EMPLOYMENT
Chestnut Hill Hospital, Temple Health Philadelphia, PA
Emergency Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine May 2025-Present

Poison Control Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Medical Toxicology Consultant July 2021-Present

Toxicology and Emergency Medicine Medicolegal Consulting Reading, PA Self-employed July 2021-Present

Reading Hospital, Tower Health Reading, PA
Emergency Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine July 2020-January 2025
Clinical Faculty; Emergency Medicine Residency
Director of Medical Toxicology July 2020-September 2024 Core Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency

EDUCATION
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Medical Toxicology Fellowship July 2018-June 2020

Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY
Emergency Medicine Residency July 2015-June 2018 Resident Director of Medical Student Education June 2017-June 2018

Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
Doctor of Medicine August 2011-May 2015 Women’s Health Scholar May 2015
Lead Anatomy Scholar and Anatomy Teaching Assistantship 2012-2013 Preclinical Academic Tutor August 2012-January 2015

Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College Scranton, PA
Master of Biomedical Sciences August 2010-May 2011

Hampshire College Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology August 2004-May 2008
Thesis: “The Central Oxytocin System and Maternal Behavior in Prairie Voles, Microtus ochrogaster”
Study abroad in Hefei, Anhui Province, China Summer 2005
Educational Curricular Committee, Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Council School of Natural Sciences Student Representative 2004-2007
Student Trustee Representative 2007-2008

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Pennsylvania Medical License Exp. 12/31/2026

DEA License with Data 2000 Waiver
PCSS Independent Waiver Training Instructor
American Board of Emergency Medicine Certification Exp. 12/31/2029

American Board of Emergency Medicine Medical Toxicology Certification Exp. 12/31/2030

New England Center for Circus Arts Brattleboro, VT
Intensive Training Certificate, Solo and Duo Static Trapeze June 2010

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETAL MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Medical Toxicology
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
American College of Emergency Physicians
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
Academic Toxicology Education Alliance of the Mid-Atlantic

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English: Native
Spanish: Intermediate Medical Spanish immersion, Maximo Nivel; San José Province, San Pedro, Costa Rica, 2018
French: Beginner-intermediate speaking/listening, intermediate reading
Chinese: Beginner speaking/listening

HONORS AND AWARDS
Oksana Korzeniowski Patient Care Award (Nominated) Drexel University College of Medicine, 2024
Patient Quality Award Reading Hospital, 2020
Golden Probe Award for Excellence in Bedside Ultrasonography
Stony Brook University Hospital, 2018
Certificate of Excellence in Clinical Outcomes: Coding and Documentation
Stony Brook University Hospital, 2017
Women’s Health Pathway for Academic Excellence and Leadership in Sex and Gender Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015
Excellence in the Program for Integrated Learning Drexel University, 2013
Graduate Honors Society The Commonwealth Medical College, 2011
Ingenuity Award Hampshire College, 2006
Non Satis Scire Scholarship Hampshire College, 2004-2008

RESEARCH

Journal Publications SC Greene, K Wyatt, AL Cates, SJ Weiss. Anticonvulsant fatalities reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers 2000 – 2019. Seizure, 106:1-6. 2023. 

SJ Weiss, VA Cueto-Vilorio, R Dharmaraj, D Barolia, A Nashat, SJ Walsh, SE Simpson. Characterization of intentional lurasidone ingestions using the United States National Poison Data System. Clinical Toxicology, 58:12, 1342-1346. 2020.

Oral Presentations SJ Weiss, JD King, and JJ Kreuger. “Acid-Base, two ways!” ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Apr 5, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

S Desai, W Abdul, A Salabasheva, KA Korzick, M Jayanathan, K Young, SJ Weiss, M Bauer, S Pulakanti, J Stamm. “Bupropion Overdose Leading to Cardiovascular Instability Successfully Managed with VA-ECMO.” Soc Crit Care Critical Care Congress Feb 23-25, 2025. Orlando, FL.

SJ Weiss. “Toxicology Practice and Gender and Sexual Minorities.” DEI track platform presentation. ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Apr 12, 2024. Washington, DC.

SJ Weiss. “Adulterated Heroin: Presentations and Outcomes of a Large Case Series of Contaminated Heroin.” Am Coll of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly, Oct 1, 2022. San Francisco, CA.

Posters EG Shanahan, CP Mitchell, AR Font, MO Khoury, SJ Weiss, and SJ Walsh. “Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities After Acute Mirabegron Overdose.” ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Apr 12, 2024. Washington, DC.

C Hairane and SJ Weiss. “Kratom-Induced Acute Cholestatic Liver Injury: A Case Report.” ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Apr 1, 2023. San Diego, CA.

SJ Weiss, S Tauscher, R Trupp, R Ellison, R Gerona, C Sandhu, H Singh, P Shah, W Finneran III, J Trecki, and A Sigal. “A large outbreak of adulterated heroin with a unique and prolonged toxidrome in Reading, Pennsylvania.” N Am Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Sept 16, 2022. San Francisco, CA.

DJ Goldberger, SJ Weiss, O Sacks. “Massive Polypharmacy Overdose Resulting in Diltiazem Pharmacobezoar Formation.” 41st Int Cong of the European Assoc of Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicologists, May 2021. Virtual due to COVID.

SJ Weiss and SJ Walsh.“Iatrogenic Calcium Overdose: A Unique Acid-Base Disturbance.” ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Mar 14, 2020. New York, NY. Virtual due to COVID.

SJ Weiss, DJ Goldberger, and SJ Walsh. “From Surgeonfish to Surgery.” N Amer Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Sep 25, 2019. Nashville, TN.

SJ Weiss, VA Cueto-Vilorio, D Barolia, A Nashat, K Mohiuddin, SE Simpson, and SJ Walsh. “Analysis of 10 Years of Intentional Lurasidone Overdoses Using National Poison Center Data”

N Amer Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Sep 25, 2019. Nashville, TN.

SJ Weiss, LS Touma, VM Desiato, SJ Walsh, and SE Simpson. “Methadone-Associated QT Prolongation and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: An Inpatient Transition to Buprenorphine.” ACMT Annual Scientific Mtg, Apr 12, 2019. San Francisco, CA.

S Dave, SJ Weiss, and C Retamero. “Psychotropic-Induced SIADH: A Case Series And Literature Review.” Philadelphia Psychiatric Association Colloquium of Scholars, Mar 8, 2014.

Philadelphia, PA, and Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Mtg, Nov 13, 2014. Fort Lauderdale, FL.

A Axtell, J Cortese, C Greer, M Ruditzky, H Sulikowski, SJ Weiss, MR Tarafder, and SM Lesko. “Cancer Epidemiology in Pennsylvania: Comparison Between Rural and Non-Rural Areas.” The Commonwealth Medical College Research Day, May 20, 2011. Scranton, PA.

Other Abstract reviewer for annual Tower Health Research Day 2024

FEATURED WEBINARS AND PODCASTS

“Did psychedelics fuel the space race? Counterculture, the occult, and mind-altering before LSD” December 19, 2023 AACT Toxic History! Virtual

“Show, Don’t Tell: Enhancing Toxicology with Photographs” October 25, 2023 Philadelphia City-Wide Medical Toxicology Day Virtual

“The cat’s in the bag: A large case series of contaminated ‘heroin’ in Reading, PA” June 22, 2023 DEA Tox Talks (4)

“An unexpected result: Buprenorphine for sedation in an intubated patient” February 28, 2020 ACMT Addiction Medicine Case Conference Webinar

EM:RAP “Equal Access for All: LGBTQ” August 2019 Episode

“Micro-induction and pain control in a young patient with opioid use disorder and septic arthritis” ACMT Addiction Medicine Case Conference Webinar July 26, 2019

“Acanthurus lineatus envenomation induced flexor tenosynovitis” January 17, 2019 ACMT National Case Conference Webinar

“Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy” September 12, 2018 ACMT National Journal Club

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

“‘EMAT:’ Emergency Medicine Assisted Treatment September 23, 2021 Tower Health Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds Reading, PA

“Critical clonidine overdose in a 4-year-old treated with high dose naloxone” July 13, 2021 Poison Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds Philadelphia, PA

“Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Toxicologic Perspective” August 28, 2020 Health Federation of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

“Baclofen and Dantrolene Toxicity and Withdrawal” February 5, 2020, repeated annually Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Philadelphia, PA

“Fentanyl is Different, but not that Different” January 22, 2020 Fentanyl is Changing Everything: Adapting Medical Treatment for OUD Philadelphia, PA Hosted by Health Federation of Philadelphia Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Einstein Medical Center April 17, 2020 Philadelphia, PA

“Antipsychotic Medications in Overdose” January 16, 2020 Cooper Emergency Medicine Residency Camden, NJ
“OUD Screening Processes – Are you Missing Anything?” Panelist December 5, 2019 HAP Opioid Learning Action Network Philadelphia Regional Meeting Philadelphia, PA

“High Dose Insulin Euglycemic Therapy: What’s the Evidence?” October 23, 2019 Philadelphia City-Wide Toxicology Day Philadelphia, PA

“Advanced Topics in Buprenorphine Prescribing: Pearls and Pitfalls” August 23, 2019 Health Federation of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

“Toxin Induced Seizures – a Systematic Approach” August 16, 2019 Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Neurology Residency Philadelphia, PA

“Beta-Blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker Poisoning” June 13, 2019 Temple University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Philadelphia, PA

“Acetaminophen: Therapy and Poison” April 10, 2019 Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Pediatric Residency Philadelphia, PA

“Anticonvulsant Poisoning” February 20, 2019 Jefferson Northeast/Aria EM, EM/IM, EM/FM Conference Philadelphia, PA

“A case of chronic massive digoxin overdose” December 11, 2018 Poison Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Grand Rounds Philadelphia, PA

“Introduction to Pediatric Toxicology” August 22, 2018 Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Pediatric Residency Philadelphia, PA Cooper Emergency Medicine Residency March 14, 20 Camden, NJ “Emergency Department Care of Gender and Sexual Minorities” March Grand Rounds, 2018

Stony Brook University Emergency Medicine Residency Stony Brook, NY

Ultrasonido Bedside – Point of Care Ultrasound Intensive Course September 30, 2017 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile

“LGBT Health Access Q&A” Panelist November 11-13 ,2011 Transcending Boundaries Conference Springfield, MA

“The Central Oxytocin System and Maternal Behavior in Prairie Voles, Microtus ochrogaster.” Hampshire College Division III Presentation Day and May 16 and May 8, 2008 Natural Science Division III Symposium Amherst, MA