Department of Surgery Faculty

Miguel C. Fernández, MD

Associate Professor
Director, South Texas Poison Center

Division: Emergency Medicine
Email: fernandezmc@uthscsa.edu

Board Certifications:
Emergency Medicine
Medical Toxicology

Education:
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1985
BA, Biological Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1980

Postgraduate training:
Medical toxicology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Emergency medicine, Drew Medical Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Research interests: Snakebites, poisonings, Environmental Health, International Health, Health Care Disparities

Clinical interests: poisoning prevention education, telemedicine video-conferencing for emergency medicine, medical toxicology, herbal medication

Publications:
Walter FG, Chase PB, Fernandez MC, Cameron D, Roe DJ, Wolfson, M. Pyridoxine does not prevent hyperbaric oxygen-induced seizures in rats. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp135-138, 2006.

Pit viper envenomation in pregnancy: A case report and literature review Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 167-169 Craig G. Chang, Charlie Jaynes, Miguel C. Fern·ndez and Stephen T. Hougen

From Hemlock to 'Huffing' - Poison Centers See It All, Miguel C. Fernandez, Bexar County Medical Society San Antonio Medicine, February 2006, Vol 59, No.2

Biosketch: Dr. Miguel Fernández is responsible for the operation of the South Texas Poison Center and serves as liaison between the University Hospital and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Fernández completed his postgraduate training in medical toxicology at Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona and his emergency medicine training in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Drew Medical Center, Martin Luther King, Jr., General Hospital, University of California at Los Angeles in California.

In the News:
March 16-22 is National Poison Prevention Week: Dr. Miguel Fernández, MD, toxicologist and director of the South Texas Poison Center, reminds everyone of the services available 24/7 to the citizens of San Antonio, Bexar County and the South Texas region. Read HSC press release | Visit the STPC website (3-18-08)

Miguel Fernandez, MD, Director, South Texas Poison Center, was interviewed on KENS-5 San Antonio's evening news regarding the CDC's recent warnings about elemental mercury in some antiques. Read San Antonio Express-News story. | Watch KENS-5 video. | CDC: Elemental Mercury Releases ... (7-9-07)

Awards:
Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology
Fellowship in Health Care Policy, NYU School of Public Policy/National Hispanic Medical Association, New York and Washington DC
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Award
Appointment by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the CDC in Atlanta

Professional societies:
Bexar County Medical Society
American Acacemy of Clinical Toxicology
American College of Medical Toxicology
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Texas Medical Association