Christopher P. Holstege, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology
Executive Director, Elson Student Health Center
Director, Blue Ridge Poison Center
Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School

P.O. Box 800699
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: (434) 924-5185
Fax: (434) 971-8657
E-mail: ch2xf@uvahealth.org

Recent Awards

2021 The Raven Award, University of Virginia Raven’s Society
2021 American Red Cross Christopher E. Lee Humanitarian Hero award
2019 Hoos Building Bridges Award, University of Virginia

Education

Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, Indiana University (1998)
Residency, Emergency Medicine, Butterworth Hospital (1996)
MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine (1993)
BS, Chemistry, Calvin College (1988)

Clinical and Research Interests

Clinical Toxicology
Chemical agents utilized in terrorism/murder
Substance abuse trends in the student populations
Emergence of new substances of abuse

Recent Publications

Farah R, Cole RJ, Holstege CP. Increasing severity of medical outcomes and associated substances in cases reported to United States poison centers. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Apr 18:1-8. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2024.2337897. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38634480.
Farah R, Kerns AF, Murray AC, Holstege CP. Psilocybin Exposures Reported to US Poison Centers: National Trends Over a Decade. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Feb 26:S1054-139X(24)00063-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.01.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38416101.
Moore CJ, Holstege CP, Papin JA. Metabolic modeling of sex-specific tissue predicts mechanisms of differences in toxicological responses. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Feb 7:2023.02.07.527430. doi: 10.1101/2023.02.07.527430. PMID: 36798158; PMCID: PMC9934589.
Hayden ME, Burns L, Farquhar S, Tanabe KO, Bernheim RG, Holstege CP. Using an Exposure Call Center to Help Mitigate Outbreaks, Such as COVID-19, on a University Campus. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Apr 21. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001750. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37097205.
Farah R, Rege SV, Cole RJ, Holstege CP. Suspected Suicide Attempts by Self-Poisoning Among Persons Aged 10-19 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, 2020-2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Apr 21;72(16):426-430. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7216a3. PMID: 37079475; PMCID: PMC10121270.