AHLS Committee Members

Scientific Advisory Committee

This committee is responsible for the scientific content of the AHLS ProviderManual, AHLS for Toxic Terrorism and AHLS for Chemical Burns & Toxic Products of Combustion and AHLS for Radiological Incidents manuals.

Alvin C. Bronstein, MD, FACEP
Medical Director
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
Denver Health
Associate Professor
Department of
Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO

Alan H. Hall, MD
Medical Toxicologist
Toxicology Consulting and Medical Translating Services
Azle and Sprintown, TX
Clinical Assistant Professor
Colorado School of Public Health
University of Colorado - Denver
Denver, CO
Senior Advisor
Forensic Science
Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX

Raymond Klein, MS, CFO, MIFireE, NREMT-P
Assistant Fire Chief
Avra Valley Fire District
Marana, AZ

Robert B. Palmer, PhD, DABAT, FAACT
Attending Faculty, Medical Toxicology Service
Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Toxicology Associates, PLLC
Denver, CO

Richard G. Thomas, PharmD, DABAT, ABCP
ED/RTU Pharmacy Team Leader
Primary Children's Medical Center

Salt Lake City, UT


Anthony Tomassoni, MD, MS, FACEP, FACMT
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Yale University, School of Medicine
Medical Director, Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
New Haven, CT

Frank G. Walter, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee

Chair, AHLS Scientific Advisory Committee
Professor of Emergency Medicine
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Director of Clinical Toxicology

The University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, AZ

Administrative Policy Committee

This committee is responsible for the content of the Instructor manual, budget issues and all policies regarding AHLS course offerings.

Timothy B. Erickson, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine &
Division of Clinical Toxicology
Director, Center for Global Health
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Graduate Medical Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Miguel Fernández, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FACMT,FAACT
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
Director, South Texas Poison Center
University of Texas Health Science Center
School of Medicine
San Antonio, TX

Harvey W. Meislin, MD, FACEP
Chair, Administrative Policy Committee
Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Founding Director, Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center
The University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, AZ

James Mowry, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Director, Indiana Poison Center
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

Frank G. Walter, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
Chair, AHLS Scientific Advisory Committee
Professor of Emergency Medicine
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Director of Clinical Toxicology
The University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, AZ