Kathy LeSaint, MD
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine
Awards
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- EMS System Hospital Provider Award, San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency, 2022
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Medical Toxicology University of California, San Francisco 2017
- Residency Emergency Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2014
- MD University of California, Los Angeles 2010
Grants and Projects
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- ZSFG Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids, SAMHSA, 2023-2026
- Project FRIEND Connect, SAMHSA, 2021-2026
- Use of weighted blankets to improve outcomes in emergency department patients experiencing opioid withdrawal., UCSF Clinical Practice Group Strategic Use of Reserves Fund, 2023-2024
- California Substance Use Line (CSUL), California Department of Health Care Services, 2022-2024
- Project FRIEND: First Responder Increased Education and Naloxone Distribution, SAMHSA, 2018-2022
- Integration of the California Poison Control System into the Hub and Spoke Expansion Project, California Department of Health Care Services, 2018-2019
- Integration of the California Poison Control System into the Hub and Spoke Expansion Project, California Health Care Foundation, 2018
- Identification and enhanced care for patients with opioid use disorder presenting to the emergency department, UCSF Clinical Practice Group Strategic Use of Reserves Fund, 2017-2018
- Medication-Assisted Treatment in Emergency Departments (ED-MAT), California Health Care Foundation, 2017-2018
Publications (27)
Top publication keywords:
Opioid-Related DisordersHydroxychloroquineMitragynaEmergency Medical TechniciansChloroquineAnti-Anxiety AgentsBrugada SyndromeNaloxoneVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel BlockersDrug OverdosePoison Control CentersOndansetronSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeBuprenorphineNarcotic Antagonists
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Implementation and analysis of a multifaceted intervention for alcohol use disorder from a single academic urban emergency department.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2024 Duvalyan E, Falade I, Fan W, Foe M, Mvemba A, Zussman JW, Geier C, LeSaint KT, Graglia S -
Implementation of a Leave-behind Naloxone Program in San Francisco: A One-year Experience.
The western journal of emergency medicine 2022 LeSaint KT, Montoy JCC, Silverman EC, Raven MC, Schow SL, Coffin PO, Brown JF, Mercer MP -
Acute Renal Insufficiency Associated With Consumption of Hydrocodone- and Morphine-Adulterated Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa).
The Journal of emergency medicine 2022 LeSaint KT, Yin S, Sharma A, Avery BA, McCurdy CR, Waksman JC -
Emergency department visits and trends related to cocaine, psychostimulants, and opioids in the United States, 2008-2018.
BMC emergency medicine 2022 Suen LW, Davy-Mendez T, LeSaint KT, Riley ED, Coffin PO -
Emergency medicine services providers' attitudes toward naloxone distribution and training programs.
The American journal of emergency medicine 2021 Montoy JCC, Mercer MP, Silverman EC, Raven MC, LeSaint KT
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Lacosamide induced Brugada I morphology in the setting of septicemia: A case report.
Medicine 2021 Goodnough R, Badea A, Geier C, Lynch KL, LeSaint KT -
Response to: "Management of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Poisoning: Do Not Miss the Time of Tracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation".
The western journal of emergency medicine 2021 Lebin JA, LeSaint KT -
A case of teriflunomide-induced hepatic injury: assessing causality using available rules
2020 LeSaint KT, Waksman J, Smollin CS -
California Poison Control System Implementation of a Novel Hotline to Treat Patients with Opioid Use Disorder.
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2020 LeSaint KT, Ho RY, Heard SE, Smollin CG -
Opioid Overdose-Related Emergency Department Visits and Accidental Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2020 Rodda LN, West KL, LeSaint KT -
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Chart Review.
The western journal of emergency medicine 2020 LeSaint KT, Klapthor B, Wang RC, Geier C -
Impact of Social Distancing on Individuals Who Use Drugs: Considerations for Emergency Department Providers.
The western journal of emergency medicine 2020 LeSaint KT, Snyder HR -
Brief Review of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Toxicity and Management.
The western journal of emergency medicine 2020 Lebin JA, LeSaint KT -
Seizure in venlafaxine overdose: a 10-year retrospective review of the California poison control system.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020 Vo KT, Merriman AJ, Wang RC -
Effect of a single dose of i.v. ondansetron on QTc interval in emergency department patients.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2018 Li K, Vo K, Lee BK, Addo N, Coralic Z -
Unintentional and Sequential Lead Exposure from a Ceramic Mug and Maca (Lepidium meyenii).
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2018 Johnson-Arbor K, Vo K, Wong F, Gajek R -
Cannabis Intoxication Case Series: The Dangers of Edibles Containing Tetrahydrocannabinol.
Annals of emergency medicine 2017 Vo KT, Horng H, Li K, Ho RY, Wu AHB, Lynch KL, Smollin CG -
Bismuth Subgallate Toxicity in the Age of Online Supplement Use.
The neurologist 2017 Sampognaro P, Vo KT, Richie M, Blanc PD, Keenan K -
Fentanyl, fentanyl analogs and novel synthetic opioids: A comprehensive review.
Neuropharmacology 2017 Armenian P, Vo KT, Barr-Walker J, Lynch KL -
Alternating Ventricular Complexes After Overdose From an Herbal Medication.
JAMA internal medicine 2017 Vo KT, Tabas JA, Smollin CG -
Amanita phalloides Mushroom Poisonings - Northern California, December 2016.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2017 Vo KT, Montgomery ME, Mitchell ST, Scheerlinck PH, Colby DK, Meier KH, Kim-Katz S, Anderson IB, Offerman SR, Olson KR, Smollin CG -
Severe Carisoprodol Withdrawal After a 14-Year Addiction and Acute Overdose.
The Journal of emergency medicine 2016 Vo KT, Horng H, Smollin CG, Benowitz NL -
Synthetic agents off the darknet: a case of U-47700 and phenazepam abuse.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2016 Vo KT, van Wijk XM, Wu AH, Lynch KL, Ho RY -
Adverse Effects From Counterfeit Alprazolam Tablets.
JAMA internal medicine 2016 Arens AM, van Wijk XM, Vo KT, Lynch KL, Wu AH, Smollin CG -
Counterfeit Norco Poisoning Outbreak - San Francisco Bay Area, California, March 25-April 5, 2016.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2016 Vo KT, van Wijk XM, Lynch KL, Wu AH, Smollin CG -
Online social networking and US poison control centers: Facebook as a means of information distribution.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 Vo K, Smollin C -
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligand rosiglitazone delays the onset of inflammatory bowel disease in mice with interleukin 10 deficiency.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2005 Lytle C, Tod TJ, Vo KT, Lee JW, Atkinson RD, Straus DS