About me
Dr. Maryann Amirshahi completed her Bachelors in Pharmacy and PharmD degrees at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, followed by medical school at Temple University. She completed her emergency medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, medical toxicology fellowship at the George Washington University/National Capital Poison Center, and clinical pharmacology fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center. She also received an MPH from the George Washington University focusing on environmental and occupational health. She completed her PhD at Erasmus University, with a focus on pharmacology and public health. She is board certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, addiction medicine, and clinical pharmacology. She is also a registered pharmacist with over a decade of practice experience and is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. She is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.
Dr. Amirshahi practices clinically at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where she not only treats poisoned patients on a daily basis, but also plays a major role in bringing addiction care to the emergency department setting. She also is active at the health system level with roles in medication safety, opioid stewardship, and resident education. Nationally she has served on the Board of Directors for the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology. Maryann is a medical toxicologist at the National Capital Poison Center.
Dr. Amirshahi is a proliferative researcher with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Her research interests include medication safety, medical toxicology, drug shortages, addiction treatment in the emergency department, and prescription drug abuse.
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-8000miles away
201 East University Parkway Baltimore, MD, 21218
410-554-2000miles away
25500 Point Lookout Road Leonardtown, MD, 20650
301-475-8981miles away
3001 South Hanover Street Baltimore, MD, 21225
410-350-3200miles away
7503 Surratts Road Clinton, MD, 20735
301-868-8000miles away
110 Irving Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7000miles away
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2000miles away
18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney, MD, 20832
301-774-8882miles away
9000 Franklin Square Drive Baltimore, MD, 21237
443-777-7000miles away
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Fellowship: Childrens National Hospital (2014)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (2012)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2010)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2006)