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Lewis Nelson, MDRutgers New Jersey Medical School
Lewis S. Nelson, MD, MBA is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Chief of Service of the University Hospital Emergency Department, and Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, all in Newark, NJ. He is also a Senior Consultant to the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System. He is board certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and addiction medicine. Dr. Nelson is an editor of the medical toxicology textbook Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies and on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the board of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and several other academic organizations and is Past President of American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Nelson serves as a long-standing consultant to CDC, DHS, and FDA and has worked with numerous professional organizations including ACEP and ASAM. Some of his areas of interest include non-opioid pain relief strategies, opioid overdose and management, addiction and withdrawal management, and health policy focused on issues related to medication safety and substance use.
Jeanmarie Perrone, MDUniversity of Penn
Jeanmarie Perrone is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and the Director of the Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy. Dr. Perrone has led multiple initiatives in opioid stewardship and leads a program for the ED treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Dr. Perrone has served on numerous regional and national task forces and advisory committees with the CDC and FDA addressing judicious opioid use and has advocated at the state and national level for harm reduction and ED treatment for OUD. Dr. Perrone is featured in prominent media including the New York Times, National Public Radio and USA Today and has published in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA . She has won numerous awards for education and mentorship of students, residents and fellows and is boarded in emergency medicine, medical toxicology and addiction medicine.