of abuse (body packing)Nelson L, Hoffman RS
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/internal-concealment-of-drugs-of-abuse-body-packing
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-03-20
Press Mentions
FAU Celebrates the Thrill of Match Day with Soon-to-Be-PhysiciansMarch 21st, 2025- FAU Lands $1.9M NIH Grant for Novel Way to Treat Degenerative DiseaseFebruary 4th, 2025
- FAU Secures $1.9 Million NIH Grant to Explore Innovative Treatments for Degenerative DiseasesFebruary 4th, 2025
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