
Farshad "Mazda" Shirazi, MD, PhD, FACEP, FACMT
Professor
Med. Director, Arizona Poison & Drug Information Center
Farshad "Mazda" Shirazi, MD, PhD, professor, is a clinical toxicologist and serves as the medical director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center and director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship.
Education
Degrees:
MS: 1989, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
MD, PhD: 1997, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Residency:
2000, The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Fellowship:
2006, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Selected Recent Publications
Fatal abrin poisoning by injection." Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020:1-3. "
Intentional use of carbapenem antibiotics for valproic acid toxicity: A case report." J Clin Pharm Ther. 2018;43(5):723-725. "
Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) envenomation: Descriptive analysis of calls to United States Poison Centers with focus on Arizona cases." Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2015;53(1):60-70. "
Epidemiology of the reported severity of cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) snakebite." South. Med. J.. 2014;107(3):150-6. "
Clinical
Clinical Specialties:
Toxicology
Hospitals:
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Banner - University Medical Center South