Staff
If you have any questions or concerns about a poison case or toxicology issue, our staff is available 24 hours, 7 days at week:
1-800-222-1222
The staff of the Upstate New York Poison Center consists of:
- Medical and Clinical Toxicologists
- Poison Information Specialists
- Public Education Specialists
- Support Staff
Administrators
- Michele Caliva, MA, BSN, RN, CSPI, CCE, Operations Director
- Vincent Calleo, MD, FACEP, FAAP, Medical Director
- Michael Keenan, MD, Assistant Medical Director
- Sarah Mahonski, MD, Assistant Medical Director
- Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD, MPH, DABAT, FAACT, Clinical (Managing) Director
Clinical and Medical Toxicologists
In-house Toxicologists
- Vincent Calleo, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Medical Director
- Michael Keenan, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Assistant Medical Director
- Sarah Mahonski, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Assistant Medical Director
- Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD, MPH, DABAT, FAACT, Clinical Toxicologist, Clinical Director
- Christine Stork, PharmD, MPH, DABAT, FAACT, Clinical Toxicologist
- Ross Sullivan, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Director of Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
Consultant Toxicologists
- Tim Backus, DO, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Molly Boyd-Smith, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- William Eggleston, PharmD, DABAT, Clinical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Laura Fil, DO, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Rachel Gorodetsky, PharmD, DABAT, Clinical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Michael Holland, MD, FAACT, FACMT, FACOEM, FACEP, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Heather Long, MD, FACMT, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Nicholas Nacca, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Dan Overbeek, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Adam Rowden, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Rachel Schult, PharmD, DABAT, Clinical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Alicia Tudor, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
- Tim Wiegand, MD, DABAM, FACMT, FAACT, Medical Toxicologist, Consultant
Toxicology Fellows
- Ahmed Alsakha, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM, FACEP, dABEM, Senior Medical Toxicology Fellow
- Matthew Kolbeck, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellow
- Raizada Akhil Vaid, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellow
- Conor Young, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellow
Poison Information Specialists
- Donna Benjamin, RN, CSPI
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Cindy Bichler, BS, RN, CSPI
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Curtis Blow, PharmD, SPI
- Michelle Carnicelli, RN, CSPI
- Luanne Dockstader, BS Pharm, CSPI
- Michelle Dougherty, BS, RN CSPI
- Jean Gannon, BSN, RN SPI
- Kathy Groff, RN, CSPI
- Marwa Hashem, MD, SPI
- Stacey Lukacs, BSN, RN, SPI
- Margaret Maher, MS, RN, CSPI
- Sue McFarland, BSN, RN, CSPI
- Lisa Phillips, PharmD, SPI
- Christine Pikor-Guinther, RN, CSPI
- Laurie Piwinski, RN, CSPI
- Robert Seabury, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT, Clinical Pharmacist
- Antonia Scollan, MSN, RN, SPI
- Sarah Soliman, PharmD, CSPI
- Kimberly Sorts, BSN, RN, SPI
- Salvatore Spinella, BSN, RN, CSPI
- Cody Unczur, BSN, RN, CSPI
- Greg Voccola, BS Pharm, CSPI
* CSPI Certified Specialist in Poison Information
Public Education
- Jennifer Coyle, MS, BS, Public Education Outreach
- Mary Beth Dreyer, MS, Ed, Health Education Program Manager
- Amy Hoffman-James, BA, Public Health Educator
Administrative Support
- Lauri Foster-Walters, Administrative Assistant
- Darlene Marko, Administrative Assistant
- Jessica Smith, Project Coordinator
Marketing
- Allison Mirabito, MA, BJ, Marketing and Communications Manager
- For media inquiries: MirabitA@upstate.edu
Previous Leadership
- Richard Cantor, MD, FACEP, FAAP, Medical Director Emeritus 1991-2018
- Michael Hodgman, MD, FACMT, Medical Director 2018-2021
- Christine Stork, PharmD, MPH, DABAT, FAACT, Clinical Director 1995-2023
- Howard Weinberger, MD, Medical Director 1967-1991