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Alan Buchwald, IME, M.D.

Alan Buchwald, M.D., Inc.
1144 Riverside Road
Watsonville CA 95076

(831) 761-0260  phone
(831) 466-7767  pager
(831) 761-0260  fax

albuchwald955@pol.net

IME Specialties   Physician, Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine
 
Clinical Training and Experience   Over 30 years of Clinical Toxicology in the Emergency Department and multi-level interactions with Regional Poison Control Centers
  • Preceptorship in Medical Toxicology, San Francisco Regional Poison Control Center and SFGH / UCSF 1985-1987
  • Toxicology Fellowship, April 1987
  • Consultant to SJ Poison Center 1993
  • Medical Director, Dominican Occupational Health Center 1991-2007
Years of Practice   33
Number of File Reviews   100's
Average monthly hours spent in direct patient care   120 hours
IME Certifications   American Board of Emergency Medicine ABEM, Sub-board in Medical Toxicology,
QME State of California
 
Education   Northwestern University, BA, MS  - 1972
University of Southern California, MD - 1976 
 
Hospital Privileges  

Active Staff, ER, Dominican Hospital / CHW
Honorary Staff, Watsonville Community Hospital
Honorary Staff, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula or CHOMP
Affiliate Staff, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
 

Degrees  

MD, FAAEM, ACMT, ABEM
 

Board Certification  
Community Service  
  • President, Santa Cruz County Medical Society 2001-2002
  • Community Member – Santa Cruz County Integrated Pest Management Departmental Advisory Group 2001-2002
  • President, Santa Cruz Community Healthcare Network Corp. 2001-2005
  • Co-sponsor and Panelist at the Summit on the Uninsured (CFSCC) 6/2002
  • Physician support Big Kahuna Triathalon 9/2002
  • Heightened Surveillance Committee, Monterey County Health
    Dept. 2002-2005
  • Chemical Hazards Forum, Cabrillo College, 10/2004
  • SCCMS Mediation Committee 2007-2011
  • SC County Medical Reserve Corps 2007-2011
Curriculum Vitae (CV)   Dr. Alan Buchwald's CV
 
CME's   Prior to 1999 on request: ATLS, ACLS 3/99; CAL/ARP Workshop, S.C. Cty. Environ. Health 4/99;CMA 4th Leadership Academy 10/2000; CMA Bioterrorism Conf., S.C. 11/01; QME CMEs 7/02; BCLS and ACLS 2002; Recert. ATLS 2003; Pain CMEs (list available on request- 12.5 Cat. I credits)1/04; Mark I EMS Training 4/04; ACOEM Practice Guidelines, SF, 6/04; SB899 WC System in Calif.Conf., Watsonville, 6/04; Elliot-Lopez QME reviews, 6/04; AMA Guides 101, CWCI, SF, 10/04;UCOP Risk Summit on WC, 3/05; AMA Guides, AAEME and UC, SF,7/05; Western Occup. Health Conf., Monterey 9/05; ER Airway Mgt, Med America, DH/CHW, 9/05; Rheumatoid Arthritis, MMC, Aptos, 10/05; NACCT SF, 10/06; ACLS recert. 12/06; Agitated Delerium, SC Sheriff’s, 4/07; OP Poisoning 8/08; Botulism, Monterey Cty. Health, 10/08; NIH Protecting Human Res., 9/09 UCSF, Northern California Emergency Ultrasound, 3/10; Beacon Collaborative 2010 Annual Conference “Spotlight on the patient”, 4/10; ACMT, Forensic Toxicology: Ethanol and Marijuana, 12/10; UCSF High Sierra Wilderness Medicine, 3/11.
 
Publications  
  • "Naloxone Use: Side Effects May Occur" Annals of Emergency Medicine 1988; 17:7, 765
  • "Cyanide Toxicity" Annals of Emergency Medicine 1989; 18:11, 1257
  • "Amanita Poisoning" American Journal of Medicine 1989; 87, 702
  • "Saliva Teststrips for Alcohol Testing" Annals of Emergency Medicine 1990; 19:3, 342-343
  • "The Osmolal Gap" Hospital Physician 1990; 26:3, 8 (correction 26:4, 11)
  • "Occupational Dermal Myiasis" Journal of Occupational Medicine 1992; 34:9, 872-873
  • "Extensive Palm Thorn Hematoma With Associated Hematuria" American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1994; 12:2, 259-260
  • ‘Methyl Bromide-An Issue of Risk/Benefit” SCCMA 4/97; 3:4, 16-19
  • ‘Benzene’, In: Olson KR, ed.Poisoning &Drug Overdose, 3rd Edition. Appleton & Lange, 1999 104-105
  • “Excuses for Marijuana Smokers” Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor 1999; 11:1, 7
  • “Mephenytoin Overdose-Phenytoin Poisoning Incognito? Case Report and Mephenytoin/Phenytoin Comparison” Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology 2000; 38:7, 781-785
  • “Intentional Overdose of DMSA in the Course of Treatment for Arsenic Poisoning” Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology 2001; 39:1,113-114
  • “Letter to the Editor-Marijuana Patch” FDAA 2001;13:2, 16
  • Late Confirmation of Acute Methyl Bromide Poisoning Using SMethylcysteine Adduct Testing” Veterinary and Human Toxicology 2001; 43:4, 208-211
  • ‘Copper’, In: Olson,K ed. Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 4rd Edition. Appleton & Lange, 2004, 175-177
  • “Poisoning by an Illegally Imported Chinese Rodenticide Cont. Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine - New York City, 2002”, MMWR 3/14/03, 52(10);199- 201,data Acknowledgment
  • ‘Copper’, In: Olson,K ed. Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 5th Edition. Appleton & Lange, 2007, 174-176
  • “Serum Copper Elevation from From Estrogen effect, Masquerading as Fungicide Toxicity” Journal of Medical Toxicology, Vol 4, #1, 3/08, 30
  • “Spurge Contact Dermatitis” Journal of Emergency Medicine, Epub 9/16/09
Jurisdictions of Licensure   California



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