Timur Durrani, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
timur.durrani@ucsf.edu 415-514-4539
Dr. Timur S. Durrani is the Associate Chief for Clinical Services in the Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine at UCSF and the Medical Director at San Francisco General Hospital Occupational Health Service. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco.
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He holds board certifications in Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Medical Toxicology. His academic responsibilities include teaching medical and pharmacy students, as well as graduate medical trainees including Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Occupational and Environmental Medicine residents, and Medical Toxicology Fellows. As a consultant for the Medical Toxicology Service, he provides clinical care for acutely poisoned patients at the San Francisco General Hospital, as well as outpatient Medical Toxicology consultations through the UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine Faculty Practice. He serves as a Medical Toxicology consultant for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, region 9, and the Environmental Protection Agency, region 9. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Medical Toxicology and has developed online training modules in Occupational and Environmental Health, including four with the American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Durrani has publications in basic science and public health disciplines and has presented abstracts in neurotoxicology.
Dr. Durrani’s career combines medicine with public health, allowing him to focus on individual patients while considering their population and environment. He has experience in caring for populations both domestically and internationally, having worked in multiple countries. His academic interests include occupational and environmental toxicology, reproductive toxicology, pediatric toxicology, and clinical pharmacology.
Education & Training
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- MSS Strategic Studies United States Army War College 2018
- Fellowship Medical Toxicology University of California San Francisco 2012
- Residency Occupational and Envronmental Medicine University of California San Francisco 2012
- Residency Preventive Medicine and Public Health California Department of Public Health 2008
- MBA School of Business University of California Irvine 2008
- Residency Family Medicine University of California Los Angeles 2007
- MPH College of Public Health University of Arizona 2004
- MD Medicine University of Arizona 2004
Interests
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- Toxicology
- Occupational Toxicology
- Environmental Toxicology
Websites
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- Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (wspehsu.ucsf.edu)
- Occupational Infectious Diseases Exposures and Risks (Video) (youtube.com)
- Toxins in Your Everyday Environment (Video) (uctv.tv)
- Community Training on Lead (epa.gov)
- Taking an Exposure History (Learning Module) (pehsu.net)
- Episodic fever, chills and cough in a 33 year-old software developer (Learning Module) (ocf.berkeley.edu)
- Fatigue and shortness-of-breath in a truck driver (Learning Module) (ocf.berkeley.edu)
Publications (22)
Top publication keywords:
Volatile Organic CompoundsOccupational ExposureEducation, DistanceEnvironmental HealthHousehold ProductsPlants, EdibleCarcinogensCosmeticsConsumer Product SafetyDrug LabelingSolventsLead PoisoningPaintDrug PackagingEnvironmental Exposure
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Diabetes and Driving: A Statement of the American Diabetes Association.
Diabetes care 2024 Cox DJ, Frier BM, Bruggeman B, Durrani T, ElSayed NA, Bannuru RR, Fischer A, Griffin J, Kohrman DB, May A, Sherman J -
Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000-2015).
Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) 2023 Pacini A, Tsutaoka B, Lai L, Durrani TS -
Solvent-based paint and varnish removers: a focused toxicologic review of existing and alternative constituents.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT 2020 Durrani T, Clapp R, Harrison R, Shusterman D -
Evaluating Effectiveness of Online Learning Modules in Pediatric Environmental Health Education.
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2019 Wong KH, Allen A, Durrani TS -
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS.
Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health 2019 Janet M. Macher, Deborah Gold, Patricia Cruz, Jennifer L. Kyle, Timur S. Durrani, Dennis Shusterman
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Do we know how best to disinfect child care sites in the United States? A review of available disinfectant efficacy data and health risks of the major disinfectant classes.
American journal of infection control 2018 Holm SM, Leonard V, Durrani T, Miller MD -
Lead Exposure in the Special Operations Shooter How to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Permanent Disability.
Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals 2018 Brandon JW, Solarczyk JK, Durrani TS -
One Toxicology, One Health, One Planet.
Beyond One Health 2018 Daniel Hryhorczuk, Val R. Beasley, Robert H. Poppenga, Timur Durrani -
Exposures to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products-A Guide for Pediatricians.
Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care 2017 Wong KH, Durrani TS -
Edible Marijuana Labeling and Packaging.
Clinical pediatrics 2017 Tsutaoka B, Araya-Rodríguez G, Durrani T -
Mercury Exposure Through Gold Extraction: Varied Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity.
Toxicology and Forensic Medicine - Open Journal 2016 Timur S. Durrani, Ben Tsutaoka, Michael Moeller, Robert Harrison -
CDS: Hospital Medicine, Miller C Ed. 2nd Edition
Salicylate toxicity 2016 Timur S. Durrani -
CDS: Hospital Medicine. Miller, C Ed. 2nd Edition
Needlestick and post exposure prophylaxis 2016 Timur S. Durrani -
UCSF Hospitalist Handbook
Toxicology 2016 Gregory Summerville, Gregory Judson, Timur S. Durrani (Chapter editor) -
CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LaDou, J ed
Cardiovascular Toxicology 2014 Neal Benowitz, Timur S. Durrani -
CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LaDou, J ed
Occupational Infections 2014 Robert Harrison, Timur S. Durrani -
CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in LaDou, J ed
Medical Toxicology 2014 Kent Olson, Timur S. Durrani -
When Is "Pseudo-Ludwig's Angina" Associated With Coagulopathy Also a "Pseudo" Hemorrhage?
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports 2013 Lovallo E, Patterson S, Erickson M, Chin C, Blanc P, Durrani TS -
Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Olson, K ed. 6th Edition
Methyl Bromide 2011 Delia Dempsey, Timur S. Durrani -
Health sector development in Afghanistan: the way forward.
U.S. Army Medical Department journal 2009 Brezinski P, Edie-Korleski M, Durrani TS, Howard D, Manansala M -
Is early postoperative duplex scan surveillance of leg bypass grafts clinically important?
Journal of vascular surgery 2003 Ferris BL, Mills JL, Hughes JD, Durrani T, Knox R -
Preimplant vein intimal thickness is not a predictor of bypass graft stenosis.
The Journal of surgical research 2001 James DC, Durrani T, Wixon CL, Hughes JD, Westerband A, Mills JL