Senior Lecturer
University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School, Louisiana
Dr. Daniel J Sessions MD is the Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Ochsner Health Foundation. He is a senior lecturer in Emergency Medicine at the University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans, LA. He received his medical doctorate from the LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine. He was a Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine during his training at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He completed his medical toxicology fellowship at Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center at Denver Health.
After completing his training, Dr. Sessions returned to Brooke Army Medical Center where he served as the Director of Medical Toxicology. His Graduate Medical Education service included: Research Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency, Associate Program Director in Emergency Medicine, and Transitional Year Internship Associate Program Director. He served as a consulting toxicologist for the South Texas Poison Center, Army Substance Abuse Program, and Dept. of Defense ADVISOR system. After completion of his military service, he became board-certified in Addiction Medicine and practiced Addiction Medicine and Toxicology at Abbot Northwestern Hospital and Minnesota Poison Control in Minneapolis, MN.
He is currently a senior lecturer in Emergency Medicine at the University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans, LA, and part of the Emergency Medicine Residency Faculty. He provides Forensic Toxicology services through Expert Toxicology, LLC. His primary areas of interest are addiction medicine, envenomation, drug testing, and performance-enhancing drugs and supplements.
Adulterants: Lessons in History and Current Trends
Saturday, April 6, 2024
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
