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Chanmugam, MD, MBA Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MarylandĬarl R. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii-Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii Professor and Vice-Dean, Emeritus Department of Emergency Medicine Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Portland, OregonĪrjun S. Professor of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Senior Consultant, Division of Toxicology The Drexel University College of Medicine Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Director, Division of Medical Toxicology Mercy Catholic Medical Center Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaĪssociate Professor, Retired Department of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginiaĭepartment of Emergency Medicine Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

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