Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Dr. Wiegand holds board certification in internal medicine, medical toxicology and clinical pharmacology. He completed his Postgraduate Fellowships in Medical Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco in 2006. His current position is as the Director of Toxicology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York where he holds an appointment in Emergency Medicine as Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital. In addition to his positions at the University of Rochester Dr. Wiegand Directs the Toxicology Consult Service at Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals, serves as Medical Director of Huther-Doyle Chemical Dependency treatment program in Rochester, NY, and treats acute alcohol and opioid withdrawal at the Syracuse Behavioral Health (SBH) Rochester detoxification facility. He is also faculty for the SUNY Upstate Medical Toxicology Fellowship training program and serves as on-call toxicologist for the SUNY Upstate Poison Center. Dr. Wiegand directs a clinical rotation in medical toxicology for the Strong Memorial Hospital Emergency Medicine residency program and is involved in toxicology, pharmacology and addiction medicine education for fellows, residents, and students in pharmacy and medicine. His interests include the treatment of acute intoxication and treatment of alcohol, opioid and other drug withdrawal syndromes and in the treatment and prevention of addiction and dependence. He has been treating opioid dependence since 2005 as an SAMHSA-waived OBOT provider. Dr. Wiegand has published in the areas of acute intoxication, withdrawal and treatment and prevention of drug overdose and in medical education in toxicology and emergency medicine and in the development, billing and reimbursement related to clinical toxicology practice. He is a section editor for the Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 3rd edition and has published numerous journal articles and textbook chapters on toxicology and related topics. Dr. Wiegand won the 2013 American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual MedSci research award for best abstract for research involving addiction medicine education during medical toxicology fellowship training. Dr. Wiegand is the Chair for the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Addiction Medicine section and he was appointed to the New York chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (NYSAM) Board of Governors as Communication Committee Chair and Board Member in 2013. He has been increasingly active in ASAM and in his state chapter, NYSAM, since 2011.