Specialty	Emergency Medicine
Subspecialty	Medical Toxicology - Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests	Drug Interactions
	Emergency Medicine
	Medical Toxicology
	Substance Abuse
Gender	Male
E-mail	ruben.olmedo@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
	Residency, Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Hospital Center
	Residency, Internal Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Ctr.
	Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, Bellevue Hospital Center
Awards	2005 - 2006 Teacher of the Year Mount Sinai Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency
	2003 - 2004 Teacher of the Year Mount Sinai Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency

Dr. Ruben Olmedo is currently Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He is the Director of the Division of Toxicology and the Director of Customer Service of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Education and Training	MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
	Residency, Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Hospital Center
	Residency, Internal Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Ctr.
	Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, Bellevue Hospital Center
Board Certification	Medical Toxicology - Emergency Medicine
	Emergency Medicine

Specialty	Emergency Medicine
Subspecialty	Medical Toxicology - Emergency Medicine
Clinical Interests	Drug Interactions
	Emergency Medicine
	Medical Toxicology
	Substance Abuse
Board Certification	Medical Toxicology - Emergency Medicine
	Emergency Medicine

Research

Innovative treatment approaches to alcohol withdrawal.
Prophylactic treatment to prevent post traumatic stress syndrome.
Critical care in the poisoned patient.

Olmedo RE. Chapter 83 Phencyclidine. In: Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin N, Weisman RS, Howland MA, Hoffman RS, editors. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies: 8th edition. Stamford, CT, Appleton & Lange;.

Olmedo RE, Hoffman RS. Chapter 75 ; Cocaine. In: Brent J, Phillips S, Buckwalter W, editors. Critical Care Toxicology: Diagnosis and Management of the Critically Poisoned Patient. Mosby Yearbook Publishers;.

Olmedo RE, Hoffman RS, Jagoda A, Reggio S. Withdrawal Syndromes. In: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Philadelphia, PA, W. B. Saunders Company; pp273-288.

Dittmar P, Olmedo RE. Cocaine Associated Emergencies. Emergency Medicine Practice 2008; 1.

Ginsberg BY, Olmedo RE. Cardiovascular Toxins. Emergency Medicine Practice 2008; 1.

Olmedo RE. Chapter 69: Phencyclidine. In: Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin N, Weisman RS, Howland MA, Hoffman RS, editors. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies: 7th edition. Stamford, CT, Appleton & Lange;.

Hamilton RJ, Olmedo RE, Sach S, E. Complications of ultrarapid opioid detoxification with subcutaneous naltrexone pellets. Acad Emerg Med 2002; 9: 63-68.

Olmedo RE, Nelson LS, Chu J, Hoffman RS. Is surgical decontamination necessary for definite treatment of body packers? . Am J Emerg Med 2001; 19: 593 -596.

Lahn M, Gallagher EJ, Li SF, Tauger M, Olmedo RE. Low rates of arrest among intoxicated drivers in motor vehicle collisions, in spite of police presence at the scene and clinically evident inebriation. Acad Emerg Med 2000; 4: 5.